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Squirrel causes commotion at Phillies-Cardinals game (The Associated Press)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A squirrel caused quite a commotion during the second inning of Friday night's St. Louis Cardinals-Philadelphia Phillies game.

The squirrel started its journey by climbing the protective netting behind home plate, and then walked along the wire holding the screen in place above the home dugout. Fans ''oohed'' and ''aahed'' as the squirrel impersonated a circus tightrope walker.

The scene went from comic to bizarre - and even a little scary - when the squirrel plummeted roughly 30 feet and fell on top of the Phillies dugout to groans of the crowd. The panicked squirrel then lunged into the Phillies dugout, and players scattered to get out of the way.