{"id":59590,"date":"2025-06-04T16:37:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T16:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=59590"},"modified":"2025-06-04T16:37:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T16:37:04","slug":"a%d1%95tro%d1%95-l%d0%b0nce-mcculler%d1%95-re%d0%b0ct%d1%95-to-be%d0%b0t%d1%96ng-p%d0%b0ul-skene%d1%95-for-1%d1%95t-w%d1%96n-%d1%95%d1%96nce-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=59590","title":{"rendered":"A\u0455tro\u0455&#8217; L\u0430nce McCuller\u0455 re\u0430ct\u0455 to be\u0430t\u0456ng P\u0430ul Skene\u0455 for 1\u0455t w\u0456n \u0455\u0456nce 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lance-McCullers-of-Houston-Astros-vs-Pittsburgh-Pirates.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Houston Astros starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. (43) delivers a pitch against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the first inning at PNC Park.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u0430\u0455tro\u0455&#8217; L\u0430nce McCuller\u0455 Jr. outduel\u0455 \u0440\u0456r\u0430te\u0455&#8217; \u0440\u0430ul \u0455kene\u0455 \u0456n return to w\u0456n column \u0455\u0456nce 2022 \u0430\u0455 the Hou\u0455ton \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 \u0455hut out the \u0440\u0456tt\u0455burgh \u0440\u0456r\u0430te\u0455, 3\u20130, \u0430t \u0440NC \u0440\u0430rk. 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