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Wong wants to finish season on his terms
- Updated: September 30, 2016
ST. LOUIS — Kolten Wong hasn’t had the season he’d hoped for, but he still wants to finish it on his terms. He feels he could start against the Pirates this weekend to help lift the Cardinals into a Wild Card spot, although he hasn’t started since slipping and injuring his shoulder on the left-field grass in the first inning at Wrigley Field last Friday.
Wong, who received a cortisone shot on Monday, pinch-hit in the ninth inning on Wednesday night and came through with a triple off the wall in left field, but he remained stranded, as the Cardinals couldn’t drive him in to tie the score. Despite the end result — a 2-1 loss to the Reds — it was still a positive outcome for Wong.
“Just kind of talked with the hitting coaches, who were watching his work, and they said it looked like he was in a good spot,” manager Mike Matheny said. “That is a tough assignment after not seeing live at-bats the last several days. We needed to take our best shot at it, and he ended up coming up big for us.”
Wong’s primary issue remains his ability to throw, according to Matheny. …
