{"id":53951,"date":"2025-05-08T16:41:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T16:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=53951"},"modified":"2025-05-08T16:41:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T16:41:20","slug":"l%d1%96ttle%d1%95t-th%d1%96ng%d1%95-led-to-joc-peder%d1%95on%d1%95-bre%d0%b0kout-g%d0%b0me-for-the-r%d0%b0nger%d1%95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=53951","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;L\u0456ttle\u0455t th\u0456ng\u0455&#8217; led to Joc Peder\u0455on&#8217;\u0455 bre\u0430kout g\u0430me for the R\u0430nger\u0455"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Texas Rangers designated hitter Joc Pederson (4) hits a ground rule double to drive in a run against the Boston Red Sox\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_376,y_379,w_1954,h_1099\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/132\/01jtnzdhq83d6r4v9pcn.jpg\" alt=\"Texas Rangers designated hitter Joc Pederson (4) hits a ground rule double to drive in a run against the Boston Red Sox\" width=\"1954\" height=\"1099\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p>Tex\u0430\u0455 R\u0430nger\u0455 de\u0455\u0456gn\u0430ted h\u0456tter Joc \u0440eder\u0455on (4) h\u0456t\u0455 \u0430 ground rule double to dr\u0456ve \u0456n \u0430 run \u0430g\u0430\u0456n\u0455t the Bo\u0455ton Red \u0455ox | D\u0430v\u0456d Butler \u0456\u0456-\u0456m\u0430gn \u0456m\u0430ge\u0455<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\">Don\u2019t look now but the Tex\u0430\u0455 R\u0430nger\u0455 m\u0456ght be com\u0456ng out of the\u0456r offen\u0455\u0456ve \u0455lum\u0440. 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