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Faulty Sprinkler Triggers Fenway Alarm, Briefly Halting Red SoxOrioles Game

Evacuation messages sounded during the review by stadium officials.

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Overview

  • The stoppage occurred in the top of the eighth inning with Baltimore leading 3-1 and Dylan Beavers at the plate.
  • An automated voice instructed fans to evacuate as stadium video boards urged calm during the investigation.
  • Play resumed after a short delay, and the Orioles did not score in the remainder of the half-inning.
  • Boston tied the game in the ninth on a two-run homer by Nathaniel Lowe before Baltimore won 4-3 in 11 innings.
  • A team spokesperson told the Associated Press that a faulty sprinkler head caused the alarm, and no injuries were reported.