Park Factors
Last Updated: 12:23 PM
Cool weather is expected across Wednesday's set of 4 elimination games with temps around 60° everywhere except for Los Angeles where it will be close to 70°.
The most pitcher-friendly environment is Wrigley Field where the wind is expected to blow in from center at 9 mph. Wrigley is the most wind-receptive venue in MLB and the stadium / weather combo amounts to about 2 fewer runs and 0.76 fewer homers on average.
The chilly temperatures in Detroit will be offset by an 8-mph wind blowing out to right center. Comerica Park is receptive to wind (though not nearly as much as Wrigley). The venue is still leaning in favor of pitchers due in large part to its deep center field.
A strong 14-mph wind is expected to blow slightly out to right field in The Bronx this evening. Yankee Stadium is rated close to neutral for home runs with the cool temperatures and deep left/center field fence counteracting the positive effect of the short porch.
It's a typical forecast in L.A. with Dodger Stadium getting its usual 7-mph wind blowing out to right-center. The 70° temps are only slightly lower than the year-long average there.
| 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 | +17% | -20% | -1% | -3% | Consistent | 7  | 6 | 4  | 70° | 66° | 63° | 73% | 1000 | 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. | +0.37 | -0.70 | -0.10 | -0.22 | |||||
Comerica Park 3:08 | -17% | -10% | +11% | -4% | High | 8 | 7 | 7  | 61° | 59° | 59° | 41% | 1006 | Large | 596 | -3 | Avg | Avg | A challenging venue for home runs with a very deep center field. The entire left side is deeper than average and the 15-foot-tall fence in right further complicates things for hitters. Batter contact is better than most parks, possibly aided by a clean batter's eye. | -0.38 | -0.35 | +1.15 | -0.34 | |||||
Yankee Stadium 7:08 | -3% | -9% | +1% | -4% | High | 14  | 15 | 15 | 64° | 61° | 59° | 44% | 1018 | 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. | -0.07 | -0.31 | +0.07 | -0.39 | |||||
Wrigley Field 5:08 | -30% | -10% | -10% | -25% | Extreme | 9  | 9 | 9 | 59° | 59° | 57° | 67% | 1007 | 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. | -0.68 | -0.35 | -1.05 | -2.23 |
