ST. LOUIS — Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas played the role of stopper and made sure his club headed into back-to-back off days with a winning feeling as opposed to a losing streak.
Mikolas matched a career high with 10 strikeouts and paved the way as the Cardinals edged their cross-state rivals the Kansas City Royals, 2-1, to earn a split in the two-game I-70 series in front of an announced crowd of 38,406 at Busch Stadium on Tuesday night. The Cardinals have now won 14 of their last 18 games against the Royals.
The victory also gave the Cardinals a record of 15-13 for May, the 16th time they’ve recorded a winning May since 2000.