Miles Mikolas pitched a 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.
Pinch-hitter Patrick Wisdom flied out to the warning track in left with two runners on for the final out."It was a light day offensively. We didn't do enough to score runs," manager Craig Counsell said.Helsley has been perfect since he blew his first opportunity of the season on March 30 at the Dodgers. He moved into a tie with Alex Reyes for the franchise record with 24 consecutive saves.
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