ST. LOUIS — Paul Goldschmidt is a six-time All-Star, a four-time Silver Slugger Award winner and one of the most physically imposing sluggers in all of baseball.
Kevin Pillar has never made an All-Star team, never received a MVP vote and never been the type of player opponents pitch around.
The Cardinals’ top power-hitter and the Giants’ top power-hitter went head-to-head on Wednesday in St. Louis. If it wasn’t David vs. Goliath, it wasn’t far off.
Goldschmidt had a chance to throw the last punch, but Pillar was the man who landed the final shot. That was the difference in a 9-8 Giants win.