Jun 28, 2016
Rangers-Yankees delayed in ninth by rain
A rain delay in the ninth inning at Yankee Stadium has kept Texas and New York waiting past midnight, with no word on when the game might resume. Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman held a 6-5 lead Monday night when the game was stopped with a Rangers runner on first base, no outs and a 3-1 count on Shin-Soo Choo.
The Canadian Press
NEW YORK — A rain delay in the ninth inning at Yankee Stadium kept Texas and New York waiting past 2 a.m. before the game resumed.
Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman held a 6-5 lead Monday night when the game was stopped with a Rangers runner on first base, no outs and a 3-1 count on Shin-Soo Choo.
Umpires halted the game at 10:40 p.m. It finally resumed — with only a handful of fans left in the ballpark — at 2:15 a.m. early Tuesday after a delay of 3 hours, 35 minutes.
Chapman was removed and Texas rallied for four runs against Kirby Yates, taking a 9-6 lead into the bottom of the ninth following two-run singles by Adrian Beltre and Elvis Andrus.
The start of the game was delayed 21 minutes because rain was in the area, but not a drop fell at the stadium until the middle innings.