St. Louis Cardinals

Cardinals starting pitcher Shelby Miller told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch he feels fine and expects to make his next start Saturday against the Rangers without any issues.

Miller left Monday's start against the Cubs with a right calf cramp. He plans to introduce more fluids and electrolytes into his routine before his next start. The right-hander is 8-4 with a 2.08 ERA and a 0.96 WHIP in 14 starts. He is 3-1 with a 2.25 ERA in his last four starts.

Cardinals starting pitcher Shelby Miller, who was forced from Monday's start against the Cubs with a right calf cramp, said his leg was loosening after the game as the medical staff had him drink liquids to hydrate, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Miller said he didn't do "what I needed to to take care of myself," but added he plans to introduce more fluids and electrolytes into his routine before his next start, Saturday against the Rangers. 

Even if Miller kept going Monday, he might not have lasted much longer because he threw 83 pitches in five innings. The rookie continues to be frustrated by high pitch counts.

"It’s the mental side of it," Miller said. "I’m trying to go out there and throw strikes and throwing it in there. You start missing spots. You don’t have that fastball life. You don’t have the mentality that you have the rest of the game. It’s something that I need to work on. I see guys like (Adam) Wainwright, Lance (Lynn), and (Jake) Westbrook go out there and just dominate the first inning -- go three up, three down. That’s what you need to do. That’s not on your side when you walk the first guy."

Cardinals closer Edward Mujica recorded four outs to earn his 20th save of the year Monday against the Cubs, though he surrendered his fourth home run of the season with two outs in the ninth before recording the final out.

Mujica had pitched eight straight scoreless outings before giving up the home run Monday, and he remains perfect in save opportunities this season. Only Jason Grilli has saved more games without blowing one opportunity.

Cardinals pitcher Shelby Miller was removed from Monday's start agaisnt the Cubs with cramping in his right leg, the team announced. He allowed two hits and two walks in five scoreless innings, striking out five while throwing 83 pitches.

Miller left the game in line for his eighth win. He has a 2.08 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 96 strikeouts in 86 1/3 innings.

Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said Monday that pitcher Tyler Lyons is still in line to make Friday's start against the Rangers despite his recent struggles, Fox Sports Midwest reports.

"Right now, (that's) definitely where we're going," Matheny told Fox Sports. "We want him just thinking about his next start, not about all this other stuff."

Lyons has surrendered 14 earned runs in 17 innings over his last three starts after giving up just two earned runs in 14 innings over his first two starts.