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MLB Game Preview · April 18, 2025

St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets

Current matchup information, probable starters, batting orders, and qualified game notes.

FinalCiti Field8:40 p.m.

Game at a glance

St. Louis Cardinals visits New York Mets at Citi Field, with first pitch scheduled for 8:40 p.m.. Both batting orders are confirmed and listed below.

Batting orders

St. Louis Cardinals

  1. 1Victor ScottLFSeason—
  2. 2Luken BakerDHSeason—
  3. 3Willson Contreras1BSeason—
  4. 4Nolan Arenado3BSeason—
  5. 5Brendan Donovan2BSeason—
  6. 6Jordan WalkerRFSeason—
  7. 7Thomas SaggeseSSSeason—
  8. 8Pedro PagésCSeason—
  9. 9Michael SianiCFSeason—

New York Mets

  1. 1Francisco LindorSSSeason—
  2. 2Juan SotoRFSeason—
  3. 3Pete Alonso1BSeason—
  4. 4Jesse WinkerDHSeason—
  5. 5Mark Vientos3BSeason—
  6. 6Brandon NimmoLFSeason—
  7. 7Luis TorrensCSeason—
  8. 8Brett Baty2BSeason—
  9. 9Tyrone TaylorCFSeason—

Pitching matchup

Miles Mikolas is lined up for St. Louis Cardinals, opposite David Peterson for New York Mets. The confirmed starters and batting orders shown here come from the latest official MLB game feed.

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