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Cardinals hold on to beat Giants

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Aug 17, 2015; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Mark Reynolds (12) drives in the …

(The Sports Xchange) - The ball came off pinch-hitter Buster Posey's bat with an arc that suggested a go-ahead, two-out, two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning.

In the St. Louis Cardinals' dugout, pitching coach Derek Lilliquist turned to manager Mike Matheny, unworried as center fielder Peter Bourjos sped to the wall.

"Derek said, 'That's not a problem.' So I was convinced it was staying in the ballpark," Matheny said before laughing.