St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas rebounded from a rough start with six scoreless innings against the Marlins on Monday. He allowed just six hits and struck out four without allowing a walk. It took him 99 pitches, and this start was much more what the Cardinals and Mikolas' fantasy owners were expecting after his excellent season last year. His ERA dropped to 4.48 and this might be the start of a hot streak for the 30-year-old.

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas got rocked by the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night, giving up eight hits, five earned runs, and a walk over five innings in the 9-0 loss. He gave up a grand slam to Garrett Cooper in the sixth inning and only registered four strikeouts against the mostly-punchless Marlins lineup. Mikolas is now 4-7 on the season with a 4.83 ERA, 1.23 [...]

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas (forearm) tested his bruised pitching arm on Saturday and was able to throw without pain and spin the ball without limitations. He was hit by a line drive on his right forearm in the fourth inning of his last start on Friday, but he's expected to make his next start on [...]

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas (forearm) left his start early on Friday against the Cubs with a bruise on his right forearm after he was hit by a line drive. Mikolas allowed four hits (one homer) and three earned runs while walking two and fanning four in four innings in the loss to Chicago. His ERA now sits at an unsightly 6.75 on the season, although his xFIP of 3.61 suggests that he won't be this bad all year. The 30-year-old does have a decent 9.00 K/9 on the year, but h[...]

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas wasn't great on Friday, lasting just four innings against the Chicago Cubs. He allowed three runs on four hits and an uncharacteristic four walks. He struck out four and allowed a home run, throwing 74 pitches before being pulled. The loss drops his record to 4-6 and raises his ERA to 4.54. It seems like a lot of the magic that Mikolas drew upon last year might be gone, but he should still improve enough to be a solid back-of-the-rotation fanta[...]

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas pitched well on Friday, tossing seven innings while allowing just one run on six hits and two walks. He struck out three and needed 104 pitches to get through the seven innings. It was a pretty typical Mikolas start: he gave up weak contact and got out of trouble whenever he was in it. He's not a huge strikeout guy, but he's usually able to limit runs and induce weak contact. He'll take a 4.41 ERA into his next start.

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St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas was solid on Friday, taking a tough loss despite tossing seven innings while allowing three runs on seven hits. He struck out nine and did not allow a walk. Mikolas wasn't at his best, but he was able to work around the seven hits, two of which were home runs. He'll start his next game with a 4.76 ERA.

May is half over. That's scarcely believable, but it's true. Much more believable but equally true: there are plenty of players that should be axed. April showers can't bring May flowers for everyone, and some players even got that proverb mixed up: they are following up April flowers with damp May production. This analogy is failing, so let's move on to the serious part.Stats are through Friday, May 17. As we say every week: Remember that these recommendations are for standard leagues up to 12 [...]

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas was hit hard on Friday night, recording only four outs while allowing seven runs on nine hits. He gave up two home runs and only got one out in the second inning before his night was mercifully brought to an end. The loss evened his record at 4-4 and ballooned his ERA to 4.88.