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USA TODAY WASHINGTON It took just a few seconds Saturday night for America’s Pastime to mix with one of America’s chronic ills. And those chaotic few moments just before 9:30 p.m. in the nation’s capital, when baseball and gun violence found themselves intertwined, did far more than suspend the Washington Nationals-San Diego Padres game after a volley of gunfire outside Nationals Park wounded three, including a woman who attended the game. It certainly revealed the very best in the fans who attended the game, the security staff that kept them calm as shots rang out but chaos was minimized, and the players and coaches of the Padres and Nationals, who welcomed strangers into the sanctum of their dugout and clubhouses in the name of safety. ....