Park Factors
Last Updated: 1:30 AM
The cooler weather continues into Saturday with 12 out of 14 games expecting temperatures below 80°. The main exception is once again Sutter Health Park where it will be a dry 95° at start time for Rangers / Athletics. The usual (and impactful) Sacramento wind is expected to blow out at around 10 mph. The other hot game on the slate is Dbacks / Dodgers with upper 80s expected at Dodger Stadium. The out-blowing wind is extremely typical in L.A. (it blows that direction basically every game), but it isn't usually quite this warm for Dodgers home games.
Mostly neutral weather is expected across the rest of the slate with the exception of higher air pressure in the Midwest (as indicated by the red "P"s in the chart below). Like cooler temperatures, higher pressure is a factor that reduces fly ball distance.
Coors Field and Fenway Park sit atop Saturday's slate as the best overall environments for offense. The two prolific run-producing parks will play close to their typical selves today with minimal weather impact in either direction. Fenway is rated neutral for homers and positive for hits inside the yard while Coors is good for just about everything.
| 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 8:10 | +17% | +29% | +9% | +26% | Low | 12  | 7  | 4 | 75° | 73° | 72° | 42% | 1016 | 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. | +0.37 | +1.03 | +0.91 | +2.25 | |||||
Fenway Park 4:10 | -8% | +29% | +13% | +18% | High | 9  | 11 | 12  | 70° | 70° | 68° | 40% | 1015 | 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. | -0.18 | +1.01 | +1.35 | +1.62 | |||||
Sutter Health Park 10:05 | +23% | +3% | +7% | +16% | Very High | 10  | 9  | 7 | 97° | 91° | 86° | 14% | 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. | +0.51 | +0.12 | +0.78 | +1.38 | ||||||
Kauffman Stadium 7:15 | -8% | +18% | +10% | +12% | High | 7 | 7 | 7  | 81° | 79° | 77° | 57% | 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. | -0.19 | +0.61 | +1.04 | +1.04 | |||||
Oracle Park 7:15 | -19% | +16% | +10% | +6% | Consistent | 9 | 10 | 10 | 64° | 64° | 64° | 83% | 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. | -0.43 | +0.57 | +1.06 | +0.53 | |||||
Nationals Park 4:05 | -3% | -2% | +7% | +3% | Med-High | 6  | 6  | 4 | 81° | 81° | 81° | 32% | 1019 | 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. | -0.07 | -0.07 | +0.75 | +0.31 | |||||
Dodger Stadium 9:10 | +11% | +0% | -2% | +3% | Consistent | 8 | 7 | 6 | 84° | 82° | 81° | 39% | 1011 | 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. | +0.25 | +0.00 | -0.22 | +0.25 | |||||
Target Field 7:10 | -12% | +14% | +1% | +2% | Medium | 7  | 6  | 4 | 75° | 73° | 72° | 58% | 1021 | 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. | -0.26 | +0.49 | +0.15 | +0.21 | |||||
Citizens Bank Park 6:05 | +5% | -9% | +3% | 0% | Very High | 7 | 6 | 5 | 77° | 73° | 72° | 37% | 1018 | Small | 9 | -3 | Bad | Great | One of the smaller outfields in MLB. Relies on tall fences to keep home runs from getting out of hand. The most wind-receptive venue outside of Wrigley. | +0.12 | -0.32 | +0.29 | -0.03 | |||||
Great American BP 6:40 | +2% | -2% | -1% | -1% | Low | 7 | 7 | 6 | 73° | 70° | 68° | 48% | 1019 | 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. | +0.06 | -0.09 | -0.09 | -0.05 | |||||
Rate Field 7:10 | +7% | -17% | +1% | -3% | Med-High | 7 | 6 | 6 | 72° | 68° | 66° | 65% | 1022 | 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. | +0.17 | -0.60 | +0.14 | -0.30 | |||||
Rogers Centre 3:07 | -1% | +2% | -6% | -4% | Minimal | 7 | 8 | 9 | 72° | 70° | 72° | 40% | 1019 | 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. | -0.01 | +0.07 | -0.63 | -0.35 | |||||
Daikin Park 7:10 | -1% | -8% | -6% | -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 | -0.29 | -0.59 | -0.72 | ||||||||||||
Progressive Field 7:15 | -17% | +1% | -3% | -9% | High | 4 | 5 | 4 | 68° | 66° | 66° | 58% | 1022 | 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. | -0.38 | +0.03 | -0.35 | -0.77 | |||||
Citi Field 4:10 | -6% | -25% | -5% | -16% | Low | 8 | 7 | 7 | 75° | 75° | 75° | 33% | 1017 | 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. | -0.14 | -0.87 | -0.51 | -1.37 | |||||
