Park Factors
Last Updated: 1:25 AM
There's a wide variety of temperatures on Friday ranging between 60s and 90s. The slate is headlined by Coors Field and Sutter Health Park - two of the top run-producing venues in MLB. It will be around 90° at start time at for both parks before dipping about 10° over the course of each game. Sutter Health will be further aided by its typical out-blowing wind, which has been one of the main contributors toward its hitter-friendliness this season.
It's also going to be hot at Kauffman Stadium where the deep outfield fence will be a bit more accessible on Friday. The 90° start time temp will be paired with moderate wind blowing out for White Sox / Royals.
Warm temperatures at Wrigley Field are often correlated with out-blowing wind. But that won't be the case this afternoon with the 90° temps accompanied by barely any wind to speak of in Chicago. The North Side venue is rated close to neutral for Pirates / Cubs today.
The wind forecast looks hitter-friendly at Oracle Park this afternoon with 15+ mph pointed out to right-center. But this wind pattern is extremely typical in SF (it "blows out" every game), and doesn't translate as expected to the playing field. Oracle was designed to neutralize the Bay Area wind and remains one of the toughest parks for homers each year despite the "always out" forecast. It will be in the low 60s for Rays / Giants 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coors Field 8:40 | +25% | +26% | +11% | +30% | Low | 9  | 8  | 7  | 82° | 81° | 79° | 34% | 1011 | X-Large | 5,183 | +29 | Great | Avg | An extreme outlier of a stadium. Played 4,000 feet higher in altitude than the next closest MLB park. Has an extra-large outfield to accommodate much farther carry distances. Excellent for batter contact as the high altitude limits pitch effectiveness. | +0.56 | +0.91 | +1.15 | +2.60 | |||||
Sutter Health Park 10:05 | +33% | +4% | +4% | +18% | Very High | 14  | 13 | 14  | 91° | 84° | 81° | 31% | 1008 | 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. | +0.74 | +0.16 | +0.41 | +1.55 | ||||||
Nationals Park 6:45 | +16% | +7% | +5% | +13% | Med-High | 6  | 6  | 5 | 90° | 88° | 86° | 56% | 1018 | Medium | 25 | -2 | Great | Great | A horizontal-shaped outfield with taller-than-average fences. Shallow to center field and deep to the corners. A 16-foot wall covers most of the right-field gap, compensating for how close it is at parts. | +0.35 | +0.23 | +0.53 | +1.16 | |||||
Kauffman Stadium 8:10 | -9% | +24% | +8% | +13% | High | 9 | 7  | 6 | 90° | 88° | 86° | 60% | 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. | -0.21 | +0.83 | +0.87 | +1.12 | |||||
Fenway Park 7:10 | -10% | +19% | +11% | +12% | High | 7 | 6 | 4 | 73° | 72° | 70° | 62% | 1022 | Variable | 20 | -3 | Good | Great | A one-of-a-kind shape with a deep right field and a 37-foot-tall fence guarding the extremely shallow left side. Similarly, the 18-foot-tall fence in center offsets the close distance to home plate. While the tall fences help neutralize homers, they are excellent targets for singles and doubles. | -0.23 | +0.67 | +1.19 | +1.09 | |||||
Oracle Park 10:15 | -18% | +14% | +13% | +8% | Consistent | 16 | 15 | 14 | 61° | 61° | 61° | 89% | 1012 | 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. | -0.42 | +0.50 | +1.39 | +0.70 | |||||
Target Field 8:10 | +6% | -3% | +7% | +6% | Medium | 9  | 8 | 8 | 81° | 79° | 77° | 88% | 1012 | 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. | +0.13 | -0.10 | +0.74 | +0.56 | |||||
Great American BP 6:40 | +18% | -3% | 0% | +6% | Low | 1 | 1  | 2 | 90° | 88° | 86° | 59% | 1018 | 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. | +0.41 | -0.10 | -0.03 | +0.55 | |||||
Rogers Centre 7:07 | +6% | +13% | -4% | +5% | Minimal | 10 | 9 | 4 | 79° | 79° | 77° | 59% | 1020 | 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. | +0.13 | +0.45 | -0.40 | +0.46 | |||||
Progressive Field 7:10 | +1% | +3% | +3% | +4% | High | 6 | 6 | 5 | 82° | 81° | 81° | 63% | 1019 | 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. | +0.03 | +0.10 | +0.28 | +0.33 | |||||
Dodger Stadium 10:10 | +14% | -5% | -4% | 0% | Consistent | 7 | 6 | 5 | 73° | 72° | 70° | 68% | 1013 | 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. | +0.31 | -0.19 | -0.48 | 0.00 | |||||
Busch Stadium 8:15 | -2% | -1% | +0% | -1% | Med-High | 7 | 8 | 7 | 91° | 88° | 86° | 55% | 1016 | 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. | -0.04 | -0.02 | +0.04 | -0.07 | |||||
Wrigley Field 2:20 | 0% | -8% | 0% | -4% | Extreme | 2 | 2 | 2 | 88° | 88° | 84° | 60% | 1018 | Medium | 596 | -2 | Poor | Bad | The most wind-receptive venue in baseball (by a lot). Out-blowing wind tends to correlate with warmer temperatures, and vice versa. The Corners are very deep and guarded by 16-foot-tall-fences. An extremely shallow porch in left-center makes for a cheap home run target. | -0.01 | -0.27 | -0.05 | -0.37 | |||||
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. | +0.02 | -0.31 | -0.57 | -0.68 | ||||||||||||
Citi Field 7:10 | -1% | -11% | -10% | -11% | Low | 9 | 8 | 7 | 84° | 82° | 79° | 59% | 1020 | 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. | -0.01 | -0.40 | -1.06 | -0.98 | |||||
