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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Reliever John Axford was traded from the Milwaukee Brewers to the St. Louis Cardinals. (Brian D. Kersey/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The St. Louis Cardinals acquired right-handed reliever John Axford from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for a player to be named later, the Cardinals announced Friday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Axford, 30, is 6-7 with a 4.45 ERA and 19 saves in 62 games this season. He led the National League with 46 saves in 2011.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Axford is expected to join the team on Friday night when they start a seven-game trip in Pittsburgh.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LEMIRE: Cardinals offer extra evidence they belong at No. 1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(Axford is) \"a reliever that offers experience as both a setup man and closer. He's also a pitcher who brings familiarity with the NL Central, pennant-race baseball and the postseason,\" Cardinals general manager John Mozelia said about Axford.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Axford is making $5 million this season and will be eligible for arbitration in 2014.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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