Gorman went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, a stolen base, an RBI and a run during Thursday's 2-1 win against the Reds.
The 23-year-old delivered the first run of the contest with an RBI double during the eighth inning, and he came around to score on a wild pitch after stealing third base. The late double extended Gorman's hit streak to 15 games, and he's batting .377 with five doubles, six homers, 17 RBI and 12 runs during that stretch.
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Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Sitting versus lefty
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Gorman is not in the starting lineup Sunday versus the Dodgers.
Gorman will take a seat as the Cardinals face off with Clayton Kershaw on the mound Sunday. Juan Yepez will take over at designated hitter and bat fifth in the series finale with Los Angeles.
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Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Slugs clutch homer
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Gorman went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run and a walk Saturday in a 6-5 win against the Dodgers.
The game was tied 3-3 in the eighth inning when Gorman came up to the plate with two on and one out. The 23-year-old unknotted the score with a three-run blast to right field that ended up providing just enough of a margin to give the Cardinals the win. Gorman extended his hitting streak to 11 contests with Saturday's performance, and he's batting .432 (16-for-37) with six homers and 16 RBI over the red-hot stretch.
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Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Stays hot, homers twice
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Gorman went 3-for-5 with two homers and three RBI in Thursday's win over the Dodgers.
Gorman homered as a part of the Cardinals' four-homer third inning and then cranked a two-run shot in the eighth. He has a nine-game hitting streak and is crushing the ball in May with a .357/.449/.857 slash line. The 23-year-old is now tied for fourth in MLB with 12 homers on the season.
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Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Knocks in five runs in rout
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Gorman went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, two total runs, five total RBI and a walk in Monday 18-1 victory versus the Brewers.
Gorman doubled in two runners to put St. Louis up 7-0 in the sixth inning, and he delivered a three-run homer to increase the lead to 12-1 in the eighth. He's now gone deep three times over his past five contests, batting .500 (7-for-14) with 10 RBI and six runs over that span. The hot stretch has boosted Gorman's slash line to .283/.379/.500 on the campaign, and he's added 10 homers, 33 RBI and three steals over 140 plate appearances.
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Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Sets up comeback as PH
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Gorman went 1-for-1 with one double, one RBI and one run scored in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Red Sox.
Gorman pinch hit for Juan Yepez in the top of the ninth with the Cardinals trailing 3-1 and came through with a massive double that plated Paul Goldschmidt and pushed Willson Contreras to third. Both Contreras and Gorman would eventually come around to score the tying and go-ahead runs on a fielder's choice hit by Alec Burleson and throwing error by Enrique Hernandez. Gorman has been on fire over the last three games, hitting 3-for-6 with a pair of home runs while having a pair of massive at-bats as a pinch hitter.
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Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Sits against southpaw
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Gorman will hit the bench against lefty Chris Sale and the Red Sox on Saturday, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
Gorman sits for the third consecutive game as the Cardinals face their third consecutive lefty. Willson Contreras is expected to move back behind the plate Monday and stop clogging the designated hitter spot, which should benefit Gorman, though the Cardinals are still unlikely to use the second-year slugger much against southpaws.
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Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Homers off bench
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Gorman hit a two-run home run as a pinch hitter in Friday's 8-6 win over the Red Sox.
Gorman's ninth-inning blast off Kenley Jansen provided the Cardinals with their margin of victory. With St. Louis using Willson Contreras as the full-time designated hitter, Gorman has slipped into a strong-side platoon role, primarily playing at second base and occasionally at third. He can still provide some pop off the bench, as evidenced Friday. The 23-year-old is slashing .261/.352/.550 with nine homers, 26 RBI, 12 runs scored and three stolen bases through 128 plate appearances.
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Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Takes seat Friday
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Gorman isn't starting Friday against the Red Sox.
The Cardinals are facing left-hander James Paxton on Friday, so Gorman will retreat to the bench for a second consecutive game. Tommy Edman is starting at second base and leading off.
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Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Out of lineup Wednesday
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Gorman is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Cubs.
Gorman belted his eighth home run of the year in the Cardinals' defeat of the Cubs on Tuesday, but Tommy Edman will play second base and Willson Contreras will serve as the designated hitter in Wednesday's tilt versus the Cubs and lefty Justin Steele.
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Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Goes yard Tuesday
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Gorman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Cubs.
