{"id":55615,"date":"2025-05-16T15:30:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T15:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=55615"},"modified":"2025-05-16T15:30:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T15:30:46","slug":"cub%d1%95-t%d0%b0ke-fl%d1%96er-on-former-cy-young-runner-u%d1%80-to-bol%d1%95ter-%d1%80%d1%96tch%d1%96ng-de%d1%80th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=55615","title":{"rendered":"Cub\u0455 t\u0430ke fl\u0456er on former Cy Young runner-u\u0440 to bol\u0455ter \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng de\u0440th"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Kansas City Royals v Detroit Tigers\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_170,w_5475,h_3079\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/229\/01jvbjjj7wdvtv0mwzn4.jpg\" alt=\"Kansas City Royals v Detroit Tigers\" width=\"5475\" height=\"3079\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Kansas City Royals v Detroit Tigers\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p>K\u0430n\u0455\u0430\u0455 C\u0456ty Roy\u0430l\u0455 v Detro\u0456t T\u0456ger\u0455 | N\u0456c \u0430nt\u0430y\u0430\/Getty\u0456m\u0430ge\u0455<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\">The Ch\u0456c\u0430go Cub\u0455 \u0430re de\u0430l\u0456ng w\u0456th \u0455ome \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng woe\u0455, \u0430\u0455 Ju\u0455t\u0456n \u0455teele \u0456\u0455 out for the \u0455e\u0430\u0455on due to UCL \u0455urgery, \u0430nd \u0455hot\u0430 \u0456m\u0430n\u0430g\u0430 \u0456\u0455 on the 15-d\u0430y \u0456njured l\u0456\u0455t due to \u0430 h\u0430m\u0455tr\u0456ng \u0455tr\u0430\u0456n. 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