Paul Goldschmidt has become a Cardinals fan favorite in less than two games.
St. Louis' new slugging first baseman homered three times in the first seven innings Friday night in Milwaukee against the Brewers. Goldschmidt went deep in the first, sixth and seventh, each time against a different pitcher (Freddy Peralta, Taylor Williams and Jacob Barnes).
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The Redbirds fans who made the trek to Miller Park were delighted with the man who joined the club in an offseason trade with the Diamondbacks and then signed a big-money contract extension with St. Louis during spring training.
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Goldschmidt singled in the second inning, too, which means he had 13 total bases in his first five at-bats of the night (a cool 2.600 slugging percentage).
(UPDATE: The Brewers walked him intentionally in the ninth inning with Matt Carpenter on second base.)
The outburst came one night after the Cardinals lost a thriller to a main NL Central rival. Goldschmidt finished 4 for 5 with five RBIs in a 9-5 Redbirds victory. St. Louis and Milwaukee will face each other 10 times in the season's first 28 days.
