Fact Check: Why were Miles Mikolas and Oliver Marmol suspended? Cardinals pitcher and coach punished for actions vs Cubs 

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas and manager Oliver Marmol had their nights end early against the Chicago Cubs on Thursday. Umpires deemed Mikolas intentionally threw at Cubs' Ian Happ after Happ struck Willson Contreras in the head.

Contreras had to leave the game as he was bleeding from his head. Happ and Contreras hugged it out, but seemingly that was not enough for the veteran pitcher. Mikolas threw up and in on the next pitch and missed Happ, but struck him on the next pitch.

Mikolas was quickly ejected, which caused manager Oliver Marmol to come to his aid. After a few words with the umpires, Marmol joined Mikolas in the showers. Notably, Mikolas has been given a five-game suspension and an undisclosed fine, while Marmol will be suspended for Friday's game.

Marmol was upset that the umpires directly ejected Miles Mikolas without a warning. He believes that if the umpires had a problem with it, they should have issued a warning after the first pitch went high and inside. While that may be true, the umpires had no choice but to eject him after he threw at Happ a second time.

Chicago gets the last laugh after Miles Mikolas and Oliver Marmol are ejected

St. Louis Cardinals v Chicago Cubs

It is always an exciting time when the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs face off. They have a great rivalry that feels like the two teams truly do not like each other.

After Miles Mikolas was ejected, the Cubs put up three runs in the first inning and two in the third to jump to a 5-0 lead. They would hold this lead and never look back, beating St. Louis 10-3 in the end.

This is a big win for the Cubs, who are teetering on the edge of being buyers or sellers at the trade deadline. They are currently just 5.5 games out of first place in the division.