ST. LOUIS (AP) – Miles Mikolas pitched seven stellar innings and Yadier Molina hit one of three home runs that powered the St. Louis Cardinals past the Philadelphia Phillies 6-0 on Monday night.
Matt Carpenter and Paul DeJong also went deep as the Cardinals snapped a four-game skid. Mikolas (4-2) allowed only three hits in his second-longest outing this season. He struck out five and did not issue a walk.
John Brebbia and Jordan Hicks finished the five-hitter.
Molina added two singles for a three-hit game. In his last 16 games at home, Molina has three homers and 18 RBIs. He has hit safely in 14 of those games, batting .349 during that span.
The Cardinals chased starter Vince Velasquez (1-2) in the fifth when he gave up two homers sandwiched around a single. He allowed five runs on four hits and five walks. In his last seven games (six starts), Velasquez has received just seven runs of support.
Molina got the first St. Louis hit when he belted a 2-2 pitch into the left-field seats in the fourth inning. He drove in Jose Martinez, who drew his second walk from Velasquez. Molina’s third home run of the season extended his hitting streak to 12 games.
St. Louis put together a big inning in the fifth, sending nine batters to the plate. Carpenter led off with a homer. After Paul Goldschmidt singled, DeJong hit his seventh home run of the season.
Phillies reliever Edgar Garcia, who was making his big league debut, got an out but then gave up singles to Martinez and Molina. A wild pitch advanced both before Kolten Wong’s sacrifice fly accounted for the fourth run of the inning and a 6-0 lead.
