All-Star Miles Mikolas, striding toward a career high for innings pitched, has already twice had an extra day between starts and will do so again in the coming week. The purpose, manager Mike Shildt explained early Tuesday, is to flex the team’s depth and do whatever possible to keep Mikolas sharp and strong into the autumn of his first full season back in the majors. The results were obvious Tuesday.
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Proactive with rest for Mikolas and reactive with rest for outfielder Marcell Ozuna and his shoulder, the Cardinals benefited from the health of both in an 11-5 victory Tuesday against Pittsburgh at Busch Stadium.