Mikolas mows down White Sox in 3-0 Cardinals win

Miles Mikolas pitched seven efficient innings, Jordan Walker homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the White Sox 3-0 on Saturday.

Mikolas allowed four hits - all singles - in his first win since May 30. The 34-year-old right-hander struck out six and walked none, throwing 71 of his 95 pitches for strikes.

Mikolas (5-5), a two-time All-Star, was 0-4 with a 6.00 ERA in his previous six starts.

Giovanny Gallegos worked around Oscar Colás' leadoff single in the eighth, and Jordan Hicks finished the seven-hitter for his seventh save.

Walker hit a solo drive in the ninth for his eighth homer for last-place St. Louis. Paul DeJong singled in Nolan Gorman in the second, and Brendan Donovan added a run-scoring groundout in the fifth.

White Sox right-hander Touki Toussaint (0-2) allowed five hits - all singles - in five innings. He struck out five and walked one in his second start since he was claimed off waivers from Cleveland last month.

Chicago dropped to 10-18 in its past 28 games.

The White Sox had their best scoring opportunity against Mikolas in the fourth, putting runners on first and second on one-out singles by Luis Robert Jr. and Eloy Jiménez. Andrew Vaughn then flied out to the warning track in left, and Jake Burger bounced into a fielder's choice.

DeJong's run-scoring single in the second stopped an 0-for-13 slide for the veteran infielder. He is batting .172 (5 for 29) in nine July games.

Injury report:

White Sox RHPs Michael Kopech (shoulder inflammation), Liam Hendriks (elbow inflammation) and Mike Clevinger (right biceps inflammation) each threw a bullpen session. Kopech is expected to return right after the All-Star break. "Michael's a little bit ahead of the other two," manager Pedro Grifol said. "Liam and Clev, we'll see how they feel tomorrow. We'll take the next step, increase the intensity a little bit, see how they feel after that."