Since Nolan Arenado chose to become a father this week, the Cardinals were without one of their big boppers for today’s series finale at Wrigley Field. Fortunately, Paul Goldschmidt was back in the lineup after a day off, and he single-handedly out-slugged the entire Cubs lineup.
Goldy finished the day 3-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI, raising his league-leading batting average to .339 and taking the NL RBI lead with 105.
Dakota Hudson, who was more or less fighting for his spot in the rotation, went seven strong innings to fend off the Cubs.