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Phillies' air quality update raises health, visibility concerns during Mets game tonight on ESPN after changed start time

The ESPN broadcasters have made repeated references to it -- the air quality and visibility in Philadelphia are getting worse.The Phillies are hosting the New York Mets on Thursday night to return from the All-Star Break, but the game had its start time changed quite late in the day in hopes of beating the worst AQI (Air Quality Index).A scheduled 7:10 p.m. first pitch was moved up to 6:10 p.m. only a bit more than an hour before the new start time.And as the game has gone on, visibility has gotten worse. The television broadcast has shown declining views of anything visible beyond the outfield fence into the city."He's aware of the numbers," ESPN's Buster Olney reported about the home plate umpire during the television broadcast. "... Right now, he feels like it's good."Olney added that t
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