JUPITER, Fla. -- The Cardinals enter what could be their most pivotal season in years, following a third-place finish and two consecutive postseason-free Octobers.
Here is how St. Louis plans to get back there beginning Thursday, when the club opens the regular season against the Mets in New York.
Projected Opening Day lineup
1. Dexter Fowler, RF
2. Tommy Pham, CF
3. Matt Carpenter, 1B
4. Marcell Ozuna, LF
5. Yadier Molina, C
6. Paul DeJong, SS
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