Nolan Gorman struck out three times and walked once against the Rangers on Monday.

Gorman has eight plate appearances in his last three games and has struck out in seven of them. He’s 2-for-33 with no extra-base hits, runs or RBI and 19 strikeouts in his last 11 games. He also had a misplay in the ninth tonight that went as a single and a throwing error, though most third basemen would have handled the chance without incident. Maybe the Cardinals will give Blaze Jordan a shot at third, but it seems notable that he’s played first base or DH’d in four straight games now after starting at third base in 26 of his first 44 starts for Triple-A Memphis. If the Cardinals don’t trust Jordan at third, Thomas Saggese still could be an upgrade from Gorman.