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Kyle Schwarber is back in the Phillies lineup after missing three games with a gastrointestinal illness, sliding right back into the two-hole as designated hitter against Cleveland. Philadelphia needed their cleanup presence back, and Friday night they got him. Schwarber's return couldn't come at a better time for a lineup that looked noticeably short without him.
Meanwhile, over in Formula One, George Russell grabbed pole position for the sprint race at the Canadian Grand Prix, edging out his own Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli in a tight qualifying session. That's a fascinating dynamic inside the garage — two drivers from the same team pushing each other to the limit before a wheel has even turned in anger. Montreal should be electric this weekend.
And some tough news out of Boston — Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story went under the knife Thursday in Philadelphia to repair a sports hernia, and he's now looking at several weeks on the shelf. Story has had a brutally difficult stretch with injuries over the past few seasons, and this latest setback is another blow for a Red Sox club trying to stay in the hunt through the summer months.
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