'SNL' spoofs empty Orioles game in Baltimore with hilariously awkward broadcast

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Max Knoblauch
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"Baltimore has just been on fire this week...I'm sorry for how I said that."

On the most recent episode of Saturday Night Live, Kenan Thompson and Taran Killam played two announcers broadcasting from the Orioles' empty stadium, taking turns exchanging uncomfortable wordplay about Baltimore's riots.

Including funny moments like a hot dog vendor selling his wares to no one, and two armed guards appearing on the kiss cam, the sketch highlighted the game's awkwardness in hilarious fashion.

Due to concerns over rioting, the Orioles announced that their April 29 game against the Chicago White Sox would be closed to the public -- a first in MLB history.

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