JUPITER, Fla. — Cardinals All-Star starting pitcher Miles Mikolas didn’t allow a hit over the course of two innings in his first outing of Grapefruit League play, and top prospect Jordan Walker smashed a towering three-run home run in an 8-2 win over the Miami Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Mikolas, who will pitch for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic, struck out three batters and didn’t allow a batter to reach base in his 28-pitch outing (18 strikes).
When told that the game took 2 hours, 26 minutes, the notoriously-fast paced Mikolas said, “Usually, I’m the only guy with games that quick, but I feel like it will be most of the league this year.