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Giants, Athletics play under ominous orange sky amid California wildfires

When the San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics took the field for their respective home games Wednesday night, they did so under an ominous orange-colored sky.

The unique atmosphere is a direct result of wildfires that are blanketing Northern California.

Here’s a look at the scene.

Said Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker, whose team was in Oakland to play the A's Wednesday night: "I was actually playing Jimi Hendrix today: 'The Sky is Crying. The sky was crying today.