A fire alarm went off during a no-hit bid in Tuesday’s Cincinnati Reds-St. Louis Cardinals game, and some are assigning nefarious motives for it.
Before the bottom of the seventh inning of the game, a fire alarm went off at Great American Ballpark, causing a brief delay in the game.
With a no-hitter on the line going into the 7th inning, the fire alarm goes off at Great American Ball Park, causing a lengthy delay. Source of fire: Austin Gomber. #STLCards pic.twitter.com/wz4mK3KITG
— FOX Sports Midwest (@FSMidwest) July 25, 2018
Cardinals rookie Austin Gomber had a no-hitter going at the time the alarm went off. When play resumed, he got an out but then allowed a single and home run that tied the game.
It was the second day in a row that a Cardinals rookie carried a no-hitter deep into the game in his MLB debut. Last night it was Daniel Poncedeleon, and tonight it was Gomber. Only Gomber had the misfortune of having his rhythm disrupted by a fire alarm.
If a Reds fan was responsible for this, it wouldn’t come as much of a surprise given their history towards the Cardinals.
