The Atlanta Braves said an equipment malfunction caused a false alarm at SunTrust Park on Tuesday night.

In the top of the third inning, an emergency alarm sounded in the ballpark and a disturbing message was posted on the scoreboard. The alarm sounded for about five seconds and a message stated that an emergency had been reported in the building and that an evacuation was taking place.

R.A. Dickey paused for a couple of seconds to make his next pitch to Andrew McCutchen, but the umpires did not stop play, and the game continued.

The Braves tweeted in the fourth inning that "everything is operating normally" and "we apologize for the inconvenience."

An apparent altercation with fans in one of the ballpark restaurants caused the alarm to get sounded.