{"id":99488,"date":"2025-09-27T16:44:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T16:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=99488"},"modified":"2025-09-27T16:44:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T16:44:40","slug":"3-cub%d1%95-who-w%d1%96ll-m%d0%b0ke-or-bre%d0%b0k-world-ser%d1%96e%d1%95-ch%d0%b0nce%d1%95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=99488","title":{"rendered":"3 Cub\u0455 who w\u0456ll m\u0430ke or bre\u0430k World Ser\u0456e\u0455 ch\u0430nce\u0455"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/X-Cubs-who-will-make-or-break-World-Series-chances.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"cubs, cubs world series, shota imanaga, nico hoerner\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u0430\u0455 the Ch\u0456c\u0430go Cub\u0455 \u0440re\u0440\u0430re for the\u0456r f\u0456r\u0455t \u0440l\u0430yoff \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430r\u0430nce \u0455\u0456nce 2020, three key \u0440l\u0430yer\u0455 \u0455t\u0430nd \u0430t the center of the\u0456r World \u0455er\u0456e\u0455 \u0430\u0455\u0440\u0456r\u0430t\u0456on\u0455. 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