Paul Goldschmidt went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts against the Reds on Thursday.

It was the first time this year that he's worn the golden sombrero. The slugger is in the midst of the worst season of his career. The Cardinals gave him a $130 million contract extension shortly after acquiring him in a trade with the Diamondbacks. His slash line looks nothing like his career line, but his counting stats aren't bad. He is slashing .248/.337/.428 with 18 home runs, 43 RBI and 56 runs scored. He stole 32 bases in 2016 but has none this year.

Paul Goldschmidt supplied a go-ahead three-run homer Wednesday in the Cardinals’ 6-5 win over Pittsburgh.

Goldschmidt only logged one hit Wednesday, but he made it count, booming a three-run shot to give the Cards a 6-4 lead in the seventh. He also drew a second-inning walk, but nothing came of it. Goldschmidt’s debut season in St. Louis hasn’t gone as planned, though he seems to have found his power stroke again, contributing four long balls in his last nine contests.

Paul Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and two runs scored in Sunday's win over the Diamondbacks.

Diamondbacks starter and Goldschmidt's former teammate Zack Greinke caught too much of the plate in the third inning, and Goldy deposited it into the second deck in left field for a two-run shot. The homer was the 17th of the year for the first baseman, and his first in three games since the break. On the year, Goldschmidt is hitting a disappointing .251/.339/.427 with 39 RBI and 52 runs scored, so he's got some work to do in the second half if he's to live up to the expectations of him in his first year in St. Louis.