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Shildt says Wieters will 'compete' for backup job

Related Topics: Dakota Hudson, Backup, NeXT, Austin Gomber

MILLER TO PITCH ON TRIP NEXT WEEK

FOUR PITCHERS TO MAKE SPRING DEBUTS

Righthander Dakota Hudson, who is getting a shot at the starting job vacated, temporarily, by Carlos Martinez, will open, to be followed by lefthander Austin Gomber, who made 11 starts last year and was 6-2 overall. Hudson, the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year, was in the Cardinals’ bullpen for the last couple of months of the season in which he did not allow a home run while facing 118 batters.

CARDINALS’ LINEUP