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California ballparks get creative to conserve water

SAN FRANCISCO -- Earlier this season, the grounds crew that watches over the lush green playing field where the San Francisco Giants play tried something new: They cut back on overnight watering.

Then, the ground felt a little bit hard to the World Series champions. Players could be more prone to injury without some give in the grass.

Time to turn the water back on.

All around California, ballparks are trying to come up with ways to conserve water as the state faces a historic drought. Cities and towns and even agricultural areas in the farming-rich state have been told to cut back on water.