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2:10 pm EDT Sun Jun 27, 2010

The St. Louis Cardinals took two of three games in each of their first four series against the AL. They’ll have a good chance to do the same at Kauffman Stadium in their interleague finale. Unheralded Jaime Garcia has the majors’ second-best ERA, and the left-hander can earn his rookie-leading eighth victory in Sunday afternoon’s series decider against the Kansas City Royals. The Cardinals haven’t dominated the AL, but heading into this weekend they’d done something only the Chicago White Sox had also pulled off - win each of their interleague series. Garcia has gotten his first taste of the AL in his past two starts, and he’s continued to fare well after missing most of last year due to Tommy John surgery. He gave up two runs over seven innings in a 2-1 loss to Seattle on June 16, then allowed three runs over six in a 9-4 win at Toronto on Tuesday. Garcia’s one area of concern has been walks - he issued 34 in his first 12 starts - but he seems to be resolving his control issues. He didn’t issue a free pass to the Blue Jays, the first time he’s done so.

Issuing walks isn’t usually a concern against the Royals. Kansas City has the fewest in the AL, though its average is among the best in the majors. The Royals have been particularly impatient against the NL. They’ve walked 16 times in their last 10 interleague games, including once in Saturday’s 5-3 loss. One of Kansas City’s freest swingers is Jose Guillen, though lately that strategy has paid off. Guillen extended his hitting streak to a career-best 20 games Saturday, tying Texas’ Josh Hamilton for the majors’ longest this season. He’s hitting .367 during the streak, with three walks in 83 plate appearances. Only one of his 29 hits, however, has left the park, and that lack of power hasn’t been limited to Guillen. Kansas City hasn’t homered in a week’s worth of games, its longest drought since going eight straight without one from July 30-Aug. 7, 2000.