ATLANTA — Whether Miles Mikolas was teasing a no-hitter or shouldering another quality start for a rotation in need of every single one, the Cardinals have trumpeted the right-hander as an All-Star candidate and equal to all the aces he’s faced, from Max Scherzer to Corbin Burnes.
“Aces go against aces,” manager Oliver Marmol said. “That’s how it works.”
Mikolas matched Atlanta lefty Max Fried draw for draw until the game took a turn on the river. In the fifth, the Braves decked the Cardinals with two solo home runs in the span of three pitches to send them toward a 3-0 victory Wednesday at Truist Field. Mikolas gave an innings-starved team everything they needed with his six innings of quality baseball.
