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ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves made another move in the dramatic offseason retooling of their rotation on Thursday by acquiring left-hander Jaime Garcia from the St. Louis Cardinals.The Cardinals got a trio of prospects, including second baseman Luke Dykstra, the son of former All-Star Lenny Dykstra. The Cardinals also landed right-handers John Gant and Chris Ellis.Tied for the fewest wins in the NL this season, the Braves began to reconstruct their 2017 rotation by recently agreeing to one-year deals with veteran right-handers R.A. Dickey and Bartolo Colon.Garcias $12 million option for 2017 was recently exercised by the Cardinals. Like Dickey and Colon, Garcia could be a bridge to young pitching prospects. Julio Teheran returns as a fixture atop the rotation. Among other candidates for the rotation are Mike Foltynewicz, Josh Collmenter and Matt Wisler.Braves general manager John Coppolella said he the team had interest in Garcia long before the offseason deal.We had targeted him for a number of years and feel he will be an impactful part of a revamped rotation, Coppolella told The Associated Press. It was tough to trade away three kids we really liked, but we want to win and we want to create competition for our young pitchers. I spoke with Jaime and hes feeling great and really excited about this opportunity.The Braves are moving into new suburban SunTrust Park in 2017.Garcia has spent his entire injury-interrupted career with the Cardinals, going 62-45 with a 3.57 ERA. He was third in rookie of the year voting in 2010, went 13-7 the following season while helping St. Louis win the World Series, and threw 171 2/3 innings last season -- the second-most of his career.But the 30-year-old with a history of shoulder trouble was also just 10-13 with a 4.67 ERA last season, and a glut of starting pitchers made him expendable. The Cardinals are expected to have Lance Lynn back after missing last season to an elbow injury, and Adam Wainwright, Carlos Martinez, Mike Leake and rookie Alex Reyes are expected to solidify the rotation.The Cardinals also plan to have Michael Wacha start again, and general manager John Mozeliak has indicated former closer Trevor Rosenthal could be stretched out to start.By trading Garcia and his $12 million option for next season, the Cardinals gain the financial flexibility to chase down an outfielder, their biggest remaining hole. They already shored by their bullpen by signing left-handed reliever Brett Cecil to a four-year, $30.5 million contract.The 21-year-old Dykstra, a seventh-round pick of the Braves in 2014, hit .304 in 81 games for Class-A Rome. He was voted an All-Star in the South Atlantic League.He may have the biggest name recognition, but the two pitching prospects may offer more upside.The 24-year-old Gant debuted with Atlanta last season, making seven starts and going 1-4 with a 4.86 ERA in 20 games. He also made 12 appearances for Triple-A Gwinnett, going 3-3 with a 4.18 ERA.Ellis made 28 starts for Gwinnett and Double-A Mississippi, going 12-9 with a 4.49 ERA. The 6-foot-5, 220-pound right-hander was a third-round draft pick of the Angels in 2014.The Braves also have signed utility player Sean Rodriguez, who played for Pittsburgh the last two years, to an $11.5 million, two-year contract and acquired outfield prospect Alex Jackson, the No. 6 overall pick of the 2014 amateur draft, from Seattle for right-handers Rob Whalen and Max Povse. Jackson may be given an opportunity to play catcher, his high school position.---AP Sports Writer Dave Skretta contributed to this report. Wholesale Soccer Jerseys Online . Aaron Harrison scored a 22 points for Kentucky (6-1), which has won four in a row following a Nov. 12 loss to current No. 1 Michigan State. Julius Randle overcame a scoreless first half and added his sixth double-double in as many games with 14 points and 10 rebounds. 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Among South Africa bowlers, only Shaun Pollock (421) has more wickets than Steyn.30.3 Steyns bowling strike rate in Centurion; he has taken 56 wickets at this venue at an average of 17.12. No other bowler has taken 50 or more wickets at any venue at a better strike rate. Also, only four other bowlers have taken 50 or more wickets at any venue at a better average than Steyns in Centurion.26 Five-wicket hauls by Steyn in just 84 Tests; only three other pacers have taken more such hauls. Richard Hadlee took 36 five-fors in just 86 Tests, which are the highest. Glenn McGrath (29) and Ian Botham (27) are the other fast bowlers who have taken more five-fors than Steyn. Steyns 22 five-fors in Test wins are also the third-highest by any bowler.1966 Only time before Quinton de Kock a South Africa wicketkeeper had two 50-plus scores and also effected five or more dismissals in an innings of the same Test. Denis Lindsay had scored 69 and 182 in addition to taking eight catches (including six in one innings) in a Test against Australia in Johannesburg. There are only two more such instances - MS Dhoni had done it against New Zealand in 2009 and Matt Prior, also against New Zealand, in 2012-13. De Kock also earned his maiden Man-of-the-Match award in a Test.*5 Consecutive series wins for South Africa against New Zealand. They have never lost a series against New Zealand. The last time a series between the two teams ended in a draw was iin 2003-04.ddddddddddddSouth Africa have won 12 of the 15 series played between the teams.13 Consecutive unbeaten Tests for South Africa against New Zealand. This equals the longest such streak for South Africa against any opposition; they had a similar sequence against England from 1929 to 1938 without losing a Test.16.04 Steyns bowling average in Tests against New Zealand. There are only six other bowlers with 50 or more wickets against an opposition at a better average. Steyn has taken 68 wickets against New Zealand in 12 Tests at a strike rate of 33. His new-ball partner Vernon Philander has also done exceedingly well against New Zealand, with 32 wickets at 15.53 in just six matches.1962 The last time a New Zealand No. 5 made a higher score in Tests in South Africa than Henry Nicholls 76 in New Zealands second innings. John Reid had made 142 in New Zealands second innings of the Johannesburg Test. Nicholls is the fourth-highest score by a New Zealand No. 5 in South Africa. This was his second Test fifty and his highest score.26.3 Overs played by the partnership between Nicholls and BJ Watling. The pair added 68 runs for the fifth wicket after the first four wickets fell in the space of just 19 balls by the score of 7. This is the second-highest partnership for the fifth wicket by any pair after the first four wickets have fallen before adding ten runs.*05.45GMT, August 31: The article had erroneously stated that Denis Lindsay had scored 69 and 182 in 1961. This has been corrected. ' ' '