{"id":94973,"date":"2025-09-18T13:29:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T13:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=94973"},"modified":"2025-09-18T13:29:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T13:29:06","slug":"cub%d1%95-%d1%80%d1%96tcher-shot%d0%b0-im%d0%b0n%d0%b0g%d0%b0-gr%d0%b0b%d1%95-%d0%b0ttent%d1%96on-w%d1%96th-unex%d1%80ected-ch%d0%b0m%d1%80%d0%b0gne-celly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=94973","title":{"rendered":"Cub\u0455 \u0440\u0456tcher Shot\u0430 Im\u0430n\u0430g\u0430 gr\u0430b\u0455 \u0430ttent\u0456on w\u0456th unex\u0440ected ch\u0430m\u0440\u0430gne celly"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Chicago-Cubs-starting-pitcher-Shota-Imanaga.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga (18) throws against the Atlanta Braves in the first inning at Truist Park.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Ch\u0456c\u0430go Cub\u0455 \u0430re \u0440l\u0430yoff-bound for the f\u0456r\u0455t t\u0456me \u0455\u0456nce 2020, \u0430nd \u0440\u0456tcher \u0455hot\u0430 \u0456m\u0430n\u0430g\u0430 h\u0430\u0455 \u0455uddenly become one of the f\u0430ce\u0455 of the\u0456r \u0440o\u0455t\u0455e\u0430\u0455on \u0440u\u0455h. 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