The Los Angeles Dodgers were leading the Washington Nationals by a score of 2-1 thanks to an Adrian Gonzalez two-run blast when a bank of lights near the third base line suffered a power outage , per MLB .
Play resumed for a brief period at Nationals Park in Washington until the top of the fifth inning, with the Dodgers at bat, when the lights went out for a second time.
These are the bank of lights that have gone out at Nats Park to left of Press Box pic.twitter.com/rtNYe8WGw4
— David Vassegh (@THEREAL_DV) July 18, 2015
As is usually the case with these situations, people took to Twitter to vent their frustrations, and the results are pretty funny.
. @Nationals put #Nats Park on 15 day DL, recall RFK Stadium.
— Dave (@daveizzle) July 18, 2015
Metro, Pepco, Congress, Nats Park…this whole city is dysfunctional. #nats
— Church of Baseball ? (@churchofbasebal) July 18, 2015
The people behind us found a solution to the light delay at Nats Park. pic.twitter.com/QJlus2d6xJ
— Katie Brown (@katiebhockey) July 18, 2015
Hey @Athletics Can we borrow a bunch of those @SonnyGray2 solar powered gnomes at Nats Park? Asking for a friend.
— Julie Allard Morris (@JulieMorris2010) July 18, 2015
Meanwhile at #Nats Park… pic.twitter.com/5jhwdmhJha
—.::?::. (@md_dc) July 18, 2015
@JWerthsBeard This is Nats Park way of saying “No More Baseball in DC without Jayson Werth”
— Chuck Sapienza (@chucksapienza) July 18, 2015
I’m here till this is fixed!! Come on Nats! Nats Park has electrical problem, Taylor Swift to blame? #Nationals http://t.co/pH2a832AsX
— Julie Donaldson (@jdonaldsonCSN) July 18, 2015
When was this guy hired to run the lights at #Nats Park? http://t.co/KFtElUCuir . pic.twitter.com/VDp9BukQLZ
— John M. Donnelly (@johnmdonnelly) July 18, 2015
we are back to single tracking at #nats park. #wmata
— Hot Corner Danny! (@DidEspiGetAHit) July 18, 2015
Bank of lights out at Nats Park causing nearly 2 hour delay in game w Dodgers. Wanna get that bug worked out b4 2018 All-Star game.
— Mark Viviano (@MarkWJZ) July 18, 2015
For as good as the @Nationals are, the Nats Park in-game experience is a never-ending exercise in buffoonery.
— Alex Brown (@AlexBrownNJ) July 18, 2015
I bet there’s a light switch somewhere at Nats Park that someone accidentally leaned against and now they’re too embarrassed to speak up.
— Becca H (@BeccaH_JR) July 18, 2015
Pennant race sign: they have Mets game playing at Nats Park during light outage delay.
— Howard Megdal (@howardmegdal) July 18, 2015
#Orioles offense experiencing a power outage just like some of the lights at Nats Park #Natson9 @wusa9
— Tom Hunsicker (@TomHunsicker) July 18, 2015
As the Inquisitr previously reported, Nationals star outfielder Bryce Harper did not participate in this year’s home run derby due to his father’s shoulder surgery, and is currently 0-1 at the plate tonight with two walks (one intentional).
Play once again resumed in the bottom of the fifth inning, as the Nats’ Yunel Escobar crushed a two-run homer to left field. Washington now leads 3-2 as of 10:34 p.m. EST.
UPDATE: The lights have now gone out for a third time at Nationals Park in the top of the sixth inning, and the umpires have decided to call it a night. More than likely the game will be resumed tomorrow, or as part of a double-header down the road.
[Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images]
