Adam Wainwright will pitch for the Cardinals in their spring opener, putting him in line to start on Opening Day. Wainwright's only other opening-day start was 2009. Chris Carpenter pitched the opener for St. Louis last year. "If it happens then that would be awesome," Wainwright said. "It's a tremendous honor, especially in St. Louis. As fun as it is to play the first game, the crowd is even more buzzing than it normally is?that amazing feel in the air baseball's back in town."