Yankees and Cardinals play as lights go out at Yankee Stadium
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 6, 2026, 1:24 AM
Last updated Aug 6, 2026
The New York Yankees are facing the St. Louis Cardinals at Yankee Stadium on August 6, 2026. The game follows a lengthy rain delay, but lights unexpectedly go out mid-at-bat during the first inning when Ivan Herrera is at the plate with a runner on base. Will Warren strikes out Herrera after the outage, and the lights have since returned. The Yankees are looking to build on a 2-0 win from the previous game after losing the first match of the series.
- •Yankees and Cardinals are in the rubber game of the series.
- •Ivan Herrera was batting when the lights went out.
- •The game resumed after a one-hour rain delay.
- •George Lombard Jr. hit a home run in his MLB debut.
- •Yankees host the Atlanta Braves after this series.
- 1:24 AMYahoo Sports — Watch Yankee Stadium’s lights go out mid-at-bat
"The lights went out in The Bronx as the Yankees face the Cardinals at Yankee Stadium. This was after a lengthy rain delay.
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