“There’s always struggles through the year — ups and downs — and so it’s no different than any of those except this has gone on longer,” Goldschmidt said Sunday morning. “Just been inconsistent. That’s the biggest thing. That’s one of the things that has led me to have success in my career, and that’s being consistent. Having good at-bats consistently and hitting the ball hard consistently and then you look up at the end of the year and the numbers are there. It’s the same mindset now. It just hasn’t been as consistent.
On the final day of the Cardinals’ series in Cincinnati, in the middle of an eight-day road trip, Goldschmidt rested.