JUPITER, Fla. -- The St. Louis Cardinals have picked Carlos Martinez as their fifth starter and put pitcher Jaime Garcia on the 15-day disabled list. Cardinals manager Mike Matheny made the announcement about the rotation Monday. Martinez, Garcia and Marco Gonzales had been competing for the final starting spot. The 23-year-old Martinez went 2-4 with a 4.03 ERA in 57 games for the NL Central champions last year. The right-hander made seven starts. Adam Wainwright, Lance Lynn, John Lackey and Michael Wacha are the Cardinals' other starters. Garcia is sidelined because of soreness in his surgically repaired left shoulder.
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