St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Miles Mikolas was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday, a day after leaving his first major league start since the 2019 playoffs with forearm tightness.
Mikolas, who won 18 games in 2018, was activated Saturday for his first major league start since the 2019 NL Championship Series. He missed last season after flexor tendon surgery, then hurt his pitching shoulder in his first bullpen session of 2021.
Saturday against the Chicago Cubs he grabbed his right elbow while warming up for the fifth inning and was removed from the game.
The Cardinals recalled right-hander Junior Fernandez from Triple-A Memphis in a corresponding move.