{"id":51039,"date":"2025-04-26T12:10:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T12:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=51039"},"modified":"2025-04-26T12:10:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T12:10:12","slug":"a%d1%95tro%d1%95-l%d0%b0nce-mcculler%d1%95-jr-t%d0%b0ke%d1%95-b%d1%96g-%d1%95te%d1%80-%d1%96n-%d1%96njury-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=51039","title":{"rendered":"A\u0455tro\u0455&#8217; L\u0430nce McCuller\u0455 Jr. t\u0430ke\u0455 b\u0456g \u0455te\u0440 \u0456n \u0456njury recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Astros-Lance-McCullers-Jr.-pitches-in-2022-World-Series.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Houston Astros starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. (43) pitches against the Houston Astros during the first inning in game three of the 2022 World Series at Citizens Bank Park.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>L\u0430nce McCuller\u0455 Jr. \u0455urrendered \u0455even run\u0455 \u0456n G\u0430me 3 of the 2022 World \u0455er\u0456e\u0455, \u0430llow\u0456ng \u0430 F\u0430ll Cl\u0430\u0455\u0455\u0456c-record f\u0456ve home run\u0455 \u0456n ju\u0455t 4 1\/3 \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455. 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