Goldy was an assassin at the plate today, going 3-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored. He opened up the scoring with a home run off of Dallas Keuchel in the first inning, and was followed by Marcell Ozuna for back-to-back jacks. Goldschmidt has been one of the best hitters in baseball against lefties for a decade now, so this was no surprise. This Cardinals team has heart and they obviously weren't ready to go home yet.

It looked like the Cardinals had something going in the ninth with Paul Goldschmidt and Marcell Ozuna on first and second with just one out. Mark Melancon then decided to go into shutdown mode, striking out Yadier Molina and Kolten Wong to give the Braves the win. It closed off a shutout for the Braves, which they needed after an embarrassing game one loss. The series is now tied up 1-1 and moving back to St. Louis. Melancon should have a few more save opportunities in this series.

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt will ride a stellar second half of his season into the team's playoff duel against the Braves on Thursday. After posting only a .769 OPS in the first half, Goldschmidt turned it around drastically after the All-Star break. Over his last 73 games, 'Goldy' slashed .267/.349/.538 with 16 doubles, 18 home runs and 60 runs batted in. He has driven in 24 runs over his last 27 games played and will be a top option among first baseman in fantasy for ...

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt blasted two home runs on Friday. He hit a grand slam and a three-run shot, ending up with seven RBI and two runs scored. "Goldy" has had some hot streaks this season, but it's overall been a disappointing first season in St. Louis for the perpetual MVP candidate. With today's excellent game, he's slashing .262/.345/.477.

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt is off on Thursday for a series finale at Coors Field. In his place is Rangel Ravelo batting fifth. As with any visit to Coors Field, the entire Cardinals' lineup is tempting for DFS purposes. Ravelo is an unknown quantity who should probably be avoided, but someone like leadoff hitter Dexter Fowler or #5 hitter Matt Carpenter (whose bat has shown some recent life) gain value at Coors to the point of being reasonable mid-value DFS options.

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt drove in four runs on Wednesday, smacking a double and a triple. He also drew a walk, raising his slash line to .257/.334/.464. Goldschmidt has had some hot streaks, but his first season in a Cardinals uniform has been a disappointment overall.

After being red-hot for most of June and July, Cardinal's first baseman Paul Goldschmidt cooled off to start August, failing to homer in the first eight games of the month. But the former Diamondback is heating up again, hitting his third home run in seven games. Even though he now has 28 HR on the year, Goldschmidt still has a lot of work to do if he wants to return his draft-day cost.

St. Louis first baseman Paul Goldschmidt continues to put his early-season struggles behind him, going 4-5 including a two-run home run off of Pittsburgh starter Steven Brault as the Cardinals came back to win 11-9. The St. Louis slugger now has 26 home runs, 62 RBI, and 71 runs scored, slowly continuing to earn back all that draft-day capital that his owners spent in the spring.

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt hit another home run on Saturday, his 24th of the season. More impressively, it's the sixth game in a row with a home run for "Goldy". It ended up being his only hit of the game, going 1-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI. His slash line is up to .256/.340/.468 and he'd be an enormous "addition" for the Cardinals if he suddenly turned back into the Paul Goldschmidt from previous seasons.

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt hit another home run on Friday, making it five games in a row with a blast for him. Goldschmidt hasn't had the season he or his fantasy owners wanted, but it's been almost a week since the last time he didn't hit a home run. His slash line has gone up to .256/.341/.462. On Friday, he ended up 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored. He now has 23 homers on the season.