Ryan McIntire, 9, a third-grader at Saint Patrick of Heatherdowns School in Toledo, cheers for the Toledo Mud Hens during their game against the Pawtucket Red Sox at Fifth Third Field.
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Marcus Brand, 13, a seventh-grader at Van Buren Middle School in Van Buren, catches an exploding water balloon in a colander taped to a helmet, during an on-field competition between innings as the Mud Hens faced the Red Sox.
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Pawtucket Red Sox starting pitcher Andrew Miller fires against the Toledo Mud Hens.
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Toledo Mud Hens starting pitcher Andy Oliver fires a pitch against the Pawtucket Red Sox. Oliver was on the mound when word came that he would be called up to the Detroit Tigers for a Saturday game, so he was pulled in the third inning.
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Pawtucket's Ronald Bermudez is tagged out at the plate by Mud Hens catcher Max St. Pierre during the third inning.
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Pawtucket's Matt Sheely steals second as Mud Hens second baseman Argenis Diaz can't handle the high throw from catcher Max St. Pierre during the seventh inning.
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Kids from McComb Elementary School in McComb, Ohio, greet Muddy the Mud Hen during the Toledo Mud Hens game against the Pawtucket Red Sox at Fifth Third Field.
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Young schoolchildren clamor for an autograph from Mudonna, one of the Toledo Mud Hens mascots, during the Hens' game against the Pawtucket Red Sox at Fifth Third Field.
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