Park Factors
Last Updated: 11:55 AM
The warm weather remains on Saturday with 11 out of 13 outdoor games expecting 80° and higher. With many of the league's best run-producing parks left off the slate this weekend, the warm temperatures generally amount to neutral hitting expectations for most games.
Target Field gets its second day in a row of good hitting weather. It will be in the mid-80s with low air pressure and mild wind blowing out to left field for Royals / Twins.
The roof will be open in Milwaukee where American Family Field is once again rated well for home runs due in large part to the warm temperatures. The odd-shaped field in Milwaukee tends to be vulnerable to homers when it's hot out - particularly the shallow middle-third of the outfield. The wind is blowing out to left on Saturday, but that doesn't matter very much as the tall stadium walls in Milwaukee make the park fairly immune to wind.
Speaking of wind that doesn't matter, the out-blowing wind at Oracle Park is nothing new (it blows out every game). The venue was designed to neutralize wind, and the park ranks toward the bottom of the league each year in homers despite how the forecast appears for every Giants home game. It will be 60° in San Francisco this evening.
| Game | HR | 2B/3B | 1B | Runs | Receptive | Hour 1 | Hour 2 | Hour 3 | Hour 1 | Hour 2 | Hour 3 | Humidity | Pressure | Outfield Size |
Altitude | Typical Flight |
Contact Rate |
Contact Quality |
Description | HR | 2B/3B | 1B | Runs | |||||
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Target Field 7:10 | +13% | +8% | +6% | +13% | Medium | 6  | 6 | 5 | 84° | 82° | 82° | 67% | 1011 | Medium | 812 | +0 | Avg | Good | A slightly asymmetric outfield with a deeper-than-average left side. The more shallow right side is guarded by a 23-foot-tall fence with a unique balcony overhanging the field. | +0.28 | +0.29 | +0.65 | +1.16 | |||||
Oriole Park 7:05 | +1% | +7% | +11% | +13% | Med-High | 4  | 3  | 2 | 82° | 81° | 79° | 40% | 1022 | Variable | 130 | -1 | Great | Good | A uniquely-shaped field with a home-run-friendly right side. The left-field corner is particularly deep while most of the outfield perimeter is closer than average. A 21-foot-tall fence compensates for the short distance down the right field line. | +0.03 | +0.23 | +1.18 | +1.11 | |||||
Chase Field 8:10 | -1% | +14% | +3% | +8% | Roof Closed | Roof Closed | Large | 1,082 | +11 | Great | Bad | The highest MLB altitude outside of Coors. Large outfield to accommodate longer carry distance on fly balls. Massive 25-foot center field fence. | -0.03 | +0.50 | +0.34 | +0.68 | ||||||||||||
Comerica Park 6:10 | -8% | +5% | +9% | +6% | High | 8  | 8  | 9  | 88° | 86° | 84° | 53% | 1018 | Large | 596 | -3 | Avg | Avg | A challenging venue for home runs with a very deep center field. The entire left side is deeper than average and the 15-foot-tall fence in right further complicates things for hitters. Batter contact is better than most parks, possibly aided by a clean batter's eye. | -0.18 | +0.16 | +0.95 | +0.49 | |||||
Dodger Stadium 9:10 | +17% | -5% | -2% | +4% | Consistent | 9 | 8  | 6 | 84° | 81° | 77° | 49% | 1010 | Medium | 267 | +3 | Avg | Great | A symmetrical outfield with a highly consistent wind pattern (out to right-center). Plays deep down the lines and particularly shallow to center field. | +0.39 | -0.16 | -0.19 | +0.32 | |||||
Rate Field 7:10 | +17% | -8% | -3% | +2% | Med-High | 13  | 11 | 12 | 90° | 88° | 86° | 52% | 1014 | Small | 596 | -3 | Bad | Avg | The smallest outfield in MLB. Shallow in every direction. Not nearly as wind-prone as its Wrigley neighbor, but can be susceptible to homers - especially on hot days. | +0.38 | -0.29 | -0.29 | +0.15 | |||||
