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The Cardinals will open up the 2018 regular season on Thursday in Queens, New York, against the Mets at Citi Field with the first game of a three-game series.
It will be a battle of the staff aces in the opener, as Noah Syndergaard will face off with Carlos Martinez at 12:10 PM Central time. Syndergaard was limited to seven starts last year by a lat muscle tear. To kick off his age 25 season, Syndergaard posted a 1.35 ERA with 23 strikeouts in 20 spring innings.