Remember Mark Mulder?

You may or may not have completely forgotten about St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Mark Mulder, who had rotator cuff surgery last September, just in time to miss the World Series.

Mulder will rejoin the Cards' rotation for the first time this Wednesday, now just in time for the road to the post season.

In 2005, the lefty won 16 games in his debut season with St. Louis, arming their starting rotation with the 1-2 punch of himself and Chris Carpenter. Spending 85 days on the 15-day DL and going 6-7 with a 7.14 ERA last season, he finally elected to have the surgery on Sept. 12th.

In his fourth rehab start on Friday, Mulder allowed two runs in five innings for the AAA Memphis Redbirds.

Fellow lefty Mike Maroth is also expected to return to the rotation following a successful rehab stint from elbow tendinitis. He is 0-4 with a craptastic 11.08 ERA, but he'll get another shot with the loss of one terrible pitcher, Anthony Reyes.

Reyes lasted just one inning in his last start on Friday. He has been moved to the bullpen indefinitely.

The Cardinals are sitting just two games behind the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central with plenty of time to catch up. The two teams will meet September 10th at Wrigley Field for one game before their final three-game series of the season beginning on the 14th at Busch Stadium.

[SI.com]