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Thunder, lightning clears big league ball field

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By NBC Sports

A big league baseball game in Texas is interrupted by a loud jolt.  It was mother nature stopping a major league game in an instant.

As the fourth inning began Sunday night in Arlington, Texas, a bolt of lightning and a fierce crash of thunder prompted players to run off the field.

The Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers did not wait for instructions from the umpires-- they instinctively took cover. And that began a 46-minute delay in the game.

The rangers eventually won the game in 13 innings.

 

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