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The last eight games had torched their pitching, called into question their clutch hitting and even tested their convictions.

Given reason to wonder again when the Cleveland Indians rallied for three runs and an eighth-inning lead, the Cardinals chose a different response Wednesday night at Busch Stadium.

Three outs away from their ninth consecutive loss, the Redbirds rallied for two unearned ninth-inning runs to turn a potentially crushing loss on its head. The Cardinals received an extra out to begin the inning on a dropped pop fly before winning when Indians shortstop Jhonny Peralta bounced a throw past first base to score Aaron Miles for the deciding run in a 5-4 win.

A crowd of 44,628 that hooted them from the field in the eighth inning showered the Cardinals with seat cushions as they celebrated the end to the club’s longest losing streak since 1988.

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