Fans cheered and laughed at the fortunate catch when the replay of Kuroda sticking out his glove for the ball was shown on the video board in center field.

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They chose not to run the ball out of defence in the first half-hour and only had one Beauxis penalty on the board at the break.

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But even if the board's eye had been on the ball it is far from certain that they would have acted in time.

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At Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, President Barack Obama's remarks to the nation were shown on the video board while the Phillies were taking batting practice.

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If initially Hazard was condemned for actions, he also won plenty of support, with the ball boy -- reported by the British media to be the son of millionaire businessman who sits on the Swansea board -- coming in for plenty of criticism.

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