JUPITER, Fla. — Cardinals ace Jack Flaherty, widely presumed to be starting the first game of the season at Cincinnati on March 26, also will get the first exhibition start here Saturday against the New York Mets.
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Flaherty likely will work two innings or 30 pitches. Manager Mike Shildt, asked if it was unusual for the first-day regular-season starter also to start the first exhibition game, smiled and said, “We’ll announce our opening-day starter soon.
“We’ll talk to our players and then we’ll let you (media) guys know.”
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