{"id":55605,"date":"2025-05-16T15:23:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T15:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=55605"},"modified":"2025-05-16T15:23:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T15:23:47","slug":"here%d1%95-the-underr%d0%b0ted-ch%d0%b0nge-th%d0%b0t%d1%95-turn%d1%96ng-the-c%d0%b0rd%d1%96n%d0%b0l%d1%95-%d1%96nto-re%d0%b0l-contender%d1%95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=55605","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019\u0455 the underr\u0430ted ch\u0430nge th\u0430t\u2019\u0455 turn\u0456ng the C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 \u0456nto re\u0430l contender\u0455"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3000,h_1687\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/229\/01jvate89tq4hea71fx2.jpg\" alt=\"Pittsburgh Pirates v St. Louis Cardinals\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\">The \u0455t. 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