MANHATTAN — There’s a subway to catch after some coffee and a clubhouse to harvest for quotes early today. So let’s not dilly-dally, when we can get right to today’s 10@10, one that will evolve throughout the morning …

1. This afternoon’s “marquee matchup” — St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa’s term — pits the New York Mets two-time Cy Young Award-winning ace Johan Santana against Chris Carpenter, who is only the second pitcher in Cardinals…

SOUTH GRAND — The St. Louis Cardinals bullpen inherited four innings of work and a one-run lead Wednesday night against the Chicago Cubs and turned it into a victory. It was a large-scale example of what the bullpen has been doing remarkably well within individual innings all season.

Say this about the Cardinals’ relievers: They are stingy with their inheritance.

When the Cardinals and general manager John Mozeliak set out to rebuild the bullpen, one of the…