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MILES MIKOLAS

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 6, 2017
Former Yomiuri pitcher Miles Mikolas signs with MLB's Cardinals
Free-agent starter Miles Mikolas has signed a two-year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, the club announced Tuesday, setting up the 29-year-old righty's return to the majors after three standout seasons with the Yomiuri Giants.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 22, 2017
Carp youngster Nakamura silences Giants with seven shutout innings
Yuta Nakamura pitched three-hit ball over seven innings as the Hiroshima Carp shut out the Yomiuri Giants 5-0 in the day's only game Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 10, 2017
Giants beat Swallows to keep playoff hopes alive
Miles Mikolas struck out eight while pitching a two-hitter over seven innings as the Yomiuri Giants defeated the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 6-1 on Sunday, keeping their Central League playoff hopes alive.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 7, 2017
Lions' Yamakawa named Pacific League MVP for August
What a month it was for Hotaka Yamakawa.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 29, 2017
Carp stay perfect against Giants at Tokyo Dome this season
The Hiroshima Carp squared off against a pitcher who hadn't lost in a month, was on his home turf, and threw one of his better games of the year.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 8, 2017
Mikolas notches 10th win as Giants defeat Tigers
Miles Mikolas tossed seven shutout innings and Shingo Ishikawa was 2-for-3 with three RBIs as the Yomiuri Giants defeated the Hanshin Tigers 6-1 on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 9, 2017
Giants edge Fighters to snap 13-game losing streak
The streak is over.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 26, 2017
Carp hurler Okada gets big support from offense, holds Giants in check
The Hiroshima Carp have pretty much dominated the Yomiuri Giants this season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 31, 2017
Giants usher in new season with victory over rival Dragons
There's a stuffed Giabbit doll headed Lillianne Mikolas' way. If things go her father's way, there'll be whole lot more coming.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 8, 2016
BayStars rally for Game 1 victory over Giants
Yokohama BayStars manager Alex Ramirez said he wanted to keep things as close to normal as he could in the team's Climax Series debut.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 8, 2016
CL teams keep starting pitchers a secret until last minute during Climax Series
Alex Ramirez has a season's worth of information at his disposal as he prepares to lead his Yokohama BayStars against the Yomiuri Giants in the first stage of the Central League Climax Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jan 28, 2016
Johnson, Mikolas looking for more success in second seasons in Japan
Kris Johnson and Miles Mikolas passed their first tests in Japan with flying colors. The two pitchers, Johnson, a southpaw who deals for the Hiroshima Carp, and Mikolas, a Yomiuri Giants right-hander, couldn't have made better first impressions during their first seasons in NPB.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 27, 2015
Giants give Mikolas two-year deal
Yomiuri Giants right-hander Miles Mikolas, who set a Central League-high .813 winning percentage this season, re-signed with the club for two years on Tuesday on an annual salary of ¥240 million ($1.98 million).
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 24, 2015
Taking stock of this season's overachievers, underachievers
Every year when the regular Japanese baseball season is over, it is my task to compile final batting and pitching statistics for two annual publications. While it is often easy to pick out overachievers and underachievers each year as the season moves along, there are always some surprises in the final stats indicating certain players did far better or worse than expected.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 15, 2015
Swallows blank Giants in Game 2 of CLCS
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows finally landed a knockout blow against Yomiuri Giants pitcher Miles Mikolas. The fact they got some of their own stars going in the process has them sizing up the rest of the Giants for a similar knockdown before everything is said and done.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Aug 20, 2015
Hall of Fame pitcher Johnson impressed by Otani, Maeda
Randy Johnson won 303 games, five Cy Young Awards, struck out 4,875 batters (second all time) and was recently inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Needless to say, the Big Unit knows his way around a mound.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 18, 2015
Giants' Mikolas tosses one-hitter against archrival Tigers
Losing a shot at a perfect game because of an error in the sixth inning didn't faze Miles Mikolas one bit.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 11, 2015
Giants hurler Mikolas tosses complete game, improves to 9-3
Miles Mikolas is on a roll and he's not ready for it to stop anytime soon.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 7, 2015
Lions' Akiyama nabs monthly accolade
Seibu Lions leadoff hitter Shogo Akiyama, who is in pursuit of Japan's single-season hits record, won his second Player of the Month Award on Tuesday, when the monthly honor roll was announced.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 20, 2015
Giants hurler Mikolas baffles Dragons for seven innings
Miles Mikolas talked about his new haircut, getting into a footrace against Takahiro Suzuki and got a kiss from his wife, Lauren, on the field with more than 40,000 people screaming in the stands.

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