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Kwan, Bazzana help Guardians beat Twins 9-2, pull within 1/2 game of AL Central-leading White Sox

The Plain Dealer Cleveland and WJW FOX8 (Nexstar, Cleveland) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Kwan, Bazzana help Guardians beat Twins 9-2, pull within 1/2 game of AL Central-leading White Sox.
The headline split The left frames it as "Guardians hammer Twins, 9-2, move within half-game of White Sox with 3-game series for AL...". The center frames it as "Kwan, Bazzana help Guardians beat Twins 9-2, pull within 1/2 game of AL Central-leading W...".
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Left / center-leftGuardians hammer Twins, 9-2, move within half-game of White Sox with 3-game series for AL Central lead starting Monday

The Plain Dealer Cleveland · Center-left · News report

CenterKwan, Bazzana help Guardians beat Twins 9-2, pull within 1/2 game of AL Central-leading White Sox

WJW FOX8 (Nexstar, Cleveland) · Center · News report

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WJW FOX8 (Nexstar, Cleveland)News report · Sep 13, 9:34 PM

Kwan, Bazzana help Guardians beat Twins 9-2, pull within 1/2 game of AL Central-leading White Sox

Steven Kwan homered to lead off the game, Tanner Bibee had seven strikeouts in 6 2/3 strong innings, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Minnesota Twins 9-2 on Sunday to pull within a half...

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The Plain Dealer ClevelandNews report · Sep 13, 8:59 PM

Guardians hammer Twins, 9-2, move within half-game of White Sox with 3-game series for AL Central lead starting Monday

The Guardians head home for their series Monday through Wednesday against the White Sox, and first place will be at stake.

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Sep 13, 8:59 PM: The Plain Dealer Cleveland joined the source map.

Sep 13, 9:34 PM: WJW FOX8 (Nexstar, Cleveland) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 56/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.