Gallery: Downpour suspends Blue Jays, Rays
The Toronto Blue Jays were trailing the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 in the fourth inning when the skies opened up at Sahlen Field. The game was eventually suspended and will be completed at 1 p.m. on Sunday, August 16, 2020.
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Lightning flashes across the sky during the rain delay.
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Blue Jays pitcher Chase Anderson throws during the first inning.
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A Buffalo Police officer stands outside Sahlen Field prior to the game on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020.
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Umpire go over lineups with the Blue Jays and Rays prior to the first inning.
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Rays first baseman Ji-Man Choi sits in the stands prior during the first inning.
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Blue Jays pitcher Chase Anderson warms up before the game.
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Grounds crew workers water the field before the game.
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Toronto Blue Jays catcher Reese McGuire jogs before the game.
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Home plate is prepared by a grounds crew worker before the game.
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A statute of former Mayor Jimmy Griffin outside Sahlen Field.
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Blue Jays right fielder Teoscar Hernandez is congratulated on a base hit by first base coach Mark Budzinski during the first inning.
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Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. fouls a ball off his leg during the first inning.
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Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Ryan Yarbrough throws to the plate during the second inning.
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Vladimir Gurrero Jr., catches a foul ball during the second inning.
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Vladimir Gurrero Jr., stretches as Rays second baseman Mike Brosseau beats out a throw during the second inning.
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Clouds roll in as the Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays play during the third inning.
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Rays shortstop Willie Adames congratulates left fielder Austin Meadows on his home run during the third inning.
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Monsoon rains pelted Sahlen Field through dark clouds during a rain delay in the fourth inning. Saturday night.
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Grounds crew roll out the tarp as heavy rain stops the game in the fourth inning.
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Tampa Bay Rays players and staff sit in the club-level stands at Sahlen Field during Saturday's rain delay.
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A fan is installed to drain water as the Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays wait out a rain delay.
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The rain falls over Sahlen Field.
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Water is squeegeed by grounds crew members during the rain delay.
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Cutouts sit in the rain during the delay.
The Jays and Rays will resume play in the fourth inning Sunday at 1:07 p.m.
It's hard to imagine a worse day at the ballpark.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Toronto Blue Jays played their games in Buffalo's Sahlen Field, home of the Buffalo Bisons, for their 2020 s…