The Wong Part of the Order: Out the last three games with “side discomfort,” Kolten Wong got the Yadi treatment tonight, returning to the line-up, just at the very bottom batting 9th, to limit his at-bats.
Something, Something the Right Way: With the Brewers Pirates throwing lefty Steven Brault, Mike Shildt shuffled the Cards’ lineup with 7 righties (Tommy being the lone switch-hitter), as Wong and fellow sinister-swinger DH Brad Miller were the 2 lefties.
A notable lefty omission was Matt Carpenter, as—oh, heck, just look at the pretty picture:
Oh, Oh (Point One) So Close: Going 2-3 in the previous series with Milwaukee put the Cards one game under .