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Ryan Garko #25 | First Baseman | Cleveland Indians
Height: 6-2    Weight: 225    Throws: R    Bats: R
Born: Jan 2, 1981, Pittsburgh, PA
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September 26, 2008
Ryan Garko went 3-for-4 with five RBI in Friday's 11-8 win over the White Sox. He hit a single and two homers, the second a grand slam off D.J. Carrasco.
September 21, 2008
Ryan Garko extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a monster day, going 4-for-4 with five RBI in Cleveland's 10-5 win over the Tigers.
September 16, 2008
Ryan Garko finished 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI on Tuesday against the Twins. He now has seven RBI in his last three games.
September 13, 2008
Ryan Garko went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer in Saturday's 8-4 loss to the Royals at Progressive Field in the bottom half of the doubleheader.
September 1, 2008
Ryan Garko had two hits and a run scored on Monday night as the Indians rested Victor Martinez allowing Kelly Shoppach to start behind the plate and giving Garko a shot to start.
August 31, 2008
Ryan Garko may not be in the Indians plan as their everyday first baseman in 2009, according to the Akron Beacon Journal. "I'm not sure how that's going to play out, just because I'm uncertain about what the winter is going to lead to," Indians manager Eric Wedge remarked.
August 28, 2008
It seems that Indians manager Eric Wedge's benching of Ryan Garko sure sent the message. According to Indians.com in the month of August, after Wedge benched Garko, he has responded with an average of .307 and 20 RBI.
August 8, 2008
Ryan Garko wasn't in the starting lineup on Friday night after not running out a groundout in the Tribes game on Wednesday night, according to MLB.com. "I'm just not playing him today," manager Eric Wedge said. "I'm not sure when I'm going to put him out there. We'll play it day by day."
August 6, 2008
Ryan Garko was forced out of Wednesday's game in the third inning due to an apparent leg injury.
July 23, 2008
Ryan Garko hit his eight home run of the year on his way to producing three hits, two runs and four RBI for the Tribe.
July 12, 2008
The only thing better than a good night at the plate is one put forth in support of the win, a mixture Cleveland first baseman Ryan Garko enjoyed this evening as part of the Indians' 8-4 win over the Rays. Garko went 2-for-4 with his 10th double and seventh home run of the season to post five RBIs and one run scored on the evening.
June 22, 2008
Ryan Garko went 2-for-4 with an RBI on Sunday, his first multi-hit game in eight games.
June 10, 2008
Ryan Garko provided all the offense the Indians needed on Tuesday night. He singled home Ben Francisco in the first inning of a 1-0 win over the Twins. Garko went 2-for-4 and is 17-for-39 (.436) over his last 10 games.
June 9, 2008
Ryan Garko continued his hot hitting Monday, ripping a three-run homer in the first inning and adding another RBI later in the Tribe's 8-2 win over Detroit. Garko has 14 RBI over the last seven games.
June 4, 2008
Ryan Garko drove in a career-high six runs and the Cleveland Indians won an ugly game against the defenseless Texas Rangers 15-9 on Wednesday night.
May 27, 2008
Michael Aubrey has started three-straight games at first base, but Ryan Garko looks to get the call tonight against lefty Mark Buehrle and the White Sox, according to MLB.com. Garko has struggled this season, but is hitting .345 with a .901 on-base plus slugging percentage against lefties. Wedge attributes his slump to his intelligence, and said, "He overanalyzes. He's an intelligent guy, and sometimes that can work against you. He needs to filter what's moving in and out of his mind."
May 15, 2008
Ryan Garko owners are desperately hoping the right-handed slugger can feed off his Wednesday night home run. The Indians' first baseman hasn't hit into much luck this season and at times has looked frustrated, even lost, at the plate.
May 14, 2008
Ryan Garko hit a solo home run, C.C Sabathia pitched a complete-game five-hit shutout and the Indians defeated the A's 2-0 on Wednesday night.
May 13, 2008
The Indians pulled the 4-0 win over Oakland this evening and it was 1B Ryan Garko providing the comfort in that final score. Garko went 1-for-4 at the plate, the one hit coming in the form of a three-run homer in the 8th inning to secure the win.
April 29, 2008
The slumping Ryan Garko was benched Tuesday night. “We’ll give Ryan a day off, a little mental and physical break,” manager Eric Wedge said in the AP. “He arguably was our most consistent hitter early, but he’s been trying to do a little too much of late." Casey Blake moved to first base from third, while Andy Marte got the start at the hot corner.
April 28, 2008
Cleveland's Ryan Garko went 0-for-4, bounced into a double play and extended his hitless streak to 23 at-bats in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Indians.
April 25, 2008
Indians first baseman Ryan Garko, in an 0-for-12 slide, got his first off day this season.
April 19, 2008
Ryan Garko went 2-for-3 on Saturday to lift his average to .317.
April 17, 2008
Ryan Garko homered with one out in the fifth inning in the Indians 11-1 win over Detroit on Thursday.
April 16, 2008
Ryan Garko has reached base safely in all 14 games for Cleveland this season, and looks to continue his streak tonight against righty Armando Galarraga and the Tigers, according to MLB.com.
April 14, 2008
Ryan Garko has reached base safely in all 12 games for Cleveland this season, and looks to continue his streak tonight against lefty Jon Lester and the Red Sox, according to MLB.com.
April 6, 2008
Ryan Garko has collected a hit in all five games so far this season, according to MLB.com. He is hitting 7-for-19 overall, with one homer and three RBI. His fantasy stock is on the rise.
April 3, 2008
Ryan Garko went 1-for-3 and registered the only RBI in a 2-1 loss to Chicago on Thursday. He collected two RBI over the three-game series.
April 3, 2008
Ryan Garko is currently serving as the Indians' backup catcher until Victor Martinez returns, according to The Plain Dealer. The team was believed to be targeting minor league prospects for the backup job, but they are going with Garko for now.
March 8, 2008
Ryan Garko went 2-for-2 today, hitting a double and homer with a whopping four RBI in helping the Indians to a 9-5 win over the Phillies in Grapefruit League play. Garko is penciled for the starting job at 1B and showed why today. These performances only bolster the momentum gained through positive play in '07 and should warn fantasy owners to be on the lookout in '08.