CHICAGO (AP) – Miles Mikolas pitched four-hit ball into the seventh inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Jameson Taillon and the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Sunday.Showing off an improved sinker, Mikolas allowed one run, struck out five and walked none. The right-hander, who tossed seven scoreless innings on Tuesday night against Pittsburgh, is 3-1 with a 2.76 ERA in his last seven starts.
“That’s a really nice job by our pitchers,” Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said. “Miles was good. Landing everything. Used all his pitches. He just continues to just be in control of every at-bat.”
Pedro Pagés hit a two-run homer for St. Louis, which improved to 4-1 against Chicago this season by taking two of three this weekend.
The 25-year-old Pagés, who moved from Venezuela to the U.S. with his family when he was just a kid, had his father on hand for the series at Wrigley Field. Edgar Pagés watched his son hit his first major league homer in Friday’s 3-0 win and then saw him go deep again on Father’s Day.
“We’ve been through a lot together,” Pedro Pagés said, “and just to do it in front of him. We had a minute on the field and we both just started crying. I started it first this time. It was my fault. But it just means a lot.”
UP NEXT
Cardinals: RHP Sonny Gray (8-4, 3.01 ERA) takes the mound on Monday at Miami. LHP Braxton Garrett (2-2, 6.10 ERA) starts for the Marlins. First pitch is at Loan Depot is 5:40, the broadcast will be begin with Ameran Total Access on KTLO AM starting at 5:20.
WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI