this st louis cardinals Will send right-hander Miles Mikolas to the mound Sunday night as they try to sweep a three-game road series boston red sox
Mikolas, 34, is making his second career All-Star selection in 2022 when he hit a career-high 33 games for St. Louis with a 12-13 record and a 3.29 ERA.
But Mikolas (1-1 this season with a 5.40 ERA) has never faced red sox… He was indecisive against the Chicago Cubs on Monday when he allowed one run on four hits in 4 1/3 innings in the team’s 3-1 win.He walked three innings and struck out seven
Willson Contreras won’t catch Mikolas on Sunday, but St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol says Contreras will be behind the plate cardinal Monday at home against the Milwaukee Brewers
Contreras joined cardinal A free agent after the 2022 season, reassigned as designated hitter after playing 23 games for St. Louis this year
At the time, Marmol said the move was about giving Contreras a better understanding of how to execute the game plan with each of the team’s pitchers.
“We feel really good about the progress we’ve made, and he was really good on the mound with Jack (Flaherty) on Monday,” Marmore told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before 4 on Saturday — 3 wins red sox
Contreras, a three-time All-Star catcher during his time with the Chicago Cubs, signed a five-year, $87.5 million deal with the Chicago Cubs. cardinal replace retired yadir molina
Contreras hasn’t started the ball since a May 4 loss to the Los Angeles Angels.
Right-hander Corey Kluber (2-4, 6.29) is scheduled to start Sunday in Boston.
Despite his high ERA, Kluber may be returning to form. The two-time Cy Young Award winner has limited opponents to seven home runs while going 2-0 in his last three games.
Kluber made three appearances (starting all) against St. Louis. He’s 2-1 with a 5.52 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 14 2/3 innings.
He allowed three runs on seven hits in five innings in a 7-4 win over Philadelphia on May 6. He struck out one and walked no batter.
Boston closer Kenley Jansen gave up three runs in the ninth inning of the first two games of the series.this red sox Lost 8-6 on Friday, 4-3 on Saturday, 1-4 in last five games
Jansen faced the top two hitters he faced on Saturday. The fourth pitch on the second walk was one of three pitching violations by Jensen in one inning.
“The batsman needs to be in the box and sound the alarm no later than eight o’clock (seconds left on the pitching clock),” red sox manager Alex Cora said after Saturday’s game. “Pitchers need to give batters time to get in the box and be on their guard. I think the whole thing is they get in the box at eight and Kenley has started. They give you a warning and then the automatic ball. Rules are rules, the whole game
“It’s the first time it’s happened to him and to us.”
Nolan Arenado hits home runs in first two games of series cardinal, who have won five of their last six games.Arenado has five homers in Boston’s last seven games
–Field-level media