BOSTON — Cardinals right-hander Miles’ Mikolas’ first appearance against the Boston Red Sox and first start at Fenway Park couldn’t have gone a whole lot better. After all, not only did he deliver a tone-setting performance and hold the Red Sox to one run, but he also put the finishing touches on a potentially season-changing trip.
The Cardinals, seemingly in a tailspin for the better part of the season’s first month and a half, dismissed the Red Sox 9-1 on Sunday night to earn a sweep of the three-game series. That also gave the Cardinals back-to-back series wins for the first time this season and wrapped up their six-game road swing with a 5-1 record.