WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. • What happened after Miles Mikolas left the mound Friday might have made the starter's five scoreless innings against the Nationals look better, but it didn't look great for this half of the split-squad Cardinals.
The Redbirds lost to the Nationals 4-2 in a Grapefruit League split-squad game at the Ballpark of the Palm Beaches.
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.