Even though no rain had yet fallen, Thursday night’s game between the Braves and Nationals began in a rain delay. Braves outfielder Ender Inciarte tweeted about it:
This No-Rain delay is something i've never seen before!!
— Ender Inciarte (@enderinciartem) July 7, 2017
Can't. The tarp is dry. https://t.co/Nomy7ROZ7x
— Ender Inciarte (@enderinciartem) July 7, 2017
Of the 1,600-plus people to have liked that tweet at the time of this writing, Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper was among them.
The Rays also had some fun at the Nats’ expense:
Currently playing baseball. #TropLife pic.twitter.com/JcZ1ZFS2YQ
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) July 7, 2017
The Nationals issued an updated statement shortly after 9:30 PM ET. Via MASN’s Mark Zuckerman:
Message from Nationals... pic.twitter.com/UdGwHt0bZi
— Mark Zuckerman (@MarkZuckerman) July 7, 2017
This one sounds like it’s going to start well after 10 PM ET and it’ll probably finish close to 2 AM ET. Brings back memories of that Padres-Phillies game 24 years ago that ended just shy of 5 AM ET.
