Goldschmidt went 1-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts Tuesday in a 7-1 loss to the Rangers. Goldschmidt extended his hitting streak to eight games with his first inning single. He has been a beast in the early going with the only blemish on his batting record a small uptick in his strikeouts (up to 26% of his at-bats compared to 23% last year), which is leading to less contact. It may just be an early season small sample issue and he is compensating for it in other areas.