Game halted by shots outside Nats’ stadium

The game between the San Diego Padres and Washington was suspended in the sixth inning Saturday after a shooting outside Nationals Park that caused echoes of gunfire inside the stadium and prompted fans to scramble for safety in the dugout.

The shooting, an exchange of gunfire between people in two cars, left three people injured, according to Ashan Benedict, the Metropolitan Police Department’s executive assistant police chief.

Two people who were in one of the cars later walked into a local hospital with gunshot wounds and were being questioned by investigators, Benedict said. Investigators were still trying to locate the second vehicle involved in the shooting.

The gunshots caused panic among fans inside the stadium, some of whom ducked for cover, hiding underneath tables and behind seats as announcers warned people to stay inside the park.

“It was just a chaotic scene,” umpire crew chief Mark Carlson told the Associated Press. “We heard what sounded like rapid gunfire. We didn’t know where it was coming from.”

The Padres had just taken the field in the sixth inning when several loud pops were heard from the left field side of the ballpark.

Some fans crowded into the Padres’ dugout on the third base side for cover, while sirens could be heard from outside the park.

The Padres led 84 when the game was halted. It will be resumed Sunday, followed by the regularly scheduled game.

White Sox 10, Astros 1: Lucas Giolito pitched a three-hitter, Jose Abreu launched a threerun homer and Chicago beat visiting Houston.

Yankees 3, Red Sox 1: Gerrit Cole struck out 11 and New York beat visiting Boston in a game called after six innings because of heavy rain.

Dodgers 9, Rockies 2: Max Muncy had two home runs and four hits, Mookie Betts had a homer among his four extrabase hits before leaving with a hip problem, and visiting Los Angeles won its fourth straight.

Angels 9, Mariners 4: David Fletcher drove in five runs and Taylor Ward drove in three as host Los Angeles won.

Braves 9, Rays 0: Joc Pederson hit a two-run homer in his first start with Atlanta, Max Fried had a two-run double among three hits and threw seven dominant innings, and the host Braves beat Tampa Bay.

Brewers 7, Reds 4: Christian Yelich doubled in the top of the 11th to put Milwaukee ahead to stay, after both teams scored in the 10th.

Tigers sweep Twins: Miguel Cabrera’s bloop single scored Jonathan Schoop from first base, and host Detroit beat Minnesota 5-4 for a doubleheader sweep. Robbie Grossman hit a leadoff homer, and four pitchers combined on a two-hitter in the opening 1-0 win for Detroit.

Cubs 4, D’backs 2: Willson Contreras capped a three-run ninth inning with a two-run homer, sending Chicago to victory over host Arizona.

Pirates 9, Mets 7: Jacob Stallings’ grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning off closer Edwin Diaz capped Pittsburgh’s rally from a 6-0 deficit against New York.

Orioles 8, Royals 4: Ryan Mountcastle and Ramon Urias each had two RBIs, and visiting Baltimore ended a five-game losing streak.

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