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MLB Game Preview · April 17, 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. 1Lars NootbaarLFSeason—
  2. 2Willson Contreras1BSeason—
  3. 3Brendan DonovanSSSeason—
  4. 4Nolan Arenado3BSeason—
  5. 5Alec BurlesonDHSeason—
  6. 6Jordan WalkerRFSeason—
  7. 7Nolan Gorman2BSeason—
  8. 8Pedro PagésCSeason—
  9. 9Victor ScottCFSeason—

New York Mets

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

Pitching matchup

Andre Pallante is lined up for St. Louis Cardinals, opposite Griffin Canning for New York Mets. The confirmed starters and batting orders shown here come from the latest official MLB game feed.

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