Paul Goldschmidt simply does not stop.
The St. Louis Cardinals slugger and first baseman was at it again yesterday, hitting two home runs in the Cards’ 8-3 series-clinching victory over the Chicago Cubs.
Goldschmidt went 3-for-4 and had 5 RBI, which now puts him in the lead over Pete Alonso, with 105 total RBI.
Goldschmidt still owns the highest batting average in all of baseball (.339), but now he’s just one back of Kyle Schwarber for the NL lead in home runs, which means he has a very good chance at potentially winning the Triple Crown.
Goldschmidt leads the National League in two of the three categories required for the Triple Crown, but he could be in the lead for all three before too long.
Goldy is on the verge of history 👑
3-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI in today's @Cardinals W 🔥 pic.twitter.com/91aGy6PYbG
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) August 25, 2022
Goldy On Pace For History
Goldschmidt just isn’t slowing down.
He’s been one of, if not the top player in all of baseball this season.
There simply isn’t a way to slow him down right now.
Goldschmidt’s contributions, along with those of Nolan Arenado and Albert Pujols, have carried the Cardinals this season and especially in the month of August.
If Goldschmidt were to win the Triple Crown, he’d be the first in baseball since Miguel Cabrera in 2012 and the first Cardinals player to do it since Joe Medwick in 1937.
Goldschmidt has a legitimate shot at actually doing it.
That would be huge for the Cardinals, who are looking to make a deep run into the postseason to cap off the legendary careers of Pujols, Yadier Molina, and possibly Adam Wainwright.
At the very least, Goldschmidt looks like the clear-cut favorite to win the NL MVP Award.
With one month left in the season, Goldschmidt will look to continue this run of success and lead the Cards to their first division title since 2019.
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