The New York Yankees suffered an embarrassing power cut during Wednesday night’s clash with the St Louis Cardinals at Yankee Stadium.Twice during the first inning, some stadium floodlights turned off, plunging the field into darkness and forcing the game to be paused.The first outage came at the top of the first, when Will Warren was preparing to pitch to Cardinals designated hitter Ivan Herrera. A few minutes later, the lights above right field went out once more.This time, audible groans could be heard from the crowd, while on the mound St Louis pitcher Andre Pallante failed to hide his frustration.The game had already been delayed due to rain over New York and soon fans were forced to wait even longer to see some action. The light issues sparked a hilarious reaction from fans on social media, some of whom were quick to point out that the Yankees’ salary payroll this season is nearly $300million but the team ‘forgot to pay the light bill.’ The Yankees suffered an embarrassing power cut during their clash with the Cardinals St Louis pitcher Andre Pallante failed to hide his frustration after the second power outage ‘Try unplugging and plugging back in,’ a fan joked following the second outage on Wednesday’They really are broke,’ one said. ‘Try unplugging and plugging back in,’ another joked following the second outage, while a third fan took a jab at the price of concessions in the Bronx.’The lights are going out at Yankee Stadium because I’m not there paying their entire electric bill with 3 Bud Light tallboys,’ they said.’Hal didn’t pay his electric bill,’ another added in a light-hearted dig at Yankees chairman Hal Steinbrenner. But many other fans were less than amused. ‘Hey Hal Steinbrenner, Can you afford some f***ing working lights at the stadium??? What the hell is going on. This is embarrassing,’ one wrote. ‘Yankees game is a complete s*** show,’ said another.