The St. Louis Cardinals activated left-hander Jaime Garcia from the 15-day disabled list and optioned right-hander Sam Tuivailala to Triple-A on Tuesday.
Gracia, who was sidelined with a left groin strain, is penciled in as the starter for Tuesday night’s game against the Cincinnati Reds.
The 29-year-old missed 20 games after going on the DL on July 4. This season in seven starts before the injury, Garcia had a 3-3 record with a 1.69 ERA. He last pitched on June 24 in Miami.
In a rehab start last Thursday for Class A Peoria in the Midwest League, Garcia pitched a combined no-hitter with two relievers. He worked five innings and allowed no runs or hits, hit one batter with a pitch and had six strikeouts.
Tuivailala is 0-1 with a 1.80 ERA for the Cardinals this season. He had not allowed a run and had seven strikeouts in his last eight outings spanning eight innings.