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Photos from the Lakewood BlueClaws opening day
Friday night's game-time temperature was 48 degrees, there was on and off rain and a biting wind. In other words, it was a typical first home-game scenario for the Class A South Atlantic League farm club of the Philadelphia Phillies.
The BlueClaws lost their home opener for the ninth year in a row, dropping a 3-2 decision to the Greensboro Grasshoppers, a Florida Marlins affiliate, before an announced crowd of 6,794.
