The Cardinals will battle the Boston Red Sox this afternoon and they'll have almost all of their regulars in the lineup. Both Rafael Furcal and Lance Berkman will make their first appearances of the spring, while Matt Holliday and David Freese return following one day breaks. The only projected regular not in the lineup today is Carlos Beltran, who hasn't played since he was the DH in the first spring game on Monday.
Jaime Garcia will make his first start of the spring for the Cardinals. Others set to pitch include J.C. Romero, Mitchell Boggs, Fernando Salas and Eduardo Sanchez.
Josh Beckett will start for the Red Sox, marking the fourth time in four games the Cardinals have opposed a top-line starter on the other side. They've faced Josh Johnson, Johan Santana and Jordan Zimmermann already.
The lineups for today's 12:05 CT first pitch:
Boston Red Sox
Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
Darnell McDonald, LF
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C
Will Middlebrooks, 3B
Alex Hassan, DH
Jason Repko, RF
Jose Iglesias, SS
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Josh Beckett, P
St. Louis Cardinals
Rafael Furcal, SS
Jon Jay, CF
Matt Holliday, LF
Lance Berkman, 1B
David Freese, 3B
Matt Adams, DH
Yadier Molina, C
Skip Schumaker, RF
Tyler Greene, 2B
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Jaime Garcia, P
