{
  "id": 12774169,
  "title": "Rays beat Yankees 4-3 for 3-game Division Series sweep behind Mesa homer, fan interference call",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/rays-beat-yankees-4-3-for-3-game-division-series-sweep-behind-mesa",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T03:21:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/baseball/2026/10/07/rays-beat-yankees-4-3-for-3-game-division-series-sweep-behind-mesa-homer-fan-interference-call"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tampa Bay Rays advanced to the AL Championship Series with a 4-3 win over the New York Yankees, thanks to Victor Mesa Jr.'s two-run homer in the sixth inning. The Rays completed their first-ever three-game sweep of the AL Division Series. Ryan Vilade also hit a two-run homer for the Rays. The Yankees missed their postseason opener for the first time since 1980.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "The Rays' first-ever three-game Division Series sweep propels them to the AL Championship Series, ending the Yankees' postseason run and marking a significant postseason milestone for Tampa Bay.",
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/12774169.png",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/dodgers-advance-to-nlcs-after-beating-braves-4-1-in-game-4",
        "published": "2026-10-08T01:14:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Pages delivers go-ahead single in 7th as Dodgers beat Braves 4-1 to clinch NL Division Series",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/pages-delivers-go-ahead-single-in-7th-as-dodgers-beat-braves-4-1-to",
        "published": "2026-10-08T01:20:15.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}