The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 7-6 last night to take 2 of 3 games in the series. The Redbirds built a 5-0 lead early, then had to hang on for the win. Miles Mikolas lasted 6 2/3 innings before giving way to the bullpen, which struggled thru the 7th inning. Carlos Martinez closed the door on the Nationals with scoreless 8th and 9th innings to get the save.
Big City Matt Adams had 2 Home-runs to power the Cards offense.
The wins keep the Cardinals in the #2 Wild Card slot. The Birds are off today, open a series in Detroit Friday.