A fire alarm went off during a Cardinals no-hitter and Twitter could not handle it
For the second night in a row on Tuesday, a Cardinals pitcher making his first MLB start was throwing a no-hitter against the Reds. But unlike Daniel Poncedeleon, who got through seven innings of no-hit ball on Monday,
Not because of the Reds' offense but because of, um, the Great American Ball Park fire alarm:
OH NO-NO!
— Cut4 (@Cut4) July 25, 2018
Someone pulled the fire alarm during @Cardinals Austin Gomber's no hit bid.... pic.twitter.com/vh71fWsLEe
The Reds reported it as "a malfunction in one of the detector units" and the delay to open the bottom half of the seventh lasted nearly eight minutes -- long enough for
And then, once the game resumed, future school bus driver
Wait a FIRE ALARM goes off in Cincinnati at the park ? Wow
— Craig Mish (@CraigMish) July 25, 2018
reds pulled the fire alarm because theyre being no hit by a rookie for the 2nd night in a row. pic.twitter.com/aK3ZJiHZIO
— Tony X (@soIoucity) July 25, 2018
Whoever pulled the fire alarm is a hero.
— Mo Egger (@MoEgger1530) July 25, 2018
Setting off the fire alarm while you're being no-hit is the ultimate home field advantage power move.
— Chris Rongey (@ChrisRongey) July 25, 2018
Fortunately for the Cards (and their fans), St. Louis won, 4-2, in 11 innings.