Skunks Get Trapped In Visitors Dugout At Dodger Stadium (PHOTOS)
UPDATE (June 5, 5:35 p.m. PT): According to Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports it was suggested the skunks be left alone:
Animal control expert guy apparently has advised leaving skunks in Cards' dugout for game. pic.twitter.com/rb08j5h5F2
— Tim Brown (@TBrownYahoo) June 6, 2015
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The Los Angeles Dodgers returned home in the early hours of Thursday morning after a seven-game road trip that ended on a bad note amid a loss to the Colorado Rockies and concerns over Kenley Jansen’s health. Jansen was cleared prior to Thursday’s series opener against the St. Louis Cardinals, but he wouldn’t get an opportunity to pitch as the Cardinals won, 7-1.
In the hours after the Dodgers’ loss, Eric Stephen of True Blue LA spotted a skunk on the warning track:
Forgot to tweet this an hour ago but there was a skunk on the RF warning track after the game. Seemed appropriate pic.twitter.com/kDFNUIMes4
— Eric Stephen (@truebluela) June 5, 2015
Less than 24 hours later another skunk, perhaps the same one, was in the visitors dugout, via Jim Hayes of FOX Sports Midwest:
Breaking: There is skunk stuck under the photog stand in the visitors dugout. Authorities have been notified. #STLCards
— Jim Hayes (@TheCatOnFox) June 5, 2015
#SkunkWatch #STLCards pic.twitter.com/uMMNjY6DAW
— Jim Hayes (@TheCatOnFox) June 5, 2015
Dodger Stadium personnel was notified of the visitor that could easily make life miserable for the Cardinals, and they went to work on resolving the matter:
Bait. #SkunkWatch #STLCards pic.twitter.com/s49lLRufL4
— Jim Hayes (@TheCatOnFox) June 5, 2015
Getting tense. #SkunkWatch pic.twitter.com/33gnzOFONV
— Jim Hayes (@TheCatOnFox) June 5, 2015
After unsuccessful attempts to get the skunk(s) out, a security guard was put to section off the area:
Update: up to 4 perps still at large. #SkunkWatch
— Jim Hayes (@TheCatOnFox) June 5, 2015
They have actually assigned security to keep people away until animal control arrives. #SkunkWatch pic.twitter.com/knM3d6NudK
— Jim Hayes (@TheCatOnFox) June 5, 2015
No word on if the situation will affect the 7:10 p.m. PT scheduled start time. Assuming the skunks are left alone during the game, the weekly Friday Night Fireworks show could be accompanied by an unpleasant stench.
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