PHOENIX — While tandem MVP candidates Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado tried to get their swings in sync, Miles Mikolas bought them all the time they needed – and more.
Staked to an early one-run lead by Goldschmidt’s first-inning homer, Mikolas carried a shutout through seven innings and allowed only one hit before the Cardinals’ offense widened the lead. It was the cornermen that delivered the knockout. Goldschmidt’s RBI ricochet off the pitch produced the Cardinals’ second run before Nolan Arenado’s third double broke the evening open on the way to a 5-1 victory against Arizona late Friday night at Chase Field.
Arenado finished with four hits, Goldschmidt had three hits, and both of the Cardinals’ infielders had two RBIs.
