Saturday’s streaking and slumping starting pitchers

STREAKINGJaime Garcia (9-4, 3.11 ERA), St. Louis CardinalsSure, he’s not Albert Pujols but Cardinals fans have to be pretty happy about St. Louis locking up this 25-year-old righty for the next four years.Garcia signed a $27.5 million contract extension a little over a week ago and the payday doesn’t appear to be a distraction. The second year hurler is 2-1 with a 1.89 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP (walks + hits per inning) over his last three starts.The Cards are also 3-1 in his last four appearances and the under is 2-0 in his last two trips to the bump. Jeff Niemann (4-4, 3.94 ERA), Tampa Bay RaysWith all the star power in the Rays rotation, it’s easy to forget about Niemann. He’s not workhorse like James Shields, the franchise face like David Price or the future ace like Jeremy Hellickson.But that doesn’t mean bettors should ignore his talents. The lanky right-hander went eight innings, striking out 10 and holding the mighty Red Sox scoreless in his last start. That lowered his ERA this month down to 0.84 in 21 1/3 innings of work. The Rays are 4-1 in his outings and the under is 3-0 in his last three starts.SLUMPING Wandy Rodriguez (6-6, 3.67 ERA), Houston AstrosThe Astros ace is having a bad month. Rodriguez is carrying a 7.41 ERA and a 1.82 WHIP into Saturday’s start against the Cubs.Houston is 0-3 in the lefty’s last three appearances and 1-4 in his last five trips to the mound. Ted Lilly (6-10, 4.83 ERA), Los Angeles Dodgers The Dodgers have lost five of Lilly’s last six starts. He gave up two homers in his last outing against Arizona and has now served up 21 dingers this season.Over his last five starts covering 32 2/3 innings, Lilly has yielded 25 earned runs. Opponents are hitting .273 against him. Over the last six weeks, his ERA has risen from 3.98 to 4.83.

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