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)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/https-3A-2F-2Fredbirdrants-com-2Fwp-content-2Fuploads-2Fgetty-images-2F2018-2F08-2F1342509492-850x560-bdb54aff208b0b710239f541dd7c9bd3.jpg)
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.
Goldy hits number 3⃣0⃣ 💣 pic.twitter.com/KTaKvu2044
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) September 24, 2021
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.
Goldy gone 464 ft. to dead center! pic.twitter.com/QGUAAnYhc7
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) September 26, 2021
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.