“Why the Phillies Hold the Key to Unlocking Mikolas’ Biggest Weakness”
The Cardinals are a team that I don’t like to see succeed, but I am used to them doing it. Unfortunately, if you grow up a Cubs fan, you have to suffer through the success of St. Louis, and the annoyance of the White Sox. St. Louis is one of the teams that is hard to count out because the team seemingly finds a way to win no matter what. That hasn’t been the case the last couple of years, but I’m still not quite ready to count them out. It has been an ugly stretch for them lately, with them allowing a stupid amount of runs to the Red Sox, and even the Pirates, over the last handful of games. It is up to Miles Mikolas to try and keep them in this game and avoid the bats of the Phillies. I’ve gone on the record on more than one occasion to say that I’ve been a Mikolas fan. However, he does have inconsistentcies and certainly struggles. His first start of the year was fine against the Angels. He went 5.1 innings and allowed just two earned runs. His next start against Boston was a disaster. He allowed eight earned in 2.2 innings on 11 hits. Phillies hitters have been great against him in the past as well, hitting .272 with seven homers over 180 at-bats.
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