Oracle Park 4:05 | -21% | -3% | +10% | -2% | Consistent | 9 | 9 | 10 | 61° | 61° | 61° | 89% | 1014 | Variable | 63 | 0 | Good | Poor | A uniquely shaped field with a 24 foot-tall fence guarding a very shallow right-field corner. Straight-away center is close to home plate but extends to an extremely deep right-field gap. Cool temperatures are the norm and the ever-present out-blowing wind is neutralized by the stadium architecture. | -0.46 | -0.10 | +1.06 | -0.18 | |||||
PNC Park 6:40 | -21% | +11% | +1% | -3% | Med-High | 5  | 4 | 4 | 88° | 86° | 84° | 47% | 1020 | Variable | 743 | +5 | Good | Bad | An asymmetrical venue with an extremely deep left field fence. Tall fences guard against an otherwise shallow outfield. The 21-foot-tall fence down the right field line makes a good target for extra base hits in the yard. | -0.48 | +0.38 | +0.13 | -0.26 | |||||
American Family Fld 7:10 | +37% | -15% | -15% | -3% | Low | 12 | 12  | 9 | 90° | 86° | 84° | 57% | 1012 | Medium | 593 | +3 | Poor | Good | A retractable-roof venue with a zig-zag outfield. Deep to each side but shallow in the gaps and to center field. The horizontal shape reduces the number of hits that fall into play. | +0.84 | -0.53 | -1.59 | -0.27 | |||||
Truist Park 7:15 | -1% | -12% | +3% | -4% | Medium | 9  | 8  | 7 | 82° | 81° | 79° | 60% | 1018 | Medium | 1,050 | +3 | Poor | Great | An unevenly shaped outfield with a deep left side. The tall fence in right makes up for a shallow right field corner. Benefits from warm temperatures and relatively high altitude. | -0.03 | -0.42 | +0.32 | -0.33 | |||||
Yankee Stadium 2:05 | +7% | -19% | +1% | -4% | High | 6 | 8 | 9 | 88° | 90° | 88° | 33% | 1023 | Variable | 54 | -6 | Avg | Great | A rounded asymmetrical outfield with a very shallow right field wall. The short porch is balanced out by a larger-than-average left field, though still very short to the foul pole on that side. | +0.15 | -0.67 | +0.15 | -0.35 | |||||
Truist Park 1:15 | +3% | -13% | +1% | -4% | Medium | 9 | 9 | 9 | 84° | 84° | 84° | 63% | 1019 | Medium | 1,050 | +3 | Poor | Great | An unevenly shaped outfield with a deep left side. The tall fence in right makes up for a shallow right field corner. Benefits from warm temperatures and relatively high altitude. | +0.06 | -0.44 | +0.08 | -0.37 | |||||
T-Mobile Park 9:40 | +4% | -10% | -4% | -4% | Medium | 7 | 7 | 6 | 81° | 77° | 73° | 52% | 1021 | Small | 10 | -6 | Poor | Bad | One of the smallest outfields in MLB, justified by cooler weather and short carry distances. Strikeouts are boosted by low altitude and a tricky batters eye. | +0.10 | -0.36 | -0.41 | -0.39 | |||||
Globe Life Field 7:15 | -3% | -10% | -3% | -7% | Roof Closed | Roof Closed | Medium | 616 | +8 | Avg | Great | A retractable roof venue with a zig-zag outfield. The left side is particularly deep while the right is better primed for homers. | -0.07 | -0.34 | -0.30 | -0.62 | ||||||||||||
Petco Park 8:40 | +3% | -8% | -7% | -8% | Low | 8  | 7 | 7 | 73° | 73° | 72° | 71% | 1012 | Medium | 13 | -2 | Avg | Avg | A medium-sized outfield with consistent weather conditions. Plays shallow to center and deeper to both sides. The San Diego marine layer can reduce carry distance, especially at night. | +0.06 | -0.29 | -0.73 | -0.66 | |||||
Busch Stadium 7:15 | -4% | -10% | -3% | -8% | Med-High | 15 | 14 | 12 | 93° | 90° | 88° | 53% | 1014 | Large | 455 | +3 | Good | Avg | A large, symmetrical outfield with deep corners and gaps. The center field fence is a few feet closer than the MLB standard. | -0.10 | -0.35 | -0.33 | -0.69 | |||||
