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A Saturday night at the ballpark unlike any other

July 17, 2021, 10:09pm

Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

A Saturday night at the ballpark unlike any other

It happened a split second after Kyle Finnegan struck out Wil Myers to end the top of the sixth. As the Nationals started to make their way off the field at the conclusion of a frustrating half-inning that saw their 5-4 deficit to the Padres balloon into an 8-4 deficit, the shots could clearly be heard. There were maybe five or six of them in rapid succession, emanating from our left as we looked down from the press box high above Nationals Park. We looked at each other, asked "Did you hear...

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Game suspended after three shot outside Nats Park (updated)

July 17, 2021, 6:16pm

Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

Game suspended after three shot outside Nats Park (updated)

The Nationals' game against the Padres tonight came to an abrupt halt after a shooting took place outside Nationals Park following the top of the sixth inning. Moments after Kyle Finnegan struck out Wil Myers to end the half-inning around 9:30 p.m., with the Padres leading 8-4, a series of approximately five or six gunshots could be heard emanating from behind the third base stands. Within a minute or so, a group of fans could be seen racing along the main concourse toward the center field...