Some 1,500 people attended the two-hour ceremony under the soaring white dome of the basilica, as rain poured down outside.

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Up to 3 inches of rain per hour are possible, with heavier storms on Sunday.

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Then, with Brett Gardner set to lead off the fifth inning, the game went into a two-hour rain delay as the teams waited for the thunderstorms to clear.

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The pumps can handle 1 inch of rain in the first hour, she said, and a half-inch every hour thereafter.

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