St. LOUIS (AP) — Miles Mikolas pitched a two-hit ball into the sixth inning, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 8-1 on Thursday night. Willson Contreras homered and Alec Burleson drove in two runs as St. Louis won the rubber game in the three-game series. Brendan Donovan had two hits, scored twice, and drove in a run. St. Louis (50-44) went 5-1 against Washington this year, winning the season series against the Nationals (38-55) for the first time since 2021. Mikolas (5-6) struck out six and walked one in 5 2/3 innings. It was his first win since May 23. Cardinals LHP Matthew Liberatore (6-6, 3.70 ERA) starts Friday against the visiting Braves.
The Kansas City Royals were off yesterday and will host the New York Mets tonight in Kansas City, where Michael Wacha will get the start.
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