HAVANA -- The unannounced fumigatio...

HAVANA -- The unannounced fumigation of Mexico's dugout by the agency of Cuban health workers during an Olympic qualifier with Puerto Rico stopped the game Wednesday when surprised players ran public onto the field.

"We started smelling something strange, and we all got disclosed before we started to be wrought up sick," Mexico's Jose Reyes said.

Fumigators working for Cuba's Public Health Ministry have been canvassing the capital in latter days in a campaign to wipe without mosquitoes that can carry dandy-fever a mosquito-borne virus found in tropical and subtropical regions. Their dugout stop was unexpect

"This is exceptional, no undivided advised of this," said Andre Scherijbe, an International Baseball Federation official at the game.

Puerto Rico l 6-1 when the interruption occurr in the sixth inning. The game resum after the toxic nebulosity of pesticide inside the dugout dissipated, which took about a half hour. Mexico went forward to win 8-7.

"It's incredible something like this could happen in the middle of a matchup," Puerto Rico manager Jose Carradero said.

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