The Cards left runners at second and third in the sixth when Matt Carpenter and Harrison Bader struck out to end the threat.
“I’m trying not to think about that kind of stuff,” Wong said. “Obviously it’s cool to hit at the top of the lineup, get more (at-bats), get into more situations where I can help the team win. When you’re at the bottom, you’re in situations where you’re just trying to get on base and hopefully something happens. But hitting second is going to be fun because I’m in the thick of things.”
“He’s clearly earned an opportunity to get advancement in the lineup,” manager Mike Shildt said.