Roster Set

Only one change from the LDS. Marquis out, Reyes in. Hoorah.

I had really feared the rain might force Marquis onto the roster. If the Cards were forced into starting Suppan tomorrow night for three innings or so, then having the game cancelled due to rain, there would have been an argument for having Marquis' rubber arm around.

Thankfully, it will not be so. If the nightmare rain scenario happens, expect Thompson to start and Hancock to relieve.

The Mets will have Floyd available, to what extent is unclear. He was able to shag some flies in left yesterday, so we'll see. However, they don't have Dave Williams. I had wondered if they would consider him instead of Oliver, since Williams, a puss-ballin' lefty, baffled us when he was in Pittsburgh.

Cards Roster:

Pitchers (11): Chris Carpenter, Randy Flores, Josh Hancock, Tyler Johnson, Josh Kinney, Braden Looper, Anthony Reyes, Jeff Suppan, Brad Thompson, Adam Wainwright, Jeff Weaver.

Infielders: Ronnie Belliard, David Eckstein, Aaron Miles, Albert Pujols, Scott Rolen, Scott Spiezio.

Catchers: Gary Bennett, Yadier Molina.

Outfielders: Chris Duncan, Jim Edmonds, Juan Encarnacion, John Rodriguez, So Taguchi, Preston Wilson.

Mets Roster:

Pitchers: Chad Bradford, Pedro Feliciano, Tom Glavine, Aaron Heilman, Roberto Hernandez, John Maine, Guillermo Mota, Darren Oliver, Oliver Perez, Steve Trachsel, Billy Wagner

Catchers: Paul Lo Duca, Ramon Castro

Infielders: Carlos Delgado, Julio Franco, Anderson Hernandez, Jose Reyes, Jose Valentin, Chris Woodward, David Wright

Outfielders: Carlos Beltran, Endy Chavez, Cliff Floyd, Shawn Green, Michael Tucker