Gorman has started four of the last five games for the Cardinals, playing third base, second base, or designated hitter. In his last 10 games, Gorman is hitting .435 with two home runs, five RBI, and a 7/2 K/BB ratio. With Brendan Donovan dealing with toe discomfort, there could be some extra playing time for Gorman in the immediate future.

Gorman’s extra-base hit was a 111.6-mph double that bounced over the wall in right to lead off the bottom of the ninth in a 1-1 game. Gorman was then removed for a pinch-runner, who came around to score on a Nolan Arenado flyball single that would have been a routine out if the Dodgers hadn’t been using a five-man infield in a do-or-die situation. Gorman was starting for just the second time this week, as Arenado had the day off before his pinch-hitting appearance. He’s gone 7-for-16 with a homer in his four starts over the last two weeks, but the Cardinals don’t seem that interested in finding more playing time for him.

Gorman last started last Tuesday when he was a late insertion for an ailing Brendan Donovan. He gets to play tonight because Iván Herrera is starting at catcher. Things don’t figure to get any better for him when Jordan Walker comes off the IL, something that figures to happen within the next week.

Gorman wasn’t even in the Cardinals’ original starting lineup on Tuesday, he was a late addition after Brendan Donovan was scratched due to soreness in his ribs. He made the most of the opportunity though, breaking a 4-4 tie in the eighth inning with his three-run double to right off of Enyel De Los Santos. That would be his lone hit in five at-bats on the evening. For the season, the 24-year-old slugger is now hitting .250/.317/.444 with one home run and seven RBI through his first 41 plate appearances.