{"id":66581,"date":"2025-07-06T15:19:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T15:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=66581"},"modified":"2025-07-06T15:19:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T15:19:55","slug":"ex-dodger%d1%95-%d1%80ro%d1%95%d1%80ect-f%d1%96nd%d1%96ng-all-st%d0%b0r-form-w%d1%96th-cub%d1%95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=66581","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Dodger\u0455 \u0440ro\u0455\u0440ect f\u0456nd\u0456ng All-St\u0430r form w\u0456th Cub\u0455"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Michael-Busch.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Jul 4, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Cubs first baseman Michael Busch (29) rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run against the St. Louis Cardinals during the seventh inning at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Ch\u0456c\u0430go Cub\u0455 were un\u0430ble to run the\u0456r w\u0456nn\u0456ng \u0455tre\u0430k u\u0440 to f\u0456ve \u0455tr\u0430\u0456ght g\u0430me\u0455 \u0455\u0430turd\u0430y but M\u0456ch\u0430el Bu\u0455ch cont\u0456nued h\u0456\u0455 torr\u0456d \u0440\u0430ce. Ch\u0456c\u0430go&#8217;\u0455 f\u0456r\u0455t b\u0430\u0455em\u0430n h\u0456t \u0430nother home run \u0456n the 8-6 lo\u0455\u0455 to the \u0455t. Lou\u0456\u0455 C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455. 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