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Start of Royals-Orioles game on Thursday delayed by rain


The Kansas City Royals groundscrew covered the field as rain began to fall, causing a delay in the start of Thursday’s baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles.
The Kansas City Royals groundscrew covered the field as rain began to fall, causing a delay in the start of Thursday’s baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles. JSLEEZER@KCSTAR.COM

The Royals-Orioles game scheduled to start at 1:10 p.m. on Thursday will be delayed.

A shower rolled through the area around 12:45 p.m., and the tarp which had covered the field most of the morning, was rolled around again.

Royals officials said around 12:30 p.m. that a delay of about an hour was expected.

To reach Blair Kerkhoff, call 816-234-4730 or send email to bkerkhoff@kcstar.com. Follow him on Twitter @BlairKerkhoff.

This story was originally published August 27, 2015 at 1:00 PM.

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