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  "id": 9463893,
  "title": "Ben Rice hits 40th and 41st homers as Yankees beat Rays 9-2 a day after Tampa Bay clinches AL East",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/ben-rice-hits-40th-and-41st-homers-as-yankees-beat-rays-9-2-a-day",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T02:06:15.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ben-rice-hits-40th-41st-020615206.html"
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  "summary": "Ben Rice delivered another power performance for the New York Yankees as he hit his 40th and 41st home runs in a 9-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays had clinched the AL East title earlier that day, but Rice's two homers, including a leadoff shot in the first inning, helped the Yankees secure a crucial win. Ryan McMahon added a grand slam and matched his career-high five RBIs, while Gerrit Cole pitched 5 2/3 innings of strong ball, allowing two runs and three hits while striking out eight. The Yankees now have a best-of-three AL Wild Card Series matchup against Boston, with the winner set to face the Rays in a best-of-five Division Series.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Carlos Rodón's stellar outing helps Yankees blank Rays, secure home-field advantage in wild-card round",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/carlos-rodons-stellar-outing-helps-yankees-blank-rays-secure-home",
        "published": "2026-09-22T19:12:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Ben Rice hits 40th and 41st homers as Yankees beat Rays 9-2 a day after Tampa Bay clinches AL East",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/ben-rice-hits-40th-and-41st-homers-as-yankees-beat-rays-9-2-a-day-9469385",
        "published": "2026-09-24T02:07:54.000Z"
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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."
}