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A photo of the Cincinnati skyline sat on one of the Great American Ball Park scoreboards before the Reds' series opener against the San Diego Padres on Thursday with the words “Cincinnati Strong” in capital white letters at the bottom.
The Thursday morning shooting at Fifth Third Center, where a gunman killed three people, was less than a mile away and it was on the mind of players throughout the day.