Garcia called up to start against KC

Garcia was making his first major league appearance since last September while with Detroit. The White Sox signed the 32-year-old veteran in June to a minor league deal.

Garcia was 0-1 with a 1.80 ERA in four minor-league starts with Charlotte. He made two starts for the New York Mets' Triple-A affiliate in Buffalo earlier in the year, going 0-2 with an 8.18 earned-run average before being released.

The 10-year vet has spent parts of three seasons with the White Sox. His most recent was in 2006 when he went 17-9 with 4.53 ERA.

Garcia, still trying to recover from shoulder surgery performed in August 2007, returned late last season with Detroit. A native of Venezuela, Garcia has a career record of 118-77 with a 4.07 ERA in 266 games.

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