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Muncy's tiebreaking RBI lifts A's to 1st series win since mid-June, beat Sox 4-3

WCVB Boston (Hearst) and Las Vegas Review-Journal describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Max Muncy hit a tiebreaking RBI double off the Green Monster against closer Aroldis Chapman in the ninth inning and the Athletics rallied past the Boston Red Sox 4-3 for their first series win after losing 12 straight.
The headline split The center frames it as "Muncy's tiebreaking RBI lifts A's to 1st series win since mid-June, beat Sox 4-3". The right frames it as "Athletics rally late to beat Red Sox, win 1st series since mid-June".
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CenterMuncy's tiebreaking RBI lifts A's to 1st series win since mid-June, beat Sox 4-3

WCVB Boston (Hearst) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightAthletics rally late to beat Red Sox, win 1st series since mid-June

Las Vegas Review-Journal · Center-right · News report

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WCVB Boston (Hearst)News report · Aug 9, 10:01 PM

Muncy's tiebreaking RBI lifts A's to 1st series win since mid-June, beat Sox 4-3

Max Muncy hit a tiebreaking RBI double off the Green Monster against closer Aroldis Chapman in the ninth inning and the Athletics rallied past the Boston Red Sox 4-3 for their first series...

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Las Vegas Review-JournalNews report · Aug 9, 9:21 PM

Athletics rally late to beat Red Sox, win 1st series since mid-June

Max Muncy hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the ninth inning, and the Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox on Sunday for their second straight win.

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Aug 9, 9:21 PM: Las Vegas Review-Journal joined the source map.

Aug 9, 10:01 PM: WCVB Boston (Hearst) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 50/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.