Even so, Nicholas Castellanos and others didn't want to leave the field. As the delay was called, Indians pitcher Nick Goody decided to make the best of the situation and he lobbed a ball in to home plate, where Castellanos was still standing. He gave it a little tap and took off for first base, before coming to a stop with a laugh.
YOU CAN'T MAKE US LEAVE pic.twitter.com/siEW5Iheww
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers)
July 16, 2019 The game was expected to resume at 10:10 p.m.
As the rain poured down with the tarp on the field, the Indians vowed they would storm back onto the field -- and into Area 51 -- if they got 51,000 retweets, making light of a
Facebook event that has gone viral, urging users to storm the secretive U.S. Air Force base in Nevada to uncover secrets.
51,000 RTs and we storm the field and Area 51. pic.twitter.com/zDduM3iT5c
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians)
July 16, 2019 When the game was halted in the top of the seventh inning, the Tigers and Indians were tied at 5-5.
