If you’re the type who finds pitchers’ duels boring, Friday night’s series opener in St. Louis probably wasn’t for you, as Yu Darvish and Miles Mikolas were both on top of their respective games After walking back-to-back batters to start the game, Darvish settled into a dominant groove, striking out six batters while giving up one run on three hits over six innings. That’s good news for fans who have been living and dying with his every start like he’s 2006 Rex Grossman.
Hitters on both sides didn’t fare much better against the opposing team’s relief corps and the game headed into the 10th inning tied 1-1.