Miles Mikolas was blasted for nine runs and 12 hits in 3 1/3 innings by the Astros on Monday. Mikolas gave up six singles and a triple during a six-run second inning. He survived that and pitched a scoreless third, but he was done after a couple of little singles and a three-run homer in the fourth. Perhaps Mikolas will get one more chance to impress the Rangers, but if he's going to prove useful in the majors, it's more likely to happen out of the pen.