Adam Wainwright starts for the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday against Atlanta, the team that selected him in the first round of the 2000 amateur draft.
A prep star in Brunswick, Georgia, Wainwright was traded to the Cardinals after the 2003 season with pitchers Jason Marquis and Ray King for J.D. Drew and Eli Marrero.
Now 38, Wainwright went 14-10 with a 4.19 ERA in 31 starts this year.
Braves starter Mike Soroka was 9 when Wainwright made his postseason debut in 2006.
The series is tied 1-1.
The first pitch at Busch Stadium is scheduled for 3:10. Sunday’s game can be heard on KTLO-AM. The broadcast begins at 2:15 with Ameren Total Access.
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