The Giants and Padres were forced to wait for 40 minutes for the lights to properly illuminate the field of play.
SAN FRANCISCO — The lights went down in the city Monday night, at possibly the most inconvenient time and setting.
Giants starter Carlos Rodón had taken the mound and tossed a few warm-up pitches on a darkened field before umpires conferred with both dugouts and suspended play. The issue with the lights, which was resolved around 8:30 p.m. PT, was not immediately clear but the non-illuminated field of play began to become a hazard for players.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 29: Baseball fans light up the stadium with their phones during a delay due to a stadium lights malfunction during the San Diego Padres game against the San Francisco Giants in the third inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022.
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