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Aaron Donald is back, and SoFi Stadium made sure he felt it. The Rams legend returned to the field for the first time since the end of the two thousand twenty three season, and the crowd's energy translated directly onto the scoreboard. Los Angeles rolled the Giants in a dominant performance, with Donald's presence clearly reigniting something in that locker room.
Speaking of the Giants, a different kind of concern is brewing in San Francisco. The club picked up a win over Minnesota, but right-hander Blade Tidwell left the game early and the nature of that exit has the fanbase on edge. With a roster cobbled together from the minor league system, every arm matters, and losing Tidwell for any stretch of time would be a serious blow to their postseason hopes.
And in Chicago, genuinely alarming news surrounding Alex Bregman. The Cubs third baseman suffered facial fractures after being struck in the head by a foul ball while standing in the on-deck circle during Sunday's game against Cincinnati. A terrible accident by any measure. The thirty two year old is targeting a return for the postseason, but this is a situation the Cubs will be monitoring very closely.
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