Brendan Donovan hit a solo homer in the third and followed it up with an RBI single two innings later and Alec Burleson drove in three runs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals past the San Francisco Giants 6-1.

Giants rookie right-hander Hayden Birdsong (5-6) struck out 10 of the initial 15 Cardinals hitters and finished with 11 strikeouts in his 16th start for San Francisco — one off his career high. It marked Birdsong’s second career double-digit strikeout game after fanning 12 at Colorado on July 21.

The St. Louis Cardinals do not intend to retain impending free-agent first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, according to The Athletic. Instead, the Cardinals will embrace a reset this winter that includes the cold corner.

One of the best sluggers in MLB is reportedly set to hit the open market over the offseason. According to The Athletic's Katie Woo, the St. Louis

Seven-time All-Star Paul Goldschmidt will part ways with the St. Louis Cardinals after this season, according to Katie Woo of The Athletic. The 2022 National League MVP arrived in St. Louis via trade in December 2018 when the Arizona Diamondbacks traded him away for Luke Weaver,