Park Factors
Last Updated: 1:30 AM
There's a variety of conditions on Thursday's 9-game slate with temps ranging from 70° to upper 90s. The best hitting weather is in Tampa where Steinbrenner Field gets upper 80s with 10 mph wind blowing out to center. The minor league venue has been highly receptive to wind this season, and home runs have been augmented by the Florida heat along with the short porch in right field.
Coors Field is the top run environment on Thursday with temps set to challenge 100° this afternoon in Denver. The hot temps are better for fly ball distance, but it happens to be a dry heat today (humidity below 20%) which isn't quite as good as if it were more humid.
Both Yankee Stadium and Wrigley Field are expecting temps around 70° with in-blowing wind on Thursday. Although it will blow about 5 mph faster in The Bronx, the effect is more impactful in Chicago as the open-air venue is more receptive to wind.
| 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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Coors Field 3:10 | +23% | +24% | +18% | +34% | Low | 6  | 7  | 9 | 97° | 99° | 100° | 19% | 1012 | 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. | +0.52 | +0.83 | +1.87 | +2.98 | |||||
Steinbrenner Field 7:35 | +48% | -6% | +0% | +17% | Very High | 11  | 11 | 11 | 90° | 88° | 86° | 61% | 1012 | Variable | 48 | Poor | ? | The temporary home of the Rays. Features the exact same dimensions as Yankee Stadium. Very short to right and deeper-than-average to most of left field. Should usually be hitter-friendly, especially during the summer. At risk for lots of rainouts. | +1.08 | -0.19 | +0.01 | +1.46 | ||||||
Target Field 1:10 | -3% | +12% | +6% | +8% | Medium | 7 | 7 | 9 | 79° | 79° | 81° | 61% | 1018 | 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. | -0.07 | +0.41 | +0.63 | +0.73 | |||||
Kauffman Stadium 2:10 | -17% | +22% | +6% | +7% | High | 8  | 9 | 9 | 84° | 84° | 84° | 65% | 1016 | X-Large | 750 | +5 | Great | Good | The largest non-Coors outfield in MLB. Perfectly symmetrical with a 9-foot-tall fence rounding the perimeter. | -0.39 | +0.76 | +0.68 | +0.64 | |||||
Nationals Park 4:05 | -4% | +16% | +0% | +6% | Med-High | 9  | 8  | 6 | 72° | 72° | 70° | 71% | 1012 | 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. | -0.09 | +0.56 | +0.03 | +0.49 | |||||
Oriole Park 7:15 | -3% | +7% | +3% | +4% | Med-High | 8  | 7 | 6  | 68° | 68° | 66° | 75% | 1014 | 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. | -0.08 | +0.23 | +0.36 | +0.38 | |||||
Petco Park 4:10 | +3% | -10% | -5% | -7% | Low | 9  | 9 | 7 | 82° | 82° | 82° | 55% | 1010 | 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. | +0.07 | -0.36 | -0.52 | -0.59 | |||||
Yankee Stadium 7:15 | +1% | -7% | -9% | -9% | High | 13 | 14 | 12 | 72° | 70° | 68° | 64% | 1013 | 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. | +0.02 | -0.23 | -0.97 | -0.77 | |||||
Wrigley Field 2:20 | -27% | -9% | 0% | -16% | Extreme | 9 | 9 | 9 | 72° | 72° | 73° | 77% | 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. | -0.60 | -0.31 | -0.05 | -1.42 |
