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McDonald threw 43 of his 82 pitches in the first inning, when four of the first five batters reached base on three walks and an error.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026 -
Brown exited after a season-high 87 pitches in his sixth start since joining Chicago's rotation on May 8.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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Things are equally akilter in his family’s home, with his mother now sitting on the couch watching TV while his father slaves away in the kitchen.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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To heat-style, blow-dry curtain bangs away from the face, sweeping them from side to side with a paddle brush.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
9 June 2026
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Ray struggles to hide his drink, to get a drink, to get away on his own and pursue his Sisyphean labors of hammering a bucket of baseballs off a tee and then wandering through the field to collect them and start again.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
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Roki Sasaki struggles in loss Former Dodger Miguel Vargas delivered the go-ahead hit for the White Sox in the fifth inning as part of a game-defining seven-run rally.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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“Hammers (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammers%20%28away%29. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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