Park Factors
Last Updated: 1:25 AM
Some of MLB's top home run parks are back on the slate to start the week, along with generally good hitting conditions. Sutter Health Park presents the best environment for both runs and homers on Monday. It will be 90° at start for Rays / Athletics with the usual double-digit wind blowing out to left-center. The minor league venue in Sacramento has been a top park for offense this year due in large part to how receptive it is to out-blowing wind.
The small outfield at Rate Field will be more vulnerable to home runs this evening with 80° and moderate wind blowing out to left field. Similar conditions are expected in Kansas City. While the deep dimensions prevent Kauffman Stadium from rating positive for homers this evening, it's set up well for offense via hits inside the yard.
It will be in the 90s in Cincinnati on Monday for Phillies / Reds. The normally elite home run venue Great American Ball Park hasn't played as such this year, and was downgraded by the model as a result. It's still rated well for home runs this evening despite the (rare) mid-season adjustment.
| 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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Sutter Health Park 10:05 | +33% | +5% | +7% | +20% | Very High | 13  | 12 | 11 | 91° | 84° | 79° | 29% | 1010 | Large | 30 | Good | Avg | The temporary home of the Athletics. Features a spacious outfield with a tiny right-field fence. Standard to the corners and center, bowed outward in the gaps. | +0.75 | +0.17 | +0.70 | +1.76 | ||||||
Kauffman Stadium 7:40 | -7% | +9% | +11% | +10% | High | 7 | 5  | 3 | 75° | 75° | 75° | 99% | 1014 | X-Large | 750 | +5 | Great | Good | The largest non-Coors outfield in MLB. Perfectly symmetrical with a 9-foot-tall fence rounding the perimeter. | -0.16 | +0.33 | +1.17 | +0.87 | |||||
Angel Stadium 9:38 | +21% | -4% | -1% | +5% | Consistent | 7 | 6 | 6 | 81° | 77° | 73° | 54% | 1012 | Small | 160 | +5 | Avg | Good | Horizontally shaped to the extreme. Deep corners and a very close center field fence. Consistently mild weather with a typical out-blowing wind pattern. | +0.47 | -0.14 | -0.12 | +0.47 | |||||
Great American BP 6:10 | +23% | -10% | -1% | +4% | Low | 6  | 6 | 4  | 90° | 90° | 88° | 53% | 1017 | Small | 683 | +0 | Bad | Avg | The smallest outfield in MLB, offset partially by a taller left-field wall. Stadium architecture dampens the effect from wind but hot days can turn GABP into a home run paradise. | +0.52 | -0.36 | -0.13 | +0.38 | |||||
Rate Field 7:40 | +15% | -7% | +0% | +3% | Med-High | 2 | 1  | 2 | 86° | 84° | 84° | 58% | 1015 | 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. | +0.34 | -0.25 | +0.01 | +0.30 | |||||
Busch Stadium 7:45 | -1% | -3% | +4% | +1% | Med-High | 9  | 9 | 7 | 88° | 86° | 84° | 61% | 1015 | 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. | -0.03 | -0.12 | +0.42 | +0.09 | |||||
American Family Fld 7:40 | +29% | -5% | -12% | +0% | Low | 6  | 5 | 5 | 81° | 79° | 77° | 80% | 1015 | 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. | +0.65 | -0.17 | -1.27 | +0.01 | |||||
Oracle Park 9:45 | -27% | -1% | +9% | -4% | Consistent | 12 | 9 | 8 | 59° | 57° | 57° | 89% | 1015 | 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. | -0.61 | -0.02 | +1.00 | -0.37 | |||||
Yankee Stadium 7:05 | +14% | -12% | -8% | -5% | High | 11 | 11 | 9 | 84° | 82° | 79° | 41% | 1021 | 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. | +0.31 | -0.42 | -0.84 | -0.42 | |||||
Daikin Park 8:10 | +1% | -9% | -5% | -8% | Roof Closed | Roof Closed | Variable | 38 | 0 | Bad | Poor | A retractable-roof venue with strict rules for allowing an open roof. A one-of-a-kind shape with a particularly shallow left-field fence. Plays deep to center and short to right. | +0.03 | -0.31 | -0.58 | -0.67 | ||||||||||||
Globe Life Field 8:05 | -4% | -11% | -3% | -8% | 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. | -0.09 | -0.37 | -0.28 | -0.67 | ||||||||||||
