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.