Miles Mikolas
SP STL
Fri 8/20/21 2:46 PM

Mikolas (forearm) was activated from the 60-day injured list and will start Friday against the Pirates.
EDGE Analysis
The right-hander began the season on the injured list and made his lone big-league appearance May 22 before returning to the shelf with a forearm injury, and he'll be back on the mound for the Cardinals in Friday's series opener. Mikolas covered seven innings and threw 86 pitches in his final rehab start last weekend, so he shouldn't face significant workload limitations. He has a favorable matchup versus Pittsburgh, which has scored the fewest runs in the league.

Miles Mikolas
SP STL
Tue 8/17/21 6:24 PM

Mikolas (forearm) is expected to return from the 60-day injured list to start Friday's game against the Pirates, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Mikolas missed the start of the season with a shoulder injury and returned to make just a single start in late May before being shut down with a tight forearm. He's now ready to go after making five rehab appearances and will be getting an extra day of rest in his return to major-league action, as his final rehab outing happened Saturday.

Miles Mikolas
SP STL
Sun 8/15/21 9:50 PM

Cardinals manager Mike Shildt said Sunday that he expects Mikolas (forearm) to return from the 60-day injured list during the upcoming week to make his next start with St. Louis, Jim Hayes of Bally Sports Midwest reports.
EDGE Analysis
St. Louis hasn't finalized the rotation for its six-game week beyond naming Adam Wainwright and Jack Flaherty as the starters for the first two games of the series with Milwaukee on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, but Mikolas could be a candidate to take the hill for Thursday's finale with the Brewers. He would available to start on his normal four days' rest after he covered seven innings while giving up three earned runs and striking out eight Saturday at Triple-A Memphis in what marked the fifth outing of his rehab assignment. If St. Louis elects to give Mikolas an extra day or two to recover from the 86-pitch rehab start he would draw a more favorable matchup during St. Louis' series with Pittsburgh next weekend.

Miles Mikolas
SP STL
Wed 8/11/21 6:26 PM

Mikolas (forearm) will make his next rehab start Saturday with Double-A Springfield, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
EDGE Analysis
The right-hander made his last rehab start Sunday and will go nearly a week between appearances, as he rejoined the big-league club this week for a throwing session. Mikolas surrendered seven runs in that previous outing, but he covered 5.2 innings and should be in the mix for the big-league rotation after starting Saturday for Springfield.

Miles Mikolas
SP STL
Tue 8/10/21 6:22 PM

Mikolas (forearm) will make at least one more rehab start, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
EDGE Analysis
Mikolas has already made four rehab appearances, but his last one went so poorly that it's no surprise he'll require one more. In 5.2 innings for Double-A Springfield on Sunday, he allowed seven runs on 11 hits, three of which cleared the fence. While that was a worryingly poor performance, he doesn't appear to have suffered any setbacks, so he should get back into game action soon.

Miles Mikolas
SP STL
Wed 8/4/21 11:26 PM

Mikolas (forearm) allowed an earned run on four hits and a walk over 4.2 innings in Double-A Springfield's win over Tulsa on Tuesday. He struck out three.
EDGE Analysis
The right-hander bumped his pitch count up to 67 in what was his third straight encouraging rehab start. Assuming Mikolas' previously ailing forearm tolerates the increase in activity level well over the next several days, the veteran's next start could come with the big-league club this weekend.

Miles Mikolas
SP STL
Mon 8/2/21 12:32 PM

Mikolas (forearm) is scheduled to make his third rehab start Tuesday with Double-A Springfield.
EDGE Analysis
The first two starts of Mikolas' latest rehab assignment came at Triple-A Memphis, but he'll drop down a level Tuesday, presumably for schedule-related reasons. After tossing four scoreless innings and 58 pitches in his most recent outing with Memphis last Thursday, Mikolas should push his pitch count closer to the 70-to-75 range in his third rehab start. If Mikolas isn't experienced any renewed pain in his right forearm following the start, he could be activated from the 60-day injured list and step back into the St. Louis rotation as soon as Sunday.

Miles Mikolas
SP STL
Fri 7/30/21 6:53 PM

Mikolas (forearm) fired four scoreless innings during Triple-A Memphis' win over Gwinnett on Thursday, allowing three hits and a walk while recording two strikeouts.
EDGE Analysis
Mikolas worked up to 58 pitches, 36 which he threw for strikes, after throwing about 45 between his first rehab start and a post-outing bullpen session with the Redbirds on Saturday. Now sporting an unblemished ERA over seven rehab frames, Mikolas will look to keep that streak going and likely boost his pitch count to the 65-to-70 range in his next start with Memphis.

Miles Mikolas
SP STL
Wed 7/28/21 5:23 PM

Mikolas (forearm) will make his next rehab start for Triple-A Memphis on Thursday, the team's official site reports.
EDGE Analysis
The recovering right-hander encouragingly threw three perfect innings against Louisville on Saturday, working up to 29 pitches in the game and then getting in approximately 15 more throws on the bullpen mound. Mikolas is projected for anywhere from two to four rehab appearances before a potential mid-August activation.

Miles Mikolas
SP STL
Mon 7/26/21 1:45 PM

Mikolas (forearm) started and threw three perfect innings in Triple-A Memphis' win over Louisville on Saturday.
EDGE Analysis
The recovering right-hander's first taste of game action since his only 2021 big-league start May 22 went off without a hitch. Mikolas logged 29 offerings overall, and he'll presumably look to build up to the 35-to-40-pitch range in his next turn with the Redbirds.