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Adley Rutschman homers twice to help Red Sox beat his former team

Oregonian reaches for "victory"; WCVB Boston (Hearst) for "victory".

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What happened Rutschman connects twice, and Nick Sogard and Roman Anthony also go deep in a win over the Orioles.
The headline split Portland Press Herald frames it as "Adley Rutschman homers twice to help Red Sox beat his former team". WBAL Baltimore (Hearst) frames it as "Adley Rutschman gets ovation at Camden Yards, hits 2 homers".
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Portland Press HeraldNews report · Sep 4, 2:20 AM

Adley Rutschman homers twice to help Red Sox beat his former team

Rutschman connects twice, and Nick Sogard and Roman Anthony also go deep in a win over the Orioles.

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OregonianNews report · Sep 4, 3:27 AM

Former Oregon preps, Beavers baseball star leads Red Sox to victory over his former team

victory

Adley Rutschman had only positive things to say about his former teammates. Then he delivered a blow to their postseason hopes.

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WCVB Boston (Hearst)News report · Sep 4, 2:07 AM

Rutschman homers twice in return to Baltimore, and the Red Sox rally for a 6-5 victory

victory

Adley Rutschman homered twice in his return to Baltimore, and the Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the Orioles 6-5 on Thursday night.

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WBAL Baltimore (Hearst)News report · Sep 4, 1:54 AM

Adley Rutschman gets ovation at Camden Yards, hits 2 homers

Rutschman received a video tribute between the first and second innings, and he got another big ovation despite having already done some damage offensively for his new team.

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Sep 4, 1:54 AM: WBAL Baltimore (Hearst) joined the source map.

Sep 4, 2:07 AM: WCVB Boston (Hearst) joined the source map.

Sep 4, 2:20 AM: Portland Press Herald joined the source map.

Sep 4, 3:27 AM: Oregonian joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 4 sources · 1 bucket.