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George Lombard Junior caught a break today — the Yankees rookie shortstop escaped structural damage in that right knee, and New York is exhaling. But don't pop the champagne just yet, because the team hasn't ruled out an IL stint, meaning the kid's availability remains very much up in the air as the Yankees push through the stretch.
Meanwhile in the Bronx's baseball rival city, the Giants suffered a gut-punch loss to the Reds that ended a streak of two thousand two hundred and eight consecutive wins in specific game situations — a number so staggering it almost doesn't register. Whatever the context, streaks like that don't die quietly, and this one went out with a crash.
And crossing the Atlantic, Bruno Fernandes put on an absolute masterclass at Old Trafford, delivering a hat-trick and an assist as Manchester United dismantled Ipswich five goals to two. After a humiliating defeat to Hull the week before, the Red Devils desperately needed a statement, and their captain delivered one in the most emphatic way possible. Erik ten Hag's side lives to fight another day.
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