Dodgers-Tigers game briefly delayed due to giant bubble, loose goose

Major League Baseball games have been delayed for many different reasons over the years: Weather, over-served fans running onto the field and random animals escaping capture are just a few we can name.

But Wednesday at Dodger Stadium, we witnessed a bubble — yes, a bubble — briefly causing a pause to the game in the top of the third inning. Fortunately, no one was injured.

"What do we got? There's something hovering over the field," Dodgers broadcaster Joe Davis said just before the bubble burst.

"Was that a giant bubble?" analyst Jessica Mendoza asked.

While funny in the end, you could understand the confusion at first, with an unknown object hovering above the field. Some, like Mendoza, might've thought it was a drone. Others might've been wondering if the Houston Astros were doing a little advanced "scouting."

Fortunately, it was none of that, and thank you to Dodgers outfielder James Outman for the confirmation that what we were seeing was simply a bubble.

The unusual activity continued after the bubble drama. In the bottom of the seventh inning, David Peralta's foul ball nearly took out a goose that was flying around trying to enjoy the game as part of the 42,635 in attendance. The near-miss spooked the bird, who then took a couple of laps, much to the delight of the crowd.

Now, you might be wondering if that was the same goose that took a seat on the Dodger Stadium field during Game 2 of last season's NLDS between the Dodgers and San Diego Padres. Well, probably not, as the Los Angeles Audubon Society noted previously that greater white-fronted goose are usually spotted around L.A. during fall as they migrate south for winter.

After all the distractions, they did play baseball, and it was the Tigers who were victorious 4-2, snapping the Dodgers' five-game winning streak.