ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Below is a statement on the delay at Tropicana Field during today’s Rays-Yankees game. Please attribute the statement to the Tampa Bay Rays.

“During the ninth inning of today’s game, Tropicana Field experienced a power outage stemming from a failure of a main switch into the building. Rays operations staff identified the problem and were able reroute the electrical feed to an alternate switch temporarily so that the game could resume. We apologize for the delay.”