Gorman made an early impact with his first-inning solo shot off Jameson Taillon. Prior to Tuesday, Gorman had gone 3-for-16 (.188) across six games in May. The infielder is up to eight homers, 24 RBI, 11 runs scored and three stolen bases while slashing .255/.346/.518 through 33 contests. The Cardinals are primarily using Willson Contreras at designated hitter now, thrusting Gorman into a middle-infield battle for playing time with the likes of Tommy Edman, Paul DeJong and Brendan Donovan. Gorman should remain in the lineup against right-handed pitchers for the foreseeable future.
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Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Swipes bag in win
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Gorman went 0-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's 12-6 win over the Tigers.
Gorman returned to the starting lineup Sunday after making consecutive appearances off the bench due to lower-back tightness. The 23-year-old reached in the sixth, stole second and scored in what wound up being a seven-run inning for the Cardinals. For the year, Gorman is slashing .255/.347/.510 with seven homers, 23 RBI, 10 runs, three steals and a 14:32 BB:K over 118 plate appearances. He has only made starts against right-handers so far.
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Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Rejoins lineup Sunday
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Gorman (back) is starting at second base and batting third Sunday against the Tigers.
The 22-year-old was limited to pinch-hitting duties the past two games due to lower-back tightness, but he's back in the starting nine for Sunday's series finale versus Detroit. Gorman has struggled at the plate over his past nine contests, going 4-for-28 with a solo home run, a stolen base and 11 strikeouts.
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Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Still sidelined
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Gordman (back) remains on the bench for Saturday's game against Detroit, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Gorman exited Thursday's game against the Angels with lower-back tightness and didn't start Friday's series opener against the Tigers, though he did appear as a pinch hitter. That suggests he could be available in a similar capacity Saturday. The Cardinals will certainly be hoping Gorman's back issue is a minor one, as the second-year slugger has hit seven homers in 29 games this season while slashing .265/.348/.531.
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Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Sitting out Friday
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Gorman (back) is not in the lineup Friday against the Tigers.
Gorman was pulled from Thursday's series finale against the Angels due to lower back tightness, though he might have been on the bench anyway Friday with left-hander Matthew Boyd set to toe the slab for Detroit. Willson Contreras will take a turn at DH and bat third. Andrew Knizner is catching and batting ninth.
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Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Pulled with lower back tightness
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Gorman was removed from Thursday's loss to the Angels due to lower-back tightness, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
The injury helps explain why manager Oliver Marmol oddly turned to Taylor Motter in Gorman's place as the Cardinals were trying to spark a comeback in the bottom of the sixth inning. Gorman, who finished 0-for-3 with a run scored, is considered day-to-day heading into Friday's series opener against the Tigers.
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Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Hits seventh homer of season
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Gorman went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Angels.
The 22-year-old clubbed his seventh home run of the season Wednesday and already halfway to his homer total from his rookie campaign last year. The Cardinals are off to a horrible start in 2023 with a 10-21 record, but Gorman is doing his part at the plate with a .277/.361/.553 slash line, 23 RBI, eight runs and two steals.
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Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Sitting against lefty
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Gorman isn't starting Tuesday against the Angels, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
With the left-handed Patrick Sandoval starting for Los Angeles, Gorman will begin Tuesday's game in the dugout. Willson Contreras will take over as St. Louis' designated hitter, and Andrew Knizner will start behind the plate while batting eighth.
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Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Notches second steal
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Gorman went 0-for-3 with two walks and a stolen base in Friday's 7-3 loss to the Dodgers.
This was just the second time in the last seven games Gorman has failed to record a hit, though he's just 6-for-26 (.231) in that span. He had a 9.0 percent walk rate last year, but it's up to 13.1 percent so far in 2023. He's still striking out at a 29.0 percent clip, but Gorman has a steady .279/.370/.547 slash line with six home runs, 22 RBI, seven runs scored, five doubles and two steals through 100 plate appearances.
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Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Drills sixth homer
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Gorman went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer in Sunday's win against the Mariners. He was also caught stealing.
The hot-hitting infielder took Chris Flexen deep in the fourth inning with what proved to be the game-winning long ball. Gorman is up to 11 extra-base hits and 22 RBI with an impressive .313/.397/.657 slash line through 78 plate appearances. He was stuck in a small 3-for-15 skid since his last multi-hit performance April 16.
