Park Factors
Last Updated: 1:25 AM
More excellent hitting weather is slated for Tuesday with some of MLB's top home run venues being paired with warm temperatures. Out-blowing wind will be featured at a handful of parks, including both Rate Field and Camden Yards where it will be above 80° with a moderate breeze blowing out to left.
The most impactful wind on the slate is in Sacramento where the usual double-digit gusts will follow their typical "out to left center" pattern. Sutter Health Park is the top rated venue for both runs and homers on Tuesday.
Some of the best weather for hitting is in St. Louis where the normally pitcher-friendly Busch Stadium will be leaning in favor of hitters on Tuesday with high 80s at start time and moderate wind blowing out to left-center.
It will be close to 90° at start time in Cincinnati where the small outfield should be more vulnerable to long fly balls this afternoon. As a result of the heat, Great American Ball Park is rated positive for homers on Tuesday despite the recent downgrade by the model.
The out-blowing winds at Citi Field and Oracle Park can mostly be ignored on Tuesday as the wind forecast doesn't come into play as expected at either venue. Oracle was designed to neutralize the effects of the wind, and the tall stadium walls at Citi typically prevent the wind from making it onto the playing surface in a meaningful way.
There's a chance of rain in Milwaukee for Pirates / Brewers this evening. The folks at American Family Field have been intent on keeping the roof open lately, even with a possibility of rain. It's being assumed open for now in the chart below, but will play close to neutral for home runs if they decide to close it.
| 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 | +37% | +3% | +6% | +20% | Very High | 14  | 14  | 13 | 86° | 79° | 75° | 36% | 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. | +0.82 | +0.12 | +0.64 | +1.78 | ||||||
Oriole Park 6:35 | +17% | +8% | +5% | +14% | Med-High | 6  | 6  | 6 | 90° | 88° | 86° | 52% | 1015 | 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. | +0.38 | +0.27 | +0.52 | +1.27 | |||||
Progressive Field 6:40 | +25% | +2% | +2% | +12% | High | 4  | 6  | 8  | 82° | 82° | 82° | 75% | 1014 | Small | 582 | -5 | Avg | Poor | A small outfield with two distinct halves. A 19-foot fence guards most of the outfield's left side while the shorter right-field fence leaves that half vulnerable to home runs. | +0.57 | +0.05 | +0.19 | +1.06 | |||||
Kauffman Stadium 7:40 | -11% | +11% | +11% | +9% | High | 6 | 4 | 4 | 84° | 82° | 81° | 59% | 1013 | X-Large | 750 | +5 | Great | Good | The largest non-Coors outfield in MLB. Perfectly symmetrical with a 9-foot-tall fence rounding the perimeter. | -0.26 | +0.37 | +1.16 | +0.76 | |||||
Rate Field 7:40 | +27% | -4% | -1% | +9% | Med-High | 9 | 8 | 7 | 88° | 86° | 86° | 52% | 1011 | 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. | +0.62 | -0.16 | -0.16 | +0.76 | |||||
Rogers Centre 7:07 | +3% | +11% | -1% | +6% | Minimal | 6  | 5  | 1 | 86° | 84° | 84° | 66% | 1012 | Medium | 247 | +0 | Great | Good | A neutral-sized retractable roof venue where every opportunity is taken to play outdoors. A closed roof is well-received by hitters on cold Toronto days but can favor pitchers when its hot out. | +0.07 | +0.39 | -0.07 | +0.52 | |||||
Great American BP 6:40 | +16% | -2% | 0% | +6% | Low | 6 | 6 | 5 | 91° | 90° | 88° | 47% | 1013 | 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. | +0.36 | -0.07 | -0.04 | +0.49 | |||||
Angel Stadium 9:38 | +20% | -4% | -1% | +5% | Consistent | 8  | 7 | 6 | 79° | 75° | 73° | 61% | 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. | +0.45 | -0.15 | -0.15 | +0.41 | |||||
Yankee Stadium 7:05 | +21% | -6% | -7% | +2% | High | 12 | 11 | 10 | 84° | 82° | 81° | 61% | 1015 | 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. | +0.48 | -0.20 | -0.71 | +0.15 | |||||
American Family Fld 7:40 | +34% | -9% | -12% | +0% | Low | 7 | 7 | 6 | 77° | 75° | 75° | 89% | 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. | +0.75 | -0.33 | -1.27 | +0.02 | |||||
Busch Stadium 7:45 | -1% | -12% | +6% | -1% | Med-High | 4 | 3 | 2  | 84° | 82° | 81° | 67% | 1012 | 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. | -0.02 | -0.44 | +0.60 | -0.10 | |||||
Oracle Park 9:45 | -25% | -5% | +8% | -6% | Consistent | 13 | 12 | 11 | 59° | 59° | 59° | 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. | -0.56 | -0.17 | +0.90 | -0.50 | |||||
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 | ||||||||||||
Daikin Park 8:10 | -1% | -8% | -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. | -0.01 | -0.28 | -0.56 | -0.69 | ||||||||||||
Citi Field 7:10 | +5% | -10% | -13% | -10% | Low | 12 | 11 | 11 | 84° | 81° | 79° | 64% | 1015 | Medium | 54 | -1 | Poor | Poor | An unusually-shaped outfield with deep corners, shallow gaps, and a deep straight-away measurement to center. One of the worst venues for batter contact in the league. | +0.12 | -0.35 | -1.37 | -0.89 | |||||
