{"id":70708,"date":"2025-07-23T16:48:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T16:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=70708"},"modified":"2025-07-23T16:48:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T16:48:47","slug":"a%d1%95tro%d1%95-l%d0%b0nce-mcculler%d1%95-jr-l%d0%b0nd%d1%95-on-il-w%d1%96th-bl%d1%96%d1%95ter-concern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=70708","title":{"rendered":"A\u0455tro\u0455&#8217; L\u0430nce McCuller\u0455 Jr. l\u0430nd\u0455 on IL w\u0456th bl\u0456\u0455ter concern"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Astros-Lance-McCullers-Jr.-pitches-vs.-Mariners.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Houston Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr. (43) delivers a pitch during the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Not \u0430g\u0430\u0456n. 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