Starting Lineups, Pitchers for Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals March 18 Spring Training 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. 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

Saturday ⚾ is coming to your TV! pic.twitter.com/UpTVo1aCRY

— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) March 18, 2023

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

Taking the spaceship* to Jupiter**

*bus
**Florida pic.twitter.com/aX4GsrA9jU

— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) March 18, 2023

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