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Going to the ballgame has always been a social affair, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that as the weather warms up, so does the gate.
Sunday saw half of the league’s ballparks filled to 75 percent or greater of capacity, and overall, attendance saw them all at 72 percent of capacity, up 4% from last Sunday.
The Brewers, now in the thick of the NL Central race, continued to be a darling on the attendance front posting yet another sellout in one of league’s smallest markets.
Here’s Sunday’s numbers and promotions:
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Road
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Home
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Sun's Attendance
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Capacity
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% of Capacity
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Notes
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CHC
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PHI
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45,361
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43,647
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104%
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Sellout.
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STL
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MIL
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42,692
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41,900
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102%
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Sellout. Greinke Bobblehead
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CIN
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SF
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42,084
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41,915
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100%
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Sellout. Skateboard Deck
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TX
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MIN
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39,281
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39,504
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99%
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Sellout
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CLE
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NYY
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46,791
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50,287
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93%
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Teixeira Bat Day
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KC
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LAA
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39,114
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45,281
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86%
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SEA
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DET
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31,572
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41,255
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77%
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Scherzer Kids Bobblehead
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NYM
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PIT
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26,452
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38,362
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69%
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LA
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COL
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32,650
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50,449
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65%
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BOS
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TOR
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30,364
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49,539
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61%
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ATL
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HOU
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23,765
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40,950
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58%
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OAK
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CWS
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22,144
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40,615
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55%
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Bobblehead
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TB
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BAL
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22,032
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45,971
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48%
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WSH
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SD
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20,185
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42,500
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47%
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AZ
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FL
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16,353
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36,331
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45%
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Over 15 games
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435,479
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604,859
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72%
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