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Walk-off walk wins wild game for Cardinals

Okay, St. Louis Cardinals fans. Put the defibrillator paddles away.

In a game that threatened to tax the hearts of even the most die-hard Cardinals fan, Colorado Rockies closer John Axford surrendered a walk-off walk to Greg Garcia and gave St. Louis a dramatic 9-8 win Thursday at Busch Stadium.

The win gave the Cardinals a 65-37 overall record and a 5 1/2 game lead over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League Central.

It was nice to see the offense explode for one game after St.