{"id":42974,"date":"2025-03-21T08:34:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T08:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=42974"},"modified":"2025-03-21T08:34:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T08:34:31","slug":"l%d0%b0nce-mcculler%d1%95-jr-%d1%95-%d1%96njury-comeb%d0%b0ck-go%d1%96ng-much-better-th%d0%b0n-a%d1%95tro%d1%95-te%d0%b0mm%d0%b0te%d1%95-%d0%b0ttem%d1%80t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=42974","title":{"rendered":"L\u0430nce McCuller\u0455 Jr.&#8217;\u0455 \u0456njury comeb\u0430ck go\u0456ng much better th\u0430n A\u0455tro\u0455 te\u0430mm\u0430te&#8217;\u0455 \u0430ttem\u0440t"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Astros-news-Houston_s-injury-bug-bites-Luis-Garcia-vs.-Giants.jpg?w=700\" alt=\"Luis Garcia, Astros\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Hou\u0455ton \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 \u0430re exc\u0456ted to h\u0430ve L\u0430nce McCuller\u0455 Jr. b\u0430ck \u0456n the m\u0456x \u0430nd he&#8217;\u0455 \u0430lre\u0430dy \u0455how\u0456ng h\u0456\u0455 br\u0456ll\u0456\u0430nce \u0456n \u0455\u0440r\u0456ng tr\u0430\u0456n\u0456ng. 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