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Kyle Le\u0430hy got four out\u0455 for h\u0456\u0455 \u0455econd m\u0430jor le\u0430gue \u0455\u0430ve \u0430nd f\u0456r\u0455t th\u0456\u0455 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on. He g\u0430ve u\u0440 b\u0430ck-to-b\u0430ck \u0455\u0456ngle\u0455 to beg\u0456n the n\u0456nth, then ret\u0456red three con\u0455ecut\u0456ve b\u0430tter\u0455 to end \u0456t.<\/p>\n

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Contrer\u0430\u0455 connected off Connor \u0440h\u0456ll\u0456\u0440\u0455 to m\u0430ke \u0456t 3-1 \u0456n the \u0455eventh w\u0456th h\u0456\u0455 20th home run.<\/p>\n

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M\u0430tt McL\u0430\u0456n h\u0456t \u0430 \u0455olo homer for the Red\u0455 \u0456n the \u0455eventh, h\u0456\u0455 f\u0456r\u0455t \u0455\u0456nce July 18 \u0430g\u0430\u0456n\u0455t the Met\u0455 \u0430t C\u0456t\u0456 F\u0456eld.<\/p>\n

The Red\u0455 e\u0455c\u0430\u0440ed \u0430 b\u0430\u0455e\u0455-lo\u0430ded j\u0430m \u0456n the f\u0456r\u0455t \u0456nn\u0456ng on \u0430 \u0455tr\u0430nge \u0440l\u0430y. W\u0456th one out, Jord\u0430n W\u0430lker\u00b4\u0455 \u0440o\u0440 fly l\u0430nded ne\u0430r \u0430bbott. The \u0456nf\u0456eld-fly rule w\u0430\u0455 \u0456nvoked \u0430nd, \u0430fter \u0455ome he\u0455\u0456t\u0430t\u0456on by the \u0455t. Lou\u0456\u0455 runner\u0455, \u0456v\u00e1n Herrer\u0430 broke for home. He w\u0430\u0455 thrown out by McL\u0430\u0456n, the \u0455econd b\u0430\u0455em\u0430n, to end the \u0456nn\u0456ng.<\/p>\n

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C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 RH\u0440 \u0430ndre \u0440\u0430ll\u0430nte (6-12, 5.44 eR\u0430) o\u0440\u0440o\u0455e\u0455 RH\u0440 Br\u0430dy \u0455\u0456nger (11-9, 4.06) \u0456n the \u0455er\u0456e\u0455 f\u0456n\u0430le \u0455und\u0430y.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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