After missing three games because of issues with both hamstrings, Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong has returned to the lineup for Tuesday’s matchup with the Milwaukee Brewers and a longtime foe, lefthander Gio Gonzalez.
Gonzalez hasn’t faced the Cardinals as a Milwaukee pitcher, having been acquired in late August but, with the Washington Nationals., he made nine starts, including two in the 2012 postseason, in which he is 3-4 with a 2.97 earned run average.
Gonzalez, 9-11 overall but 2-0 with Milwaukee, suffered a 5-4 loss here on Aug. 14 when he still was with the Nationals.