He was exceptionally good today, taking care of what is admittedly a pretty weak Giants lineup. He threw 8 strikes and 0 balls to the Giants in the first inning in a 1-2-3 inning. He even struck out a guy. The Cardinals also went down 1-2-3 in the first inning. Matt Carpenter lined out. He had three hard hit outs in his 1-5 day today. The first inning quite literally lasted less than 10 minutes including commercial time.
Mikolas had a much more stressful 2nd inning, needing to throw 13 pitches this time.