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Braxton Ashcraft won't return to the Pirates this season, but he avoided serious injury
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Pittsburgh Tribune Review describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedBraxton Ashcraft won't return to the Pirates this season, but he avoided serious injury.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "Braxton Ashcraft won't return to the Pirates this season, but he avoided serious injury". The right frames it as "Pirates RHP Braxton Ashcraft blames arm discomfort on fatigue, aimed for playoff return".
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CenterBraxton Ashcraft won't return to the Pirates this season, but he avoided serious injury
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Right / center-rightPirates RHP Braxton Ashcraft blames arm discomfort on fatigue, aimed for playoff return
Pirates RHP Braxton Ashcraft blames arm discomfort on fatigue, aimed for playoff return
Braxton Ashcraft pronounced himself healthy, even if the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander was willing to admit that his season is over and didn’t end exactly the way he wanted.
