Wong powers Cardinals' victory

— -- St. LOUIS -- St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong has been waiting nearly a year for a chance at redemption after getting picked off first base to end Game 4 of the World Series against the Boston Red Sox last October.

He just got his moment.

It came in the form of a go-ahead, two-run home run off Los Angeles Dodgers lefty reliever Scott Elbert in the seventh inning of the Cardinals' 3-1 victory on Monday night.

"Last year didn't go as planned," Wong said after helping the Cardinals to a 2-1 series lead. "That pickoff last year definitely crushed me for a long time throughout the offseason. I was really excited about it [this year]. To finally contribute to this team and do something special was exciting for me. I let a lot of emotion out."