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They took a shellacking in yesterday's game.
suffered a shellacking at the hands of a vastly superior opposition
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That's seven straight games with either a win or a tie, a span that includes two 4-1 shellackings of St. Louis City SC and CF Montréal.
Between the lines: Brazilian forward Rafael Navarro leads the team with 11 goals this season, followed by American midfielder Djordje Mihailovic with 10 goals.
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Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 16 July 2024
Estes, who blanked the Angels on four hits last Wednesday, has a sparking 1.91 ERA at the Coliseum but his shellacking in Boston left him with an unsightly 9.10 road ERA this season.
—Jon Becker, The Mercury News, 9 July 2024
The Fever’s last matchup against Brondello’s squad ended with a 36-point shellacking on June 2 at Barclays Center.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 5 July 2024
An eight-run shellacking in Atlanta followed on Aug. 14 before Schmidt finished his season with a 4.32 ERA over his last eight starts.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 May 2024
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Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 16 July 2024
Estes, who blanked the Angels on four hits last Wednesday, has a sparking 1.91 ERA at the Coliseum but his shellacking in Boston left him with an unsightly 9.10 road ERA this season.
—Jon Becker, The Mercury News, 9 July 2024
The Fever’s last matchup against Brondello’s squad ended with a 36-point shellacking on June 2 at Barclays Center.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 5 July 2024
An eight-run shellacking in Atlanta followed on Aug. 14 before Schmidt finished his season with a 4.32 ERA over his last eight starts.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 May 2024
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“Shellacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shellacking. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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