Cardinals Pitcher Joins Infamous MLB History After Being Rocked By Chicago Cubs

Wrigley Field can be a nightmare for opposing pitchers on certain occasions.

Friday afternoon, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas took the mound at the historic venue with winds blowing out to left field at nine mph and gusts up to 15 mph, per Wrigley Winds on X. The Cubs lineup was already one of the best in MLB, but they made sure to capitalize on the ideal hitting conditions.

Seiya Suzuki and Pete Crow-Armstrong got the Cubs off to a hot start with back-to-back solo home runs in the first inning off of Mikolas. Michael Busch and Carson Kelly followed suit with back-to-back solo shots in the second. The trend continued again in the third, with Crow-Armstrong and Busch launching their second home runs of the day.

That gave the Cubs a 7-0 lead through three innings, thanks to a whopping six home runs. With the game mostly out of reach, the Cardinals let Mikolas suffer through the blowout. He finished with six innings, 10 hits, eight earned runs, zero walks and four strikeouts.

Mikolas also tied the modern-era (since 1900) MLB record with six home runs allowed on Friday, per the Talkin' Baseball podcast. He's just the sixth pitcher to do it in the last 85 years, joining Tim Wakefield, RA Dickey, James Shields, Michael Blazek and Matt Swarmer.