JUPITER, Fla. _ Staff ace Carlos Martinez, the presumptive opening day starter for the Cardinals in New York on March 29, will get an advance look at the Mets on Saturday when he starts the second exhibition game of the spring at Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Manager Mike Matheny didn’t list any other starters past Jack Flaherty, who will start on Friday, and Martinez.
After a game here on Sunday against Houston, the Cardinals will play three games on the west side of Florida at Fort Myers and Sarasota, but, so early in the spring, Matheny said several of the regulars aren’t likely to play in more than one of those games.