Cardinals initially baseman Paul Goldschmidt doubled in the 3rd inning to set up the go-ahead run. He has reached base in six successive plate looks. In the series versus the Reds, hes reached base 10 times in 14 plate looks.
He reached base in all 4 plate looks Saturday and had three strolls. He has a walk, the double, and a run so far Sunday.
The work he put in all winter to change his stance at the plate, peaceful his rhythm, and introduce breathing exercises to reduce the “anxiety” he explained at the plate with runners in scoring position, was revealing quick returns..
Cincinnati didnt take advantage of that generosity.
Eugenio Suarez launched a two-run homer in the very first inning that scored Nicholas Castellanos after a walk. The other 3 batters given a totally free base did not advance previous 2nd against Ponce de Leon.
He had hit 4 house runs in the Grapefruit League, was dabbling a. 500 batting average (13-for-28), and had more RBIs (8) than strikeouts (7).
Cardinals All-Star DeJong returns from COVID-19 list, starts at shortstop in series ending vs. Reds
When the international pandemic shuttered spring training and brought baseball to a total halt in March, few gamers looked as ready for the routine season to begin right that moment than shortstop Paul DeJong.
