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Dogs and Fireworks Highlight Busy BlueClaws Homestand

Four games make for a quick stop for locals

This week's rain has given way to sunshine just in time for Lakewood BlueClaws action at FirstEnergy Park.

The South Atlantic League Affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies will be home for a quick four-game series with the Greensboro Grasshoppers.

The series against the affiliate of the Miami Marlins, which started Thursday with a 1-0 'Claws win, may be short but there is plenty to look forward to for the fans in the stands.

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Friday night at the park brings fireworks extravaganza. The second game of the series is scheduled for a 7:05 p.m. first pitch. Saturday the Claws game goes to the dogs for Bark in the Park day. First pitch is set for 4:05 p.m., with pre-game activities including a pet parade and other features for the team's four-legged fans.

For those fans who take mom to the ballgame on Sunday for the 1:05 p.m. contest the first 2000 women and girls of all ages will receive a free bouquet of flowers. It is also another kids-eat-free game for those young fans in attendance.

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Following Sunday's game the BlueClaws will take to the road with stops at Delmarva and Greensboro. They are scheduled to return home on May 21 to start a three-game series with the ShoreBirds. During that stretch they also will play six games in four days against the Hagerstown Suns.

So far this season the BlueClaws have struggled against their SAL competition. With a 10-20 record they currently find themselves in the cellar of the Northern Division. That puts them 12.5 games behind the Grasshoppers after having lost seven of their past 10 games. 


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