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IN PICTURES: Mud Hens lose in 15

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Toledo reliever Bobby Parnell shows his frustration after Gwinnett tied the game in the top of the ninth.

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Mud Hens starting pitcher Warwick Saupold delivers to the plate.

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Hawkins Elementary School fourth graders, including Dakota Moses, seated at left, and Jayvionce Winston, standing at right, were mesmerized by the inter-inning entertainment on the field.

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On a chilly, windy day, the crowd thinned out as the game wore on.

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Gwinnett shortstop Sean kazmar, Jr. can't catch up with a single hit by Hens first base player Jordany Valdespin.

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Gwinnett right fielder Chase d'Arnaud catching a fly ball.

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Toledo's Nate Schierholtz is out at second, and Gwinnett second baseman Reid Brignac throws to first for a double play in the bottom of the first.

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Toledo catcher Humberto Quintero tags out Gwinnett's Reid Brignac in the seventh inning.

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Micayla Waters, 8, and her mom, Marissa Waters, during the game.

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A multitude of cameras keep an eye on the auction in the photo bay.

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Warwick Saupold was a spot starter for the Mud Hens after scheduled starter Michael Fulmer was recalled to the Detroit Tigers.

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James McCann, on a rehab assignment from Detroit, singles in the 12th inning.

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