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    River Cat Grant Green is photographed with Courtney Diedrick on her nineteenth birthday, alongside her friend Cassie Redding of Santa Rosa before Thursday nights home opener between the Sacramento River Cats and the Las Vegas 51s at Raley Field in West Sacramento. April 04, 2013
    Jose Luis Villegas | jvillegas@sacbee.com
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    River Cats Jemile Weeks and Fernando Vina talk before Thursday nights home opener between the Sacramento River Cats and the Las Vegas 51s at Raley Field in West Sacramento. April 04, 2013
    Jose Luis Villegas | jvillegas@sacbee.com
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    River Cats manager Steve Scarsone and 51s manager Wally Bachman meet before Thursday nights home opener between the Sacramento River Cats and the Las Vegas 51s at Raley Field in West Sacramento. April 04, 2013
    Jose Luis Villegas | jvillegas@sacbee.com
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    Audrey Asistio sings the National Anthem before Thursday nights home opener between the Sacramento River Cats and the Las Vegas 51s at Raley Field in West Sacramento. April 04, 2013
    Jose Luis Villegas | jvillegas@sacbee.com
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    Fireworks light up the sky following the National Anthem before Thursday nights home opener between the Sacramento River Cats and the Las Vegas 51s at Raley Field in West Sacramento. April 04, 2013
    Jose Luis Villegas | jvillegas@sacbee.com
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    Former major leaguer Fernando Vina throws out the first pitch before Thursday nights home opener between the Sacramento River Cats and the Las Vegas 51s at Raley Field in West Sacramento. April 04, 2013
    Jose Luis Villegas | jvillegas@sacbee.com
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    River Cats mascot Dinger leads children attending the game in follow the leader in Thursday nights home opener between the Sacramento River Cats and the Las Vegas 51s at Raley Field in West Sacramento. April 04, 2013
    Jose Luis Villegas | jvillegas@sacbee.com
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    River Cats radio play by play announcer Johnny Doskow in the second inning in Thursday nights home opener between the Sacramento River Cats and the Las Vegas 51s at Raley Field in West Sacramento. April 04, 2013
    Jose Luis Villegas | jvillegas@sacbee.com
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    51s base runner Juan Lagares is tagged out by River Cats shortstop Andy Parrino after being picked off by pitcher Andrew Werner in the first inning in Thursday nights home opener between the Sacramento River Cats and the Las Vegas 51s at Raley Field in West Sacramento. April 04, 2013
    Jose Luis Villegas | jvillegas@sacbee.com
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    River Cats left fielder Shane Peterson is unable to come up with the ball hit by 51's Andrew Brown, that went for a two run double in the third inning off River Cats starter Andrew Werner in Thursday nights home opener between the Sacramento River Cats and the Las Vegas 51s at Raley Field in West Sacramento. April 04, 2013
    Jose Luis Villegas | jvillegas@sacbee.com
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    River Cats starting pitcher Andrew Werner and catcher David Freitas meet with bases loaded in the third inning in Thursday nights home opener between the Sacramento River Cats and the Las Vegas 51s at Raley Field in West Sacramento. April 04, 2013
    Jose Luis Villegas | jvillegas@sacbee.com
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    51s Zach Wheeler following his first outing in Thursday nights home opener between the Sacramento River Cats and the Las Vegas 51s at Raley Field in West Sacramento. April 04, 2013
    Jose Luis Villegas | jvillegas@sacbee.com
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    River Cats center fielder Michael Choice can't make the catch on a ball hit by 51s Zach Lutz, driving in a run in the fifth inning off relief pitcher Travis Banwart in Thursday nights home opener between the Sacramento River Cats and the Las Vegas 51s at Raley Field in West Sacramento. April 04, 2013
    Jose Luis Villegas | jvillegas@sacbee.com
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    51s third baseman Zach Lutz throws out Grant Green in the fifth inning in Thursday nights home opener between the Sacramento River Cats and the Las Vegas 51s at Raley Field in West Sacramento. April 04, 2013
    Jose Luis Villegas | jvillegas@sacbee.com
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    River Cats batter Luke Montz slams his bat to the turf after popping up to third base in the bottom of the eighth inning in Thursday nights home opener between the Sacramento River Cats and the Las Vegas 51s at Raley Field in West Sacramento. April 04, 2013
    Jose Luis Villegas | jvillegas@sacbee.com
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    River Cats catcher David Freitas watches from the dugout rail in the bottom of the eighth inning in Thursday nights home opener between the Sacramento River Cats and the Las Vegas 51s at Raley Field in West Sacramento. April 04, 2013
    Jose Luis Villegas | jvillegas@sacbee.com

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