The St. Louis Cardinals (87-61, 81-67 RL, 70-73-5 O/U) battle the San Diego Padres (81-66, 65-81 RL, 69-73-4 O/U) in the second of a three-game series on Wednesday night. The Cardinals will give the nod to Miles Mikolas. The Padres reply with Blake Snell, eying his second consecutive win. The Cardinals lead the season series 3-0.
The Cardinals will have Miles Mikolas on the hill on Wednesday. Mikolas was decent in his previous start, conceding three runs including two home runs in six innings against the Reds, and was charged with the loss to dip to 11-12. The veteran right-hander has posted a 3.32 ERA in his three performances this month and has recorded a 3.36 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP in 187.1 innings pitched on the season. Mikolas has shined against the Padres, going 2-1 with a solid 2.59 ERA in four meetings.
The Cardinals have an eight-game lead ahead of the Brewers and can clinch the division this week. They have not lost a series all month and are 6-4 in their last ten games overall after recording a series win against the Reds last weekend. St. Louis has won four consecutive road series.
Tommy Edman continues to dazzle at the plate, sporting a remarkable .390 average on the month. The 27-year-old second baseman has 13 homers with 56 RBIs and a .738 OPS. Edman is only 2 for 10 with one RBI against the Padres this season.
The Cardinals have cooled at the plate recently and are averaging 4.82 runs, ranking them fourth. The pitching staff has logged a 3.78 team ERA, placing them ninth in the big leagues.