VIDEO: Kolten Wong Botches Easy Double Play for Braves' 1st Run of NLDS
By Kevin Aquino
Welp, sometimes the pressure of the MLB playoffs is just too much -- just ask Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong, whose hands just slipped, which led to a Braves run in the first game of the NLDS.
Kolten Wong’s gaffe leads to the @Braves getting on the board first. ?
— theScore (@theScore) October 3, 2019
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Missing out on the double play is one thing, but the fact that it led to a tone-setting run for the opposing team has to leave Wong shaking his head.
But the seven-year veteran, just back from injury, needs to shake it off and forget about it fast as the high-stakes battle continues.