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a boxing matchup that promises to be a sportswriter's dream
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CLEVELAND — Red Sox ace Chris Sale was battered while matching the shortest start of his career, and rookie Yandy Diaz got four hits as the Cleveland Indians beat Boston 13-6 Thursday night in a matchup of division leaders.
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MATCH NOTES • Form Guide: Last five USL results and all-time series FC Cincinnati: W-W-W-L-D Louisville: D-L-W-W-L FC Cincinnati leads both the all-time (3-1-2) and season series (1-1-0) in the matchup.
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The Toreros took the matchup handily last year, winning 91-53.
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Montgomery was the first left-handed starter to lose to the Twins in eight matchups since David Holmberg on June 21 with the Chicago White Sox.
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On Tuesday, the Democratic firm Public Policy Polling released the first survey assessing how Zuck would fare in a theoretical 2020 matchup with Trump.
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Judge, who leads the majors in home runs this season with 30, hit second in each matchup.
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Among the team matchups, the 10:30 a.m. pool game between Mater Dei and Cathedral ought to set the standard for action.
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ESPN will carry Dallas’ matchup with Phoenix , and NBA TV will televise the Mavericks’ games against Chicago and Miami.
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First Known Use of matchup
1959
matchup Synonyms
Synonyms
bout, competition, contest, event, match, game, meet, sweepstakes (also sweep-stake), tournament, tourneyRelated Words
athletics, sport; battle, conflict, scrimmage, skirmish, struggle, tug-of-war, tussle; championship, national (s); final, nightcap, play-off, semifinal; derby, field day, gymkhana, open, outing; biathlon, decathlon, heptathlon, pentathlon, triathlon; marathon, race, ultramarathon; heat, round, run, set; rally, volley; round-robin, rubber, runoff, sudden death; dead heat, photo finish, seesaw; classicLearn More about matchup
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