PITTSBURGH — One of the things that Paul Goldschmidt has often discussed in meetings with his teammates about baserunning is the importance of focusing on hitting the front of the base with their cleat. It’s the closest way to get to the bag the quickest, of course, and manager Mike Shildt has pointed to several instances – at home plate and at first base – when a Cardinal gets his foot to the front of the base and is safe because of Goldschmidt reminding them.
So it was in the seventh inning late Wednesday evening at PNC Park when Goldschmidt hit a grounder to third base.