Park Factors
Last Updated: 12:23 PM
The first day of the Wild Card round kicks off with a pitcher-friendly set of park conditions. It will be around 70° for all four games on Tuesday with in-blowing wind, aside from Dodger Stadium which will feature its usual 8 mph blowing out to right-center.
The in-blowing wind at Progressive (12 mph) and Wrigley (8 mph) are important factors as both stadiums are receptive to wind. Wrigley is the most receptive venue in MLB and presents the toughest environment for hitting among the four games. The shallow left field porch in Chicago is still a decent spot for homers, but the right side and deep corners will be especially difficult to reach.
The wind is also blowing in at Yankee Stadium, but it's more left-to-right than the aforementioned duo. The Bronx venue is rated neutral for home runs on Tuesday with the short porch in right getting balanced out by the deep fence in left.
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dodger Stadium 9:08 | +12% | -12% | +0% | 0% | Consistent | 11  | 9 | 7 | 73° | 70° | 66° | 66% | 1003 | 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. | +0.28 | -0.42 | +0.02 | -0.01 | |||||
Progressive Field 1:08 | -10% | +12% | -1% | 0% | High | 11  | 13  | 15 | 75° | 79° | 79° | 60% | 999 | 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. | -0.23 | +0.41 | -0.15 | -0.02 | |||||
Wrigley Field 3:08 | -13% | +2% | -5% | -9% | Extreme | 8  | 8 | 9 | 79° | 79° | 79° | 52% | 1000 | 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. | -0.29 | +0.05 | -0.57 | -0.78 | |||||
Yankee Stadium 6:08 | +3% | -16% | -7% | -11% | High | 11  | 12 | 12 | 81° | 75° | 72° | 33% | 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. | +0.06 | -0.56 | -0.79 | -0.93 |
