SAN FRANCISCO — Staying true to their season and this scrappy finish from a team picked apart at the trade deadline, the Cardinals stared elimination from the playoff race in the face late Tuesday night – and shoved it back for one more day.

The Cardinals scored twice in the ninth inning to reverse the game on the Giants and complete a comeback from a five-run deficit. Brendan Donovan’s record-tying feat and Victor Scott II’s fleet feet combined to tie the game before Alec Burleson’s single sent them to a 9-8 stunner against the Giants at Oracle Park.

A loss would eliminate the Cardinals (78-80) officially from the wild-card race.

They scored six runs in the final three innings to leapfrog the Giants (77-81) in the standings and give themselves another day while kindling any chance they

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