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Air quality & sports: Will A’s, Giants games be affected by smoky Bay Area air?

Bay Area sports officials monitored unhealthy air quality Wednesday as hundreds of wildfires left the region covered in ash and threatened physical activities, including the Oakland Athletics home game later this evening.

Alameda County public health officials issued a warning Wednesday after saying the air quality has reached an unhealthy level for sensitive groups.

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Across the bay, San Francisco air quality was much better and the Giants’ game against the Angels was not expected to be affected.