WASHINGTON — It was one, two, three times the lights went out at the ball game. A lighting malfunction delayed the Washington Nationals’ game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Friday night before the call was made to suspend the game before 11 p.m.
The power failure was caused by a faulty circuit breaker, a Washington Nationals spokesperson said.
The Nats announced the game will resume Saturday, July 18 at 2:05 p.m. before a regularly scheduled game at 4:05 p.m. or twenty minutes after the conclusion of the first game, whichever is later, the Nationals office released in a statement.
Tickets from Friday night’s game are not valid for either game on Saturday. However, fans with tickets to Friday’s game will be able to exchange them for a future game in 2015, subject to availability.
Fans with tickets for the 4:05 p.m. game are welcome to attend the resumed game at 2:05 p.m. on Saturday. Gates will open at 11:30 a.m.
Fans with tickets for tomorrow’s 4:05 PM game are welcome to attend the resumed game at 2:05 PM on Saturday. Gates will open at 11:30 AM.
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) July 18, 2015
Tonight’s game will resume tmrw at 2:05 PM. Saturday’s game will begin at 4:05PM or 20 min after conclusion of 1st game, which ever is later
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) July 18, 2015
The umpires have suspended tonight’s #Nats – #Dodgers game. We will provide more information as soon as it’s available.
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) July 18, 2015
The light bank has gone out once again and the teams have returned to a delay.
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) July 18, 2015
Officials stopped the game in the middle of the fourth inning after a section of lights went dark.
“The teams have been pulled off the field as a bank of lights in Nationals Park has gone out,” the team’s official Twitter account said. “We are actively working to fix the situation.”
The teams have been pulled off the field as a bank of lights in Nationals Park has gone out. We are actively working to fix the situation.
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) July 18, 2015
The Nats welcomed back any fans who left the game during the darkness.
Any fans who left tonight’s game during the Light Delay are welcome to return to the ballpark with their game ticket.
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) July 18, 2015
Many fans took to social media to plead for the game to resume. But during the downtime, the Nationals’ mascot Screech picked a mock-fight with Dodgers players, and Nats workers threw T-shirts into the crowd, attendees said to NBC 4 Washington.
The New York Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals’ game was being shown on stadium screens as of 9:30 p.m.
OK, back to baseball! A 1:22 delay is over and the #Nats and #Dodgers are back in the bottom of the fourth inning. One out.
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) July 18, 2015
