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O'Neill's homer in 10th lifts Cardinals over Giants 5-4

ST. LOUIS -- Tyler O'Neill hit a solo home run with two outs in the 10th inning and the St. Louis Cardinals held their playoff position, rallying past the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Saturday.

Yadier Molina also homered for St. Louis, which began the day 1 1/2 games ahead of Colorado for the second NL wild-card spot. The Cardinals, who have seven games remaining, started three games behind Milwaukee for the top wild-card slot.

St. Louis won for the fifth time in six games. San Francisco has lost three in a row.