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IN PICTURES: Mud Hens, Chiefs play doubleheader

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Toledo's Efren Navarro makes contact with the ball during the first baseball game of a doubleheader between the Toledo Mud Hens and Syracuse Chiefs at Fifth Third Field on Aug. 7.

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SPT Hens8pThe Moon rises near the Mud Hens rotating sign at Fifth Third Field in Toledo on Monday, August 7, 2017. THE BLADE/KURT STEISS

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Syracuse's Alejandro De Aza runs to first after laying down a bunt.

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Syracuse's Chad Huffman narrowly misses a diving catch.

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Toledo's Tyler Collins, left, slides into second base as Syracuse's Bengie Gonzalez tries to complete the double play.

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Clouds hang over the ballpark before a baseball game between the Toledo Mud Hens and Syracuse Chiefs.

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Toledo's Jason Krizan holds his bat high before the pitch.

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Fans request a ball at the end of an inning to no avail during the first baseball game of a doubleheader between the Mud Hens and Chiefs.

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Toledo's Omar Infante makes contact.

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Jeff Schimming, a Mud Hens game usher, of Williston, Ohio, cleans seats before the doubleheader. Schimming has been working games for eight years.

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Syracuse's John Simms hurls a pitch.

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Toledo's Buck Farmer watches his pitch soar into the catcher's mitt.

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Jeff Schimming, a Mud Hens game usher, of Williston, Ohio, cleans seats before the doubleheader.

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Syracuse's pitcher John Simms, left, gets run into by teammate Brandon Snyder as they both go for a groundball.

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Syracuse's pitcher John Simms, left, looks down to teammate Brandon Snyder after Snyder ran into him causing him to miss the easy out.

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Elijah Buckland, of Buffalo, N.Y., 13, falls off a bouncy horse during a between-inning game.

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Syracuse's Irving Falu, left, misses the dive catch as Toledo's Efren Navarro runs by.

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Toledo's Efren Navarro waits for a teammate at home plate to high five after scoring a run

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Toledo's Jason Krizan makes contact during tonight's second game.

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Syracuse's Wander Suero ties his shoe before getting back to the mound.

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Toledo's Miguel Gonzalez walks off after striking out.

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