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The Cardinals (1-0)

1. Brian Barton, CF
2. Chris Duncan, LF
3. Albert Pujols, 1B
4. Troy Glaus, 3B
5. Juan Gonzalez, DH
6. Ryan Ludwick, RF
7. Yadier Molina, C
8. Aaron Miles, 2B
9. Brendan Ryan, SS

Starting pitcher: RHP Adam Wainwright. Others traveling: LHP Ron Flores, LHP Jaime Garcia, LHP Tyler Johnson, RHP Ryan Franklin, RHP Mike Parisi, RHP Tyler Herron and RHP Kyle McClellan.
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Two more spring debuts in Port St. Lucie
02/29/2008



Johan Santana, the biggest offseason acquistion of the New York Mets, will make his spring debut Friday against the Cardinals in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Let the Cirque du Santana begin.

The Cardinals will make a cameo appearance this afternoon as Johan Santana, the Broadway sensation, will make his New York Mets game debut at Tradition Field. The Mets pulled off the biggest trade of the offseason to land the two-time Cy Young Award winner from Minnesota and then negotiated the heaviest contract of the offseason by signing the lefty for seven years, $137.5 million.

"You want to have the opportunity to face a pitcher who has tremendous stuff, even this early," said Cardinals’ third baseman Troy Glaus, who the club acquired, in part, to boost their offense against lefties. "You go up there trying to pick up something, a pattern or maybe a way he uses his pitches, a pattern that he falls into. You can pick up something now that helps you three months down the road."

Glaus knows Santana well. As American Leaguers, the third baseman faced Santana in 21 at-bats. Glaus has a .333 batting average against the lefty, slugging .619 and cracking one home run. It’s Santana’s changeup that gets the most hype, but that’s not the only thing to watch for.

"A mid-90s fastball to go with can’t hurt," Glaus said.
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What else to watch for with the Cardinals this afternoon:

-- Adam Wainwright, who has excelled without the daily headlines this spring, makes his spring debut. The Cardinals second-year starter has been sharp in his early batting practice sessions and there has been a buzz about him with his teammates. His spring starts in style: A budding ace opposite a bona fide ace.

-- Josh Phelps and D’Angelo Jimenez are on the trip, likely to sub in for starters after they’ve had three at-bats or so. While both are in the mix to fill the open utility role, a third player could force his way into these auditions. Joe Mather will be on the bench this afternoon, and he could appear at any of the outfield spots or make his return to an infield corner.

-- Prospect pitcher Kyle McClellan is among the young pitchers going north with the team for the game, joining curveball-specialist Mike Parisi, rising prospect Tyler Herron, and superb lefty Jaime Garcia. Cardinals pitching coach Dave Duncan hopes not to use McClellan today or Saturday so that he can see how the Hazelwood West alum fares when given Sunday’s start.

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METS
Jose Reyes (SS)
Brady Clark (RF)
David Wright (3B)
Carlos Delgado (1B)
Moises Alou (LF)
Ryan Church (DH)
Ramon Castro (C)
Angel Pagan (CF)
Anderson Hernandez (2B)
Johan Santana (LHP)


On the Mets beat

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</td><td valign="top" width="276"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="276"> <tbody><tr align="center" bgcolor="#dedede"> <td align="left" width="130">NY Mets</td><td width="7%">IP</td><td width="7%">H</td><td width="7%">R</td><td width="7%">ER</td><td width="7%">BB</td><td width="7%">SO</td><td width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">ERA</td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Santana </td><td>0.0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td align="right">0.00</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3">
Ground outs-fly outs: Wainwright 0-0, Santana 0-0.
Batters faced: Wainwright 0, Santana 0.
Umpires: HP: Scott Barry. 1B: CB Bucknor. 2B: James Hoye. 3B: Travis Reininger.
Weather: 69 degrees, cloudy.
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- Barton flyout
- Duncan Single
- Pujols Doubles, Duncan to 3rd. 2nd and 3rd, 1 out
- Glaus reaches on FC, Duncan out at home, Pujols to 3rd. 1st and 3rd, 2 outs
- Gonzalez hits 3 run HR to LF. 3-0 STL
- Ludwick strikes out swinging.

Mid 1st: STL 3 - NYM 0

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- Jose Reyes singles to 2B Aaron Miles. 0 Out
- Brady Clark singles to CF. 1st and 3rd, 0 out
- With David Wright batting, Brady Clark steals (1) 2nd base. 0 out
- David Wright singles. Jose Reyes scores. Clark to 3rd. 0 outs.

Cardinals lead 3-1

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- Carlos Delgado called out on strikes. 1st and 3rd. 1 out.
- Moises Alou reaches on force attempted, missed catch error by 2B Aaron Miles, assist to SS Brendan Ryan. Brady Clark scores (3-2), David Wright to 2nd, 1 out
- Ryan Church popout to SS Ryan on IF Fly Rule. 2 out
- Ramon Castro flyout to RF Ludwick. 3 out

End 1: STL 3 - NYM 2

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- Yadier Molina flyout to CF Pagan. 1 out.