Paul Goldschmidt hopes to get bat going as Cards face Pirates

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Paul Goldschmidt's production has dropped, and so has his spot in the batting order.

The new No. 7 hitter for the Cardinals will spend his second straight game hitting in the bottom third of the lineup when St. Louis faces the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night in the opener of a three-gameseries.

Goldschmidt was demoted after going 0-for-8 with four strikeouts in t