Fans using cell phones cause brief delay while Tigers hit at Fenway Park

BOSTON (AP) -- Fans using their cell phone lights caused a brief delay when the Detroit Tigers were batting in the seventh inning at Fenway Park Wednesday night.

It started to grow with one out in the seventh of Boston's 7-1 win and circled the stands when Detroit's Niko Goodrum took a called third strike from pitcher Matt Barnes.

Before Nicholas Castellanos stepped to the plate, he chatted with plate umpire Mike DiMuro. Detroit manager Ron Gardenhire also came out to talk with DiMuro, who walked over to Boston's dugout.

"You ever tried to hit with a light like that in your face? It's not supposed to happen," Gardenhire said. "The umpires should have, in my opinion, stopped it right away. They…