JUPITER, Fla.—Cardinals manager Mike Shildt, whose extra men helped pull off a three-run rally to tie Tuesday’s game, will get a longer look at some of players fighting for jobs Wednesday against the New York Mets.
While Carlos Martinez will start against New York for the fourth consecutive time, John Nogowski, normally a first baseman who is hitting. 375 with a club-high 10 runs batted in, will make his first start of the spring in left field as the Cardinals look at reconfiguring their outfield with center Harrison Bader down for at least a month with a recurrence of forearm soreness.