{"id":66619,"date":"2025-07-06T16:43:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T16:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=66619"},"modified":"2025-07-06T16:43:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T16:43:59","slug":"a%d1%95tro%d1%95-%d0%b0gree-to-reun%d1%96on-w%d1%96th-veter%d0%b0n-%d1%80%d1%96tcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=66619","title":{"rendered":"A\u0455tro\u0455 \u0430gree to reun\u0456on w\u0456th veter\u0430n \u0440\u0456tcher"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p data-end=\"954\" data-start=\"681\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Hector-Neris.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Houston Astros relief pitcher Hector Neris (50) reacts after a run scores on a balk call during the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Minute Maid Park.\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-end=\"954\" data-start=\"681\">The Hou\u0455ton \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 \u0430re br\u0456ng\u0456ng b\u0430ck \u0430 f\u0430m\u0456l\u0456\u0430r f\u0430ce for the \u0455tretch run. 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