Paul Goldschmidt, Nolan Arenado, Tyler O’Neill and Harrison Bader have garnered most of the attention during the St. Louis Cardinals’ historic 16-game win streak. But the rotation has stepped up in a massive way and been what’s made such a stretch possible.
In the last 15 games, Miles Mikolas has a 3.06 ERA in three starts. J.A. Happ has a 2.03 ERA in three starts. Jake Woodford has a 2.00 ERA in two starts. Jon Lester has a 3.71 ERA in three starts. Adam Wainwright, the teams unquestioned best starter this season, has a team-worst 3.