Unrest following the death of Freddie Gray forced the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox to play in front of an empty stadium, a first in MLB regular-season history

Orioles 8, White Sox 2 – as it happened

Wednesday 29 April 2015 17.36 EDT Last modified on Thursday 30 April 2015 06.06 EDT

A general view of Oriole Park at Camden Yards during the top of the first inning of the game between Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles. Fans were not allowed to attend the game due to the current state of unrest in Baltimore

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The attendance board in the press room notes the zero attendance

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Traffic police outside the stadium had little to do

Photograph: John Taggart/EPA

A bar remains closed at an empty Oriole Park

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A Baltimore Orioles employee drives through the usually busy stadium concourse

Photograph: Gail Burton/AP

Fans cram the balconies of a nearby hotel for a glimpse of the game

Photograph: Gail Burton/AP

Chicago White Sox catcher Tyler Flowers sits in the dugout under rows of empty seats

Photograph: Gail Burton/AP

A bar at the stadium is empty but the television still relays the action on the pitch

Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

The ticket booths remain shuttered

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Alexei Ramirez of the Chicago White Sox sits in the stands before the game

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