Paul Goldschmidt (St. Louis Cardinals) hit 3 homers and contributed to his 8th consecutive victory.
St. Louis won 12-6 in a confrontation with the 2023 Major League Detroit Tigers held at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, USA on the 8th (Korean time).
Goldschmidt led the team to victory with 4 hits (3 homers), 4 RBIs and 4 runs in 5 at-bats. Brendan Donovan went 2-for-3 with 2 hits (1 home run), 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored, Lars Nuthba played an active role with 1 hit and 2 RBIs in 5 at-bats, while Tommy Edman, Nolan Arenado, and Andrew Kisner also posted 1 RBI each.
Goldschmidt got his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning with one out and no runners. On 0B2S, he hit Alex Faedo’s 83 mph (133 km/h) slider over the center fence. Then, in the 3B2S at the end of the 3rd inning with a 2-0 lead, he hit Paado’s 93.1 mile (approximately 149 km/h) four-seam fastball and scored another one-run home run.
St. Louis allowed a 1-run home run to Spencer Torkelson in the top of the 4th inning and turned 3-6 with 5 runs in the top of the 6th inning. However, he brought the atmosphere back by scoring 7 runs in the bottom of the 6th inning.
Then, at the bottom of the 8th inning, Goldschmidt, who entered the plate with one runner on first base, hit Tyler Holton’s 80.5 mile (approximately 129 km/h) change-up and passed it over the left wall. Goldschmidt’s third home run of the game drove the wedge.
All of Goldschmidt’s home runs that day came from two strikes. According to the American media ‘ESPN’, Goldschmidt said, “I always try to hit hard. But there is a little adjustment in the strike zone for the 2nd strike.” do,” he said.바카라사이트
“Goldschmidt has a really good game plan. He sticks to it,” St. Louis coach Oliver Marmall said. “It’s very surprising and very productive.”
Thanks to Goldschmidt’s performance, St. Louis came out of an eight-game losing streak. They are 5th in the Central Division of the National League with 11 wins and 25 losses.
Goldschmidt was named the National League MVP last season with 178 hits, 35 homers, 115 RBIs, 106 runs, a batting average of 0.317 OPS and 0.982. This season, he continues to perform well with 43 hits, 7 homers, 20 RBIs, 22 runs batted in, a batting average of 0.321 OPS 0.991.