Miles Mikolas

It's easy to dismiss Mikolas' breakout as a fluke. In his first season back from a three-year stint in Japan, the righty registered 18 wins and a 2.83 ERA in 200.2 innings despite collecting just 146 strikeouts. The ERA will at least rise to his 3.28 FIP, if not higher, but the 30-year-old isn't necessarily a full-blown bust waiting to happen. No qualified starter submitted a lower walk rate (3.6%) than Mikolas, who limited hard contact and induced a 49.3% ground-ball rate. Also, he's not some mid-80s junkballer pitching solely to contact. A 9.6% swinging-strike rate finished right above David Price on the leaderboard, so there's at least a path to 160 punchouts. He throws harder, but Mikolas' final line could resemble Kyle Hendricks in 2018 (199 IP, 3.44 ERA, 161 K).

Miles Mikolas earns 16th win

Miles Mikolas allowed two runs on four hits and a walk over five innings on Monday against the Braves. He struck out six and earned the win, moving to 16-4.

Fantasy Impact

Mikolas needed 97 pitches to get through just five innings, but the most important part was that he continued to be effective. He now has a 3.01 ERA, and will look to gain his fourth consecutive win against the Giants this weekend.