Squirrel steals the show in Tigers-Orioles showdown in Detroit

Detroit Tigers‘ fans didn’t have too much to cheer about early on at Comerica Park on Monday.

The Tigers were trailing 3-0 in the second inning in the opener against the Baltimore Orioles and were down 8-5 in the bottom of the seventh inning.

That’s when the fans let out a big cheer as an elusive squirrel popped onto the field and escaped the clutches of park staff.

Finally, the squirrel was covered in a towel and taken off the field, much to the chagrin of the disappointed fans.

In the top of the eighth inning, the Tigers’ mascot, Paws, put up a sign, “Free the Squirrel.”

This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Squirrel steals the show in Tigers-Orioles showdown in Detroit