The Detroit Tigers will play the St. Louis Cardinals Saturday at 1:05 p.m. ET at the Cardinals' spring training home, Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter, Florida. Here's a look at the Tigers and Cardinals' starting lineups and starting pitchers for Saturday's Grapefruit League game.
The Detroit Tigers will play the St. Louis Cardinals Saturday at 1:05 p.m. ET at the Cardinals' spring training home, Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter, Florida.
23-year-old Matthew Liberatore will take the mound for the Cardinals. The club acquired Liberatore along with Edgardo Rodriguez and a Competitive Balance Round B Draft Pick from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Jose Martinez, Randy Arozarena and a Competitive Balance Round A Draft Pick. The Rays had selected Liberatore with the 16th overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft.
Liberatore made his Major League debut in 2022, logging a 5.97 ERA over 34.2 innings pitched, seven starts and two relief appearances.
Matthew Boyd will start for the Tigers. Boyd pitched for Detroit from 2015 through 2021. After a one-year detour to Seattle, Boyd returned to the Tigers over the winter, signing a one-year, $10 million deal.
Here's a look at how the Cardinals will line up for Saturday's game:
1) SS Tommy Edman
2) CF Dylan Carlson
3) RF Juan Yepez
4) C Willson Contreras
5) 1B Alec Burleson
6) 3B Taylor Motter
7) 2B Masyn Winn
8) DH Andrew Knizner
9) LF Chad Pinder
SP Matthew Liberatore
Here's a look at how the Tigers will line up for Saturday's game:
1) LF Zack Short
2) SS Ryan Kreidler
3) 3B Andy Ibanez
4) 1B Spencer Torkelson
5) C Eric Haase
6) DH Cesar Hernandez
7) 2B Jermain Palacios
8) RF Kerry Carpenter
9) CF Jonathan Davis
SP Matthew Boyd
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