Highlighted by Thursday afternoon’s duel between Chris Carpenter and Johan Santana, the pitching matchups are now set for the four-game series with the first-place Cardinals that starts Monday night at Citi Field. Here is the breakdown:

Monday — RHP Todd Wellemeyer (6-6, 5.36) vs. RHP Tim Redding (0-2, 6.27), 7:10 p.m., SNY.

Tuesday — RHP Joel Pineiro (5-8, 3.76) vs. RHP Livan Hernandez (5-1, 4.18), 7:10 p.m., SNY.

Wednesday — RHP Brad Thompson (2-2, 3.89) vs. RHP Fernando Nieve (2-0, 1.84), 7:10 p.m., SNY.

Thursday — RHP Carpenter (5-1, 1.53) vs. Santana (8-5, 3.22), 1:10 p.m., SNY.