ST. LOUIS (CBSNewYork/AP) — It wasn’t going to be easy replacing Jacob deGrom when he was placed on the injured list with elbow trouble. Those shoes looked a lot bigger after the Cy Young winner’s replacement on Saturday couldn’t make it to the fifth inning.
Miles Mikolas allowed four hits in eight innings and also drove in two runs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the New York Mets 10-2 on Saturday.
Chris Flexen (0-1) surrendered six runs and seven hits in 4 1/3 innings in his first major league start since last July 18 against Tampa Bay.