SAN FRANCISCO — — Alec Burleson and Paul DeJong homered, Miles Mikolas pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 6-0 on Thursday to avoid a four-game sweep.
Mikolas (1-1) scattered four hits and two walks, striking out six to end the Giants’ five-game winning streak.
San Francisco had multiple opportunities to score but went 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position and left 10 runners on base.
RHP Jack Flaherty (2-2, 3.29 ERA), a Los Angeles native, returns home to open a three-game series against the Dodgers on Friday night, 8:15 with the pregame and the first pitch at 9:10 on KIRX.