Cardinals Alec Burleson hits a home run Monday afternoon against the Nationals
WASHINGTON (AP) – Paul Goldschmidt and Alec Burleson homered, Miles Mikolas pitched into the seventh inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 6-0 on Monday.
Burleson drove in three runs for the Cardinals, who took three of four games in the series and have won six of eight overall. St. Louis is 33-18 since Mother’s Day, second-best in the majors behind Cleveland (32-16).
“You go all the way back to last year, it’s about time we start playing like we are supposed to,” Mikolas said. “The fans got upset with us last year because we weren’t playing good ball. The boos I know started a little bit early this year and we’ve managed to turn it around. We’ve got young guys that are stepping up, having great at-bats, playing great defense. All of our veterans are coming around.”
Goldschmidt’s 12th homer of the season came off left-hander Mitchell Parker in the fourth. The 36-year-old slugger has 352 career home runs, tying Ryan Braun and Ellis Burks for 96th place in big league history. He needs 11 hits to reach 2,000.
Burleson had a two-run single and his 14th homer. He hit .300 (9 for 30) with two home runs on the road trip.
Mikolas (7-7) scattered six hits over 6 1/3 innings for his first win at Washington since July 29, 2022. The right-hander has won four of his last five decisions since June 5. He has gone six or more innings in 12 of 19 starts this season.
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The Cardinals head home to begin a six-game homestand beginning with two against the cross-state rival Royals, sending right-hander Andre Pallante (4-3, 4.00 ERA) to the mound against Kansas City right-hander Michael Wacha (5-6, 3.74). First pitch at Busch Stadium will be at 6:45. Today’s game can be heard on KTLO AM with pregame coverage beginning at 5:50 with Ameren Total Access.
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