Fog Halts Cubs-Cardinals for 15 Minutes, Knocks Out ABS System
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jul 5
Fog Halts Cubs-Cardinals for 15 Minutes, Knocks Out ABS System
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jul 5
Summary
A sixth-inning fog bank at Wrigley Field forced a roughly 15-minute delay after players said they could no longer see the baseball.
The conditions also disabled MLB's automated ball-strike challenge system, leaving a challenged call involving Ian Happ to stand because ABS was "not operational."
MLB's Gameday feed reflected the disruption, failing to show pitch velocities shortly before and after the stoppage as rain and then fog hit the July 4 game.
St. Louis still finished a 3-0 win, with JJ Wetherholt leading off with a homer and later saying the fog turned from "kinda cool" to "kinda scared."