Cardinals Hammer Baltimore

Juan Yepez homered and Miles Mikolas pitched seven strong innings, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 10-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.

Paul Goldschmidt drove in three runs for St. Louis, which snapped a three-game losing streak. Brendan Donovan added a two-run double to the Cards’ 11-hit attack.

Yepez continued a sizzling start to his MLB career. He has hit safely in all seven games since being called up on May 3.

Mikolas (3-1) allowed one run on four hits. He struck out three and walked one. Mikolas has allowed two runs or less in all seven starts this season.

Goldschmidt highlighted a four-run fourth inning with a two-run double. He added a run-scoring single in the sixth.

St. Louis recalled RHP Jake Walsh from Triple-A Memphis. Walsh recorded six saves in nine appearances in the minors. He pitched two scoreless innings in his MLB debut on Wednesday. RHP Kodi Whitley (2-0, 4.15 ERA) was sent to Memphis.

St. Louis RHP Drew VerHagen will start for Double-A Springfield against Amarillo on Thursday. VerHagen was placed on the injured list on April 22 with right hip impingement. This will be his second rehab start.

 

RHP Jordan Hicks (1-2, 3.78) will start for the Cardinals in the final game of the three-game set on Thursday afternoon, 11:20 with the pregame and the first pitch at 12:15 on KIRX.

 

First place Milwaukee leads second place St. Louis by 2 games, Pittsburgh in third place six game out, fourth place Cubs 8 games out.