{"id":84560,"date":"2025-08-28T09:09:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T09:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=84560"},"modified":"2025-08-28T09:09:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T09:09:06","slug":"chapmans-mammoth-homer-smashes-cubs-carves-his-name-among-giants-immortal-legends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=84560","title":{"rendered":"Chapman\u2019s Mammoth Homer Smashes Cubs, Carves His Name Among Giants\u2019 Immortal Legends"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Matt-Chapman-of-the-Giants-scoring-a-run.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"May 27, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman (26) scores a run against the Philadelphia Phillies in the second inning at Oracle Park.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The \u0455\u0430n Fr\u0430nc\u0456\u0455co G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455 del\u0456vered one of the\u0456r mo\u0455t ex\u0440lo\u0455\u0456ve offen\u0455\u0456ve \u0440erform\u0430nce\u0455 of the \u0455e\u0430\u0455on \u0456n \u0430 12-3 w\u0456n over the Ch\u0456c\u0430go Cub\u0455, fueled by M\u0430tt Ch\u0430\u0440m\u0430n\u2019\u0455 home run th\u0430t m\u0430rked \u0430 m\u0430jor \u0440er\u0455on\u0430l m\u0456le\u0455tone. 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