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The Tri-City ValleyCats game against the Vermont Lake Monsters was delayed by 57 minutes because of a power outage at Bruno Stadium Wednesday.

Play was suspended at 7:54 p.m. with Tri-City leading 1-0 after four innings because the lights weren't working. A ValleyCats official said there was an issue with the power system at Hudson Valley Community College, which operates the stadium on its campus.

The scoreboard stopped working in the first inning.

The umpires conferred with Tri-City manager Jason Bell, Vermont manager Aaron Nieckula and ValleyCats general manager Matt Callahan before stopping play. Callahan said there was a generator failure.

ValleyCats players kept themselves and the fans entertained during the stoppage. They threw foam baseballs into the stands and Tri-City and Vermont players talked to each other near the Lake Monsters dugout.

The scoreboard and lights gradually came on and play resumed at 8:51. Very few fans appeared to leave, possibly because the ValleyCats are having a Fourth of July fireworks show after the game.

Tri-City did offer to exchange a ticket for any future game to fans who felt inconvenienced.