The Houston Astros snapped a two-game losing streak on Monday with a win over the Angels, but the story of the night was Luis Garcia, who made his first MLB start in over two calendar years for Houston. Garcia picked up the win in six innings of quality work, but due to one crucial detail, it wasn’t an altogether convincing performance.
It should first be acknowledged that Garcia deserves a ton of credit for persevering through multiple setbacks over the past 28 months to find his way back to an MLB mound. His line on Monday was pretty clean: six innings, three earned runs (two home runs), six strikeouts and zero walks.