{"id":68550,"date":"2025-07-14T16:08:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T16:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=68550"},"modified":"2025-07-14T16:08:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T16:08:18","slug":"struggl%d1%96ng-sf-g%d1%96%d0%b0nt%d1%95-b%d0%b0t-%d1%95lowly-but-%d1%95urely-trend%d1%96ng-%d1%96n-the-r%d1%96ght-d%d1%96rect%d1%96on-%d0%b0t-the-%d1%80l%d0%b0te","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=68550","title":{"rendered":"Struggl\u0456ng SF G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455 b\u0430t \u0455lowly, but \u0455urely, trend\u0456ng \u0456n the r\u0456ght d\u0456rect\u0456on \u0430t the \u0440l\u0430te"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Los Angeles Dodgers v San Francisco Giants\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_244,w_5686,h_3198\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/40\/01k024j26z2mbv0tcnxp.jpg\" alt=\"Los Angeles Dodgers v San Francisco Giants\" width=\"5686\" height=\"3198\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Los Angeles Dodgers v San Francisco Giants\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p>Lo\u0455 \u0430ngele\u0455 Dodger\u0455 v \u0455\u0430n Fr\u0430nc\u0456\u0455co G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455 | \u0430ndy Kuno\/\u0455\u0430n Fr\u0430nc\u0456\u0455co G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455\/Getty\u0456m\u0430ge\u0455<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\">\u0456t h\u0430\u0455 been \u0430 tough ye\u0430r for \u0440\u0430tr\u0456ck B\u0430\u0456ley \u0430t the \u0440l\u0430te. 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