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Sunday's stage is set at MetLife Stadium as Lionel Messi and defending champion Argentina square off against Spain in the two thousand twenty six FIFA World Cup final. Tens of thousands of fans are expected to flood the New York-New Jersey region for what promises to be the biggest soccer match on the planet, with a historic halftime show to boot.
Shifting to baseball, the Baltimore Orioles are rolling. Taylor Ward crushed a two-run shot in the eighth inning Friday night in Houston, lifting the O's over the Astros three to two and stretching their season-best win streak to five straight. Adley Rutschman set the table with a ground-rule double, and Ward did the rest, sending his seventh homer of the year deep to left field.
Meanwhile in the Bronx, Aaron Boone is doing some soul-searching after the Yankees dropped a two to one decision to the Dodgers on Friday. Boone admitted he stayed with Gerrit Cole too long, a decision that ultimately cost New York the game and left the manager openly second-guessing himself in the aftermath.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
