Their Freeway Series exhibition against the Angels was called after five innings because sewage was pouring onto the field and into the third-base stands near the Dodgers’ dugout.
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Groundskeepers tried vainly to keep the area dry. Umpires eventually decided to end the game with the Dodgers leading 4-3.
A broken water main was the culprit, the Los Angeles Daily News reported.
Naturally, there were jokes:
Stadium operations has a day to fix the problem: The Dodgers will open their regular season at home Thursday against the Giants. The Angels, meanwhile, will open on the road . . . in Oakland . . . in the Coliusem . . . where sewage leaks are a common occurrence.
