PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Here are the lineups for Friday's 1:10 p.m. ET Grapefruit League game between the New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals at Tradition Field (ESPN/SNY).
Ruben Tejada, released by the Mets, will start at shortstop for the Cardinals.
Wilmer Flores will start at first base for the first time in a Grapefruit League game. Flores has never appeared in a major league game at first base, but he has appeared in 20 minor league games at the position. Lucas Duda should be the full-time first baseman, including against southpaws, but Flores could see some time there against difficult left-handers.
Mets
Alejandro De Aza, LF
David Wright, 3B
Neil Walker, 2B
Flores, 1B
Juan Lagares, CF
Matt Reynolds, SS
Noah Syndergaard, RHP
Cardinals
Matt Carpenter, 3B
Stephen Piscotty, RF
Matt Holliday, LF
Randal Grichuk, CF
Matt Adams, 1B
Jedd Gyorko, 2B
Tejada, SS
Michael Wacha, RHP
