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  "id": 7936707,
  "title": "Rave and Massey homer as Royals beat Astros 5-2, dropping Houston into first-place tie with Texas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/rave-and-massey-homer-as-royals-beat-astros-5-2-dropping-houston-into",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T03:15:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/rave-massey-homer-royals-beat-031554601.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Kansas City Royals secured a 5-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night, pushing the Astros into a first-place tie with the Texas Rangers in the American League West. John Rave led the scoring with a two-run homer in the fourth inning, while Michael Massey contributed a solo home run in the eighth. The Royals' pitching staff, anchored by Daniel Lynch IV, who went five scoreless innings, played a crucial role in the win. Houston's Jeremy Peña put up a strong offensive display with three hits, including a double, in the game. The Astros' chances of clinching the division could still be salvaged as a wild card team.",
  "summary": "John Rave hit a two-run homer, Michael Massey added a solo shot and the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston 5-2 on Wednesday night, dropping the Astros into a first-place tie with the Texas Rangers in the AL West. The Astros own the tiebreaker over the Rangers with both teams at 76-76, but this is the first time since Aug. 24 that Houston has not been alone in first place.",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Royals vs. Astros September 16th game discussion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/royals-vs-astros-september-16th-game-discussion",
        "published": "2026-09-16T23:10:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Rave and Massey homer as Royals beat Astros 5-2, dropping Houston into first-place tie with Texas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/rave-and-massey-homer-as-royals-beat-astros-5-2-dropping-houston-into-7938325",
        "published": "2026-09-17T03:16:59.000Z"
      }
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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."
}