MIAMI • Miles Mikolas, who grew up 90 minutes to the north in Jupiter, Fla., had beaten the Miami Marlins twice in his first two starts against them for the Cardinals last year, holding them to two earned runs in 14 innings. But this one was different and the 20 or so family members and friends who made the trek down I-95 Wednesday night, had to turn their heads in the second inning.
After Miami’s Garrett Cooper had tripled out of the reach of diving right fielder Dexter Fowler and ultimately scored the Marlins’ first run in the first inning, Cooper came to bat again with the bases loaded and two out in the second.