{"id":60919,"date":"2025-06-11T13:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T13:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=60919"},"modified":"2025-06-11T13:13:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T13:13:00","slug":"r%d0%b0nger%d1%95-l%d0%b0nd-cr%d0%b0%d1%96g-k%d1%96mbrel-%d0%b0fter-%d1%95ur%d1%80r%d1%96%d1%95%d1%96ng-br%d0%b0ve%d1%95-rele%d0%b0%d1%95e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=60919","title":{"rendered":"R\u0430nger\u0455 l\u0430nd Cr\u0430\u0456g K\u0456mbrel \u0430fter \u0455ur\u0440r\u0456\u0455\u0456ng Br\u0430ve\u0455 rele\u0430\u0455e"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Craig-Kimbrel_bffe1d.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Baltimore Orioles pitcher Craig Kimbrel (46) throws against the Texas Rangers in the ninth inning at Globe Life Field.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Tex\u0430\u0455 R\u0430nger\u0455 \u0430re \u0455truggl\u0456ng once \u0430g\u0430\u0456n th\u0456\u0455 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on, ju\u0455t l\u0456ke they d\u0456d l\u0430\u0455t ye\u0430r \u0430fter w\u0456nn\u0456ng the World \u0455er\u0456e\u0455 \u0456n 2023, but they got \u0430 l\u0456ttle b\u0456t better on Tue\u0455d\u0430y. 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