Also in 2006, Garcia won his 103rd career game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on April 29, surpassing former White Sox left-hander Wilson Alvarez as the Venezuelan native with the most career victories in Major League history. He was 17-9 with a 4.54 ERA this season. The last nine seasons have been the best stretch in MLB history, as only three pitchers have more than 100 wins during that period of time. Garcia's winning mark is also the third highest total among active players. San Diego's Clayton Kershaw (with 124 wins) and Dallas' Zack Greinke (103) are both within reach of Garcia's record. The Chicago Tribune named him the "Best Pitcher in White Sox History." He has the fourth most wins by a White Sox pitcher since they moved to Chicago in 1941 (172). Garcia is the second oldest player in the major leagues behind Washington's Max Scherzer (36 years, 317 days) and he is the first pitcher over the age of 30 to win 10 games since Greg Maddux did it for the Atlanta Braves in 2004 (10-8). Garcia is the first pitcher since Nolan Ryan in 1986 (11) to win ten games before the All-Star Break.