Garcia silences Giants in Cardinals victory

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08/22/2010 - St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - St. Louis' Jaime Garcia had the best game of his already impressive rookie campaign, tossing a three-hit shutout of the Giants en route to a 9-0 victory in the rubber match of a three-game series between the National League playoff hopefuls.

Garcia (11-6), who had never pitched into the eighth inning in any of his 23 previous starts this year, needed just 89 pitches to go the distance and faced one over the minimum 27 hitters. The 24-year-old lefty finished with six strikeouts and no walks.

Allen Craig homered and drove in three runs to highlight an offense that recorded 15 hits. Jon Jay went 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI for the Cardinals, who had lost five straight before winning the final two games in this set.

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Meanwhile, the Derby favorite – Curlin – is going against the odds this year. It's been 125 years since Apollo won after skipping his 2-year-old season, and not since Regret in 1915 has such a lightly seasoned horse worn the blanket of red roses.

Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.

''We're not running against history,'' trainer Steve Asmussen said Monday. ''We're running against who they load up.''

Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
   
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.

”He exudes confidence and he's got a great presence about him,'' the trainer said. ''I feel great about the position we're in. He's not worried about anything, why should you be?''
   
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