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ST. PETERSBURG – Rays starter Matt Garza won’t apologize for his fiery demeanor when he takes the mound for Game 3 of the World Series on Saturday in Philadelphia.

But Mexican-American knows he will be sorry if he does not keep his emotions in check.

“I just tell myself I’ve got to go one pitch at a time, not look ahead of any hitter, not even look back at any pitch I’ve thrown,” Garza said. “Once a pitch is gone, it’s over.  I can’t control what happens after that.”

In his first start of the postseason, Garza allowed seven hits and five runs for the loss against the White Sox in the American League Division Series. He rebounded in the American League Championship Series by posting a 1.38 ERA in two starts against the Red Sox to earn the ALCS Most Valuable Player award.

“I just didn’t want to have that sour taste in my mouth like I did after the Chicago game,” Garza said. “I just kept telling myself I don’t want to end my year like this.  I don’t want to have that taste going into the off‑season, because it would be bitter.  So I wanted to go out there and kind of make a statement to myself.”

Garza’s statement came in the form of seven magnificent innings in Game 7 of the ALCS. On Saturday, he will square off against Phillies veteran Jamie Moyer. Moyer is 45. Garza is 24.

“That’s a feat,” Garza said. “It’s undeniably amazing, the way (Moyer) does it successful still, and competes at the highest level you can in baseball. It’s absolutely amazing.”



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