Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas has been suspended five games after he plunked Cubs outfielder Ian Happ on Thursday night, Major League Baseball Senior Vice President for On-Field Operations Michael Hill announced Friday.
Mikolas was also slapped with an undisclosed fine, while St. Louis manage Oliver Marmol was suspended one game and fined because of the incident.
The Cardinals ace plunked Happ after the outfielder struck Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras in the head with his bat on his backswing after swinging at an offering in the first inning. The follow-through hit resulted in Contreras being removed from the game.
