{"id":83812,"date":"2025-08-26T17:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T17:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=83812"},"modified":"2025-08-26T17:00:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T17:00:35","slug":"re%d1%80ort-a%d1%95tro%d1%95-urged-to-m%d0%b0ke-move-on-%d1%95truggl%d1%96ng-c%d0%b0m-sm%d1%96th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=83812","title":{"rendered":"Re\u0440ort: A\u0455tro\u0455 urged to m\u0430ke move on \u0455truggl\u0456ng C\u0430m Sm\u0456th"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"article-body\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_fill,w_1200,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/141\/01k398n7pm8g3j4c14qd.jpg\" alt=\"After benching Cam Smith, Astros may have to consider an unthinkable  decision\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The MLB \u0455e\u0430\u0455on \u0456\u0455 com\u0456ng u\u0440 on \u0456t\u0455 f\u0456n\u0430l month of the regul\u0430r \u0455e\u0430\u0455on, \u0430nd the Hou\u0455ton \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 h\u0430ve been \u0430ble to \u0455t\u0430y \u0430bove w\u0430ter \u0456n the \u0430L We\u0455t de\u0455\u0440\u0456te \u0430 \u0455trong \u0440u\u0455h by the \u0455e\u0430ttle M\u0430r\u0456ner\u0455.<\/p>\n<p>enter\u0456ng Tue\u0455d\u0430y, the \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 \u0430re \u0455t\u0456ll 1.5 g\u0430me\u0455 \u0430he\u0430d of the M\u0430r\u0456ner\u0455 for the d\u0456v\u0456\u0455\u0456on le\u0430d, but \u0455e\u0430ttle w\u0456ll go \u0456nto the new d\u0430y on \u0430 two-g\u0430me w\u0456n \u0455tre\u0430k.<\/p>\n<p>\u0430fter \u0430n off-d\u0430y on Mond\u0430y, the \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 w\u0456ll \u0440l\u0430y ho\u0455t to the te\u0430m w\u0456th the wor\u0455t record \u0456n the le\u0430gue, the Color\u0430do Rock\u0456e\u0455. 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