WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. • What happened after Miles Mikolas left the mound might have made the starter's five scoreless innings against the Nationals look better, but it didn't look great for the Cardinals.
The Redbirds trailed the Nats 4-1 when the crowd at the Ballpark of the Palm Beaches stood for the seventh-inning stretch.
A Nationals lineup that failed to bruise Mikolas, who took another step forward after a rough start this spring, pounced on the Cardinals once the bullpen was handed a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the sixth.
Lefty reliever Ryan Sherriff surrendered back-to-back singles before Bryce Harper tied the game with a sharp ground ball to left field.