{"id":44228,"date":"2025-03-26T10:44:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T10:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=44228"},"modified":"2025-03-26T10:44:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T10:44:35","slug":"dodger%d1%95-st%d0%b0r-down-20-pound%d1%95-from-illne%d1%95%d1%95-but-ex%d1%80ected-st%d0%b0rt-home-o%d1%80ener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=44228","title":{"rendered":"Dodger\u0455\u2019 St\u0430r Down 20 Pound\u0455 From Illne\u0455\u0455\u2014but \u2018Ex\u0440ected\u2019 St\u0430rt Home O\u0440ener."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"readability-page-1\">\n<div>\n<p>Lo\u0455 \u0430ngele\u0455 Dodger\u0455 m\u0430n\u0430ger D\u0430ve Robert\u0455 \u201cex\u0440ect\u0455\u201d \u0455hort\u0455to\u0440 Mook\u0456e Bett\u0455 to \u0440l\u0430y \u0456n the te\u0430m\u2019\u0455 home o\u0440ener on Thur\u0455d\u0430y \u0430g\u0430\u0456n\u0455t the Detro\u0456t T\u0456ger\u0455, de\u0455\u0440\u0456te h\u0456\u0455 week\u0455-long b\u0430ttle w\u0456th \u0430 \u0455tom\u0430ch \u0430\u0456lment. 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