PT TODAY: Cardinals start Wong in CF

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Cardinals | Kolten Wong, Matt Adams in lineup
St. Louis Cardinals 2B/OF Kolten Wong will bat second and play center field against Texas Rangers SP Nick Martinez Saturday, June 18. In addition, 1B Matt Adams will start at first base and bat fifth.  Source: Baseball Press
 
BHQ take: As we suggested might happen in a June 18 note on Kolten Wong, he is indeed playing center for the Cards. The bigger news is that, at least for now, he's not sharing the playing time in center with Randal Grichuk, as Grichuk's disappointing 2016 campaign has prompted St. Louis to option him to Triple-A Memphis. In his place, the...

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