Cards edge Dodgers to earn split of four-game series

Tyler O'Neill hit the decisive homer in the fifth inning as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 Thursday.

The teams split the four-game series. The Cardinals (71-68) climbed within three games of the San Diego Padres for the second National League wild card slot while the Dodgers (88-53) fell 2 1/2 games back of the NL West-leading San Francisco Giants.

The Padres and Giants are idle Thurs