The Royals did some groundskeeping to hasten Thursday’s epic rain delay

Thursday night's prolonged Royals-Cardinals game included over five hours of rain delays, but it could have finished even later than 3:14 a.m. if the Royals didn't pitch in to help the ground crew in their overtime hours:

How anxious are the @royals to finish this game? They’ve been helping the grounds crew prepare the field for action. twitter.com/MLB/status/340…

— MLB (@MLB) May 31, 2013