{"id":33623,"date":"2025-08-06T09:03:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T08:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=33623"},"modified":"2026-01-11T19:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T18:45:07","slug":"garcia-makes-5th-rehab-start-in-latest-step-toward-return-from-tommy-john","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/garcia-makes-5th-rehab-start-in-latest-step-toward-return-from-tommy-john\/","title":{"rendered":"Garcia makes 5th rehab start in latest step toward return from Tommy John"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/player\/677651\">Luis Garcia<\/a> toed the rubber Friday at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/milb\/news\/featured\/constellation-field-home-of-the-sugar-land-space-cowboys?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage\">Constellation Field<\/a> for his closest start to Daikin Park in over two years. Matching up against AL West foe Bryce Miller of the Mariners, the Astros\u2019 starting pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milb.com\/gameday\/rainiers-vs-space-cowboys\/2025\/08\/01\/779614\/final\/box\">completed his fifth rehab appearance<\/a>, striking out two batters across 2 2\/3 innings at Triple-A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy arm is feeling healthy,\u201d He said. \u201cI\u2019m just trying to basically [put] more miles on my arm, so I can be confident in what I can do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The righty generated five swings-and-misses, topping out at 92.7 mph on his four-seam fastball. With a pitch limit of 50, Garcia threw 28 of his 49 pitches for strikes and relied heavily on his cutter. 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