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Brewers beat Pirates, win 4th straight NL Central title

WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) reaches for "victory" where WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst) stays flat.

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What happened The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Pirates on Tuesday night and won the division title for the fourth year in a row.
The headline split WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst) frames it as "Brewers beat Pirates, win 4th straight NL Central title". WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) frames it as "Brewers move within one win of NL Central title with 5-1 victory over Pirates".
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WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst)News report · Sep 16, 2:33 AM

Brewers beat Pirates, win 4th straight NL Central title

The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Pirates on Tuesday night and won the division title for the fourth year in a row.

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WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami)News report · Sep 16, 4:24 AM

The Milwaukee Brewers and their brand of selfless baseball are NL Central champions again

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The best pitcher in baseball on the team with the best record in baseball isn't sure how exactly the Milwaukee Brewers keep doing this.

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WISN12 Milwaukee (Hearst)News report · Sep 16, 2:23 AM

Brewers win fourth consecutive National League Central title

The Brewers are kings of the central for the fourth year in a row.

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WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster)News report · Sep 16, 1:52 AM

Brewers move within one win of NL Central title with 5-1 victory over Pirates

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Jacob Misiorowski struck out seven in five shutout innings and the Milwaukee Brewers moved to the brink of their fourth straight National League Central title with a 5-1 win.

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Sep 16, 1:52 AM: WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) joined the source map.

Sep 16, 2:23 AM: WISN12 Milwaukee (Hearst) joined the source map.

Sep 16, 2:33 AM: WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst) joined the source map.

Sep 16, 4:24 AM: WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) joined the source map.

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