Cardinals overcome early wobbles with late power to upend Braves in Game 1

St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong gestures to the bench after he doubled driving in what would be the winning runs in the top of the ninth inning during Game 1 of the National League Division Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park in Atlanta on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com

Their offense, the meekest and most inconsistent of any postseason team, arrived in the nick of the ninth to score four runs and create a lead that could withstand whatever Atlanta threw at them in the bottom of the inning.