News about Maikel Garcia

In a 6-5 loss to the lowly Kansas City Royals on Thursday night, the major league-leading Tampa Bay Rays lost ace Shane McClanahan to mid-back tightness. McClanahan had hoped to be the year's first 12-game champion before falling with two outs in the fourth. In a 66-pitch outing, the left-hander, who has been 11-1 this season, gave up two runs, four hits, and two walks. Maikel Garcia began with a walk from Pete Fairbanks (0-2) to start the ninth and then stole second and third positions. Garcia scored on MJ Melendez's infield single down the first-base line, putting the Royals ahead 6-5 after Fairbanks had two strikeouts. Overall, the Royals stole seven bases.