MLB players blame Taylor Swift for electrical problems at Nationals Park

A set of lights on the third-base line went out three times during Friday night’s Dodgers-Nationals game and, after a sequence of delays, the 3-2 game was suspended in the fifth inning.

And players, tired of the light-related problems, took to social media to pin the blame on someone — namely Taylor Swift.

Pitcher Max Scherzer started it by blaming the Shake It Off singer, who performed at the stadium earlier this week. He even used a creative hashtag.

Well who was the last one to use Nationals Park last? Taylor Swift.. I blame her for the power outs tonight. We now have #BadBlood

— Max Scherzer (@Max_Scherzer) July 18, 2015

And Dodgers rookie Joc Pederson even took a shot at the pop princess.

@taylorswift13 your concert used up all the electricity in DC..thanks for helping start the 2nd half with a bang

— Joc Pederson (@yungjoc650) July 18, 2015

Everyone knew it wasn't Swift's fault and at least one player who could relate to the preening superstar took some of the blame. Bryce Harper tweeted this tongue-in-cheek excuse for the outage.

My bad everybody..I knew I shouldn't of used that blow dryer before the game! #shortage

— Bryce Harper (@Bharper3407) July 18, 2015

I think Swift's squeaky clean image just took a little hit — all in fun, of course.

The game will be resumed on Saturday starting at 2:05pm ET.

Lights out at O.co Coliseum delays Yankees-A's game (VIDEO)

The decades-old cement block known as O.co Coliseum has a long history of malfunctions and the cracks are beginning to show in more ways than one. An overflowing sewage system last year and early this year have been just some of the more serious issues.

On Saturday night, a bank of lights in left field went out at the temperamental ballpark, delaying the A's game against the Yankees as the teams were about to start the fourth inning.

The delay began at 8:19 p.m. with the A's leading 2-1. The lights came back on after 38 minutes to the cheers from the sellout crowd of 36,067.

Turns out there was a circuit-breaker outage. The breaker had to be manually reset while starters Scott Kazmir and Hiroki Kuroda tried to stay loose.

Kazmir and Kuroda both stayed in the game. Kazmir was seemingly unaffected, going on to complete six innings with just one unearned run allowed. Kuroda lasted only 4 2/3 innings, giving up four runs — including two after the delay.

"It's one of the older ballparks,'' Yankees manager Joe Girardi said after the 5-1 Yankees loss. "And sometimes with older ballparks, you're going to have some challenges."

The same might be said of his creaky Yankees and their own power problems this season.