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Every team will be in action for Sunday's MLB slate, and the Cubs-Astros game is one of the most notable matchups.
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
The series marks the return of former Red Sox manager Terry Francona, now manager of the Reds, and also comes on the 50-year anniversary of the two clubs’ matchup in the 1975 World Series.
—Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
Caitlin Clark will miss her second straight game and her seventh this season after the Indiana Fever star remains sidelined from Friday night’s matchup against the Dallas Wings with a groin injury.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
During the streak, KC has been shut out five times and scored two runs or fewer in eight of those matchups.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2025
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
The series marks the return of former Red Sox manager Terry Francona, now manager of the Reds, and also comes on the 50-year anniversary of the two clubs’ matchup in the 1975 World Series.
—Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
Caitlin Clark will miss her second straight game and her seventh this season after the Indiana Fever star remains sidelined from Friday night’s matchup against the Dallas Wings with a groin injury.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
During the streak, KC has been shut out five times and scored two runs or fewer in eight of those matchups.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2025
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“Matchup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/matchup. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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