Cardinals earn 2-1 victory over Royals as Mikolas pitches 8 shutouts

The St. Louis Cardinals came out on top against Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Tuesday night.

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The star of the show was Miles Mikolas as he pitched eight shutout innings and allowed three hits.

“It’s one of the best feelings in sports, to show up when your team needs you,” Mikolas said. “Every game, there’s someone who you kind of got to lean on. If you get to be that guy, it makes you feel good.”

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Nolan Arenado hit and RBI double, while Nolan Gorman drove in a run with a sacrifice fly to help his team en route to victory.

With two outs and MJ Melendez on second, Michael Massey singled to right in the fourth inning. Brendan Donovan threw a strike to the plate and Willson Contreras applied the tag to Melendez.

Mikolas was replaced in the ninth inning by Gionvanny Gallegos, who gave up a double and a single.

Vinnie Pasquantino scored on a fielder’s choice by Bobby Witt Jr., cutting the deficit to a run. Gallegos went on to retire the next two hitters and record his seventh save.