Miles

Mikolas

Here’s a pretty remarkable stat: Mikolas is going to end the year having given up more homers in two starts at Wrigley (nine) than in 15 home starts (seven). Without wind being much of a factor, Mikolas surrendered six against the Cubs on July 4. The wind, though, did hurt some today, especially on Nico Hoerner’s career-long 412-foot blast. This will probably go down as Mikolas’s final start with the Cardinals, as he’s three-year, $55.75 million contract is expiring. He ends the year 8-11 with a 4.84 ERA and 100 strikeouts in 156 1/3 innings. He’s 37 and has an 85 ERA+ the last three years, so he’s probably going to have a rough go in free agency.

Mikolas struck out three batters on the night while issuing a pair of free passes. Despite the parade of baserunners, the Brewers were only able to scratch out single runs against him in the second and sixth innings — the second of which scored after Mikolas had turned the ball over to the bullpen following a leadoff double. He got four whiffs on 95 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 26 percent. He’ll carry an uninspiring 4.76 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and a 96/36 K/BB ratio (151 1/3 innings) into his final start of the season on Friday against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.

The 37-year-old hurler punched out five batters on the day and didn’t allow a base on balls. He kept the Brewers off the board through the first three innings, then served up solo homers to Caleb Durbin in the fourth and Danny Jansen in the fifth inning. Mikolas got five whiffs on 88 pitches on the day, posting a middling CSW of 27 percent. He’ll try to build off of this strong outing as he totes a 4.80 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and a 93/34 K/BB ratio (146 1/3 innings) into a rematch against the Brewers at home on Saturday.

Mikolas blanked the Mariners over the first five innings, but he gave up two runs in the sixth; both after he exited the game. The 37-year-old struck out two with one walk and kept the powerful Seattle lineup in the park. Mikolas has pitched well in back-to-back starts, but remains very tough to trust in fantasy. That will remain true for a scheduled start against the Brewers on Sunday.

Mikolas held the Athletics to one run over six frames, giving up the run on a pair of doubles in the third inning. He scattered three other hits and one walk while not recording a strikeout. The 37-year-old right-hander will take a 4.89 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, and an 86/33 K/BB ratio across 136 1/3 innings into a start against the Mariners in Seattle on Monday.

Unfortunately for Mikolas, the Cardinals didn’t take the lead until the seventh, so he’s now gone seven straight starts without a win. Still, this was a much better effort than last time out, when he gave up five runs and 10 hits in just 2 2/3 innings versus the Rays. He’ll take a 6-10 record and a 5.04 ERA into next week’s start against the A’s.

Mikolas gave up 10 hits, walked one and struck out one. The 36-year-old right-hander allowed two home runs on Friday, bringing his total to 23 homers allowed in 25 starts this season. Mikolas has a 5.17 ERA and 81/31 K/BB ratio in 125 1/3 innings this year. He’s lined up to face the Pirates at home next week.

Mikolas gave up four hits, walked five and struck out one. The 36-year-old right-hander kept the Cardinals in the game for five innings on Sunday. Mikolas has a 4.99 ERA and 80/30 K/BB ratio in 122 2/3 innings this year. He’s lined up to face the Rays on the road next weekend.

Mikolas’s velocity surge is starting to wane some now; he averaged 94.0 mph with the fastball tonight and was at 94.1 mph last week against the Dodgers. He averaged 94.9 mph in his previous two starts. This is still significantly better than where he’s typically at — he averaged around 92 mph over the first couple of months this season — but it hasn’t really added to his fantasy value, at least not yet. He’ll take a 6-9 record and a 4.97 ERA into his next start against the Yankees.

A double, sacrifice fly, and a solo homer brought two runs in to score against Mikolas in the first inning. Max Muncy then took Mikolas deep for a second time with a two-run blast in the third inning. Teoscar Hernández would make it back-to-back with a solo blast. Mikolas’s day would be done after three innings. He struck out one. The 36-year-old right-hander will carry a 5.11 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, and a 76/24 K/BB ratio across 111 innings into a start against the Rockies in St. Louis on Monday.