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Jac Caglianone powers the Royals past Chicago 6-3 as Clay Holmes makes a shaky debut for the Cubs

Chicago Sun-Times and Toronto Star describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Clay Holmes throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel).
The headline split Toronto Star frames it as "Jac Caglianone powers the Royals past Chicago 6-3 as Clay Holmes makes a shaky debut for...". Chicago Sun-Times frames it as "World Series hunger fuels Kevin Gausman, Clay Holmes, who see chance to return with Cubs:...".
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Left / center-leftJac Caglianone powers the Royals past Chicago 6-3 as Clay Holmes makes a shaky debut for the Cubs

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Toronto StarNews report · Aug 9, 1:46 AM

Jac Caglianone powers the Royals past Chicago 6-3 as Clay Holmes makes a shaky debut for the Cubs

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Clay Holmes throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Rie...

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Philadelphia InquirerNews report · Aug 9, 1:44 AM

Jac Caglianone powers the Royals past Chicago 6-3 as Clay Holmes makes a shaky debut for the Cubs

The Royals made Clay Holmes' debut with the Cubs a forgettable one Saturday night, scoring four times off him before pulling away for a 6-3 victory

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Chicago Sun-TimesNews report · Aug 8, 11:21 PM

World Series hunger fuels Kevin Gausman, Clay Holmes, who see chance to return with Cubs: ‘An addicting drug’

KANSAS CITY – Kevin Gausman almost won a World Series ring last year. Clay Holmes almost won a World Series ring the year before. Almost. For pro ballplayers, almost is usually not good eno...

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