Tim Hudson to miss start with strained left hip - MLB

According to Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com, Tim Hudson has been scratched from tomorrow’s scheduled start against the Marlins due to a strained left hip. Yusmiero Petit will pitch in his place.

Hudson felt discomfort in his hip while warming up before his most recent start on Sunday against the Dodgers, where he allowed two runs in six innings. There are no plans to place him on the disabled list and Giants manager Bruce Bochy said that the hope is he’ll only have to miss one start.

“We think he’ll be fine … after just skipping him once,” Bochy said. “It loosened up for him but we got him out of there early and I’m glad we did. This thing is still lingering a little bit and we think in a few days it will clear up.”

After suffering a season-ending ankle injury last year, Hudson signed a two-year, $23 million contract with the Giants during the offseason. The 38-year-old right-hander has proven to be a bargain thus far by posting a 2.09 ERA across eight starts. He has walked just four batters in 60 1/3 innings.

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ST. LOUIS — Miles Mikolas is sticking with the St. Louis Cardinals.

The right-hander signed a three-year, $55.75 million contract on Friday that will carry through the 2025 season.

The new deal replaces a $68 million, four-year contract signed in February 2019 that covered the 2020-23 seasons and was set to pay $15.75 million this year.

Mikolas will receive a $5 million signing bonus payable July 1 and will make $18.75 million in 2023 and $16 million in each of the following two seasons. Mikolas can earn a $250,000 bonus for winning a Cy Young Award, $50,000 for All-Star election or selection or winning a Gold Glove, $100,000 for League Championship Series MVP and $150,000 for World Series MVP.

Mikolas is scheduled to make the second opening-day start of his big league career next Thursday when the Cardinals host Toronto. Mikolas went 12-13 with a 3.29 ERA last season while helping St. Louis to the NL Central title.

“Miles stands among the top pitchers in the game today, and has continued to provide a steady presence for us both in the rotation and inside the clubhouse,” St. Louis general manager John Mozeliak said in a statement.

Mikolas is 45-40 with a 3.79 in 143 games with San Diego, Texas and St. Louis. He recently pitched six shutout innings in two appearances for the U.S. in the World Baseball Classic.