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Orioles and Rockies Finish Game in Eerily Empty Stadium Thanks to Bad Weather

Lightning strikes at Orioles Park on Friday night during the Rockies-Orioles game. | Photo by Greg Fiume / Getty Images

The Colorado Rockies beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 in front of zero fans on Friday night and it had nothing to do with the matchup.

There was an announced crowd of 25,090 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards for the first game of the weekend series and many of the seats in the lower bowl were full early in the evening. Unfortunately, bad weather rolled through as the game progressed and fans were told to leave their seats and seek shelter.

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