St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Sep 3, 2019
Wong's trifecta: Three triples in three games
St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong makes a leaping throw to first for the out to end the seventh inning during a game between the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Photo by David Carson,But is there any play that’s more fun? The ball usually goes into the corner and rattles around, or an outfielder tries and fails to make a diving catch, all while the hitter is sprinting around the bases. And the play almost always ends with a slide or a dive into third and a blend of celebration and exhaustion. In a baseball world now dominated by home runs and strikeouts, it’s a shot of adrenaline. It’s the trinity of hits.