St. Louis Cardinals: 6 MVP candidates in Cubs series sweep

Harrison Bader #48 of the St. Louis Cardinals reacts after scoring on a passed ball in the night inning against Tommy Nance #45 of the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on September 25, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
Harrison Bader #48 of the St. Louis Cardinals reacts after scoring on a passed ball in the night inning against Tommy Nance #45 of the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on September 25, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – SEPTEMBER 24: Paul Goldschmidt #46 of the St. Louis Cardinals hits a two-run home run in the third inning against the Chicago Cubs in game one of a doubleheader at Wrigley Field on September 24, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – SEPTEMBER 24: Paul Goldschmidt #46 of the St. Louis Cardinals hits a two-run home run in the third inning against the Chicago Cubs in game one of a doubleheader at Wrigley Field on September 24, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)

Paul Goldschmidt

Paul Goldschmidt had a huge series for the Cardinals this weekend.

Goldschmidt got things started with his 30th home run of the season on Friday afternoon a 402 foot fly to center field, scoring Tommy Edman.

In the sixth inning of Friday afternoon’s game, he knocked a single to right field scoring Lars Nootbaar and moving Edman to second. In the seventh inning, Goldschmidt knocked a double to right field, scoring Paul DeJong.

On Sunday, Goldschmidt hit his 31st home run of the season of a 464-foot blast at 109.1 mph to dead center field.

Beautiful shot!

During this winning streak for the Cardinals, Goldschmidt has been key on offense and defense. He has been tremendous for the team. Here’s hoping he keeps it up through October.

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