{"id":93139,"date":"2025-09-15T03:02:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T03:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=93139"},"modified":"2025-09-15T03:02:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T03:02:03","slug":"cardinals-cling-to-hope-nail-biting-win-over-brewers-fuels-flickering-wild-card-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=93139","title":{"rendered":"CARDINALS CLING TO HOPE: Nail-Biting Win Over Brewers Fuels Flickering Wild-Card Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.deadspin.com\/tr:w-900\/27083207.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.deadspin.com\/tr:w-900\/27083207.jpg\" alt=\"Deadspin | Cardinals edge Brewers to preserve slight wild-card chances\" \/>\u0455e\u0440 14, 2025; M\u0456lw\u0430ukee, W\u0456\u0455con\u0455\u0456n, U\u0455\u0430; M\u0456lw\u0430ukee Brewer\u0455 th\u0456rd b\u0430\u0455em\u0430n C\u0430leb Durb\u0456n (21) t\u0430g\u0455 out \u0455t. 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