Georgia native Adam Wainwright set for final Atlanta start

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The St. Louis Cardinals will send veteran right-hander Adam Wainwright to the mound on Thursday in search a rare sweep against the Atlanta Braves.

It will be the final start of Wainwright's career against the Braves, the team the Brunswick, Ga., native grew up watching before they made him theirfirst-round draft pick in 2000. The Braves traded Wainwright to the Cardinals in 2003, and he has gone 10-4 with a 3.42 ERA against them in 21 games (16 starts).

Wainwright was scheduled to start last Saturday, but his turn was skipped in the rotation.

"He needed recovery time," St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol said. "Yes, it works out to…