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WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster)News report · Aug 2, 3:27 AM
Pirates beat Reds 4-1 to snap four-game losing streak
Pittsburgh Pirates snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.
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Pirates beat Reds 4-1 to snap four-game losing streak
Washington's Top News (WTOP) and WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened Pittsburgh Pirates snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.
The headline split WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) frames it as "Pirates beat Reds 4-1 to snap four-game losing streak". WLWT Cincinnati (Hearst) frames it as "Reds fall to Pirates in game briefly delayed by storms".
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Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · Aug 2, 8:02 AM
Reds bring 2-1 series advantage over Pirates into game 4
Pittsburgh Pirates (56-56, third in the NL Central) vs. Cincinnati Reds (52-58, fifth in the NL Central) Cincinnati; Sunday, 1:40…
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WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami)News report · Aug 2, 5:14 AM
Rafaela hits 2 homers as streaking Red Sox take lead in 8th and edge Yamamoto and Dodgers 3-2
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andruw Monasterio hit a ground-rule double to lead off the eighth and scored the go-ahead run on Connor Wong's double-play grounder as the streaking Boston Red Sox edged...
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WLWT Cincinnati (Hearst)News report · Aug 2, 4:34 AM
Reds fall to Pirates in game briefly delayed by storms
The Cincinnati Reds' fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates in a game briefly disrupted by storms downtown.
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Aug 2, 3:27 AM: WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) joined the source map.
Aug 2, 4:34 AM: WLWT Cincinnati (Hearst) joined the source map.
Aug 2, 5:14 AM: WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) joined the source map.
Aug 2, 8:02 AM: Washington's Top News (WTOP) joined the source map.
Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 4 sources · 1 bucket.