How far does a ball carry at Daikin Park?
Daikin Park is the Houston Astros home park in Houston: a retractable-roof park at 45 ft, 409′ to center. Below is what moves fly balls here — elevation, temperature, humidity and wind — plus the current wind for the next game. Carry distances are model estimates and part of the Groundskeeper plan.
Next game conditions
No game at Daikin Park on the current slate. Today's wind for every park that is playing is on the wind carry today page.
Carry estimate
The carry range is The Cold Line's model estimate of how much today's wind and temperature add to or take away from a fly ball to center. Already a Groundskeeper member? Open the live weather board.
Daikin Park park facts
- Elevation
- 45 ft above sea level (19th highest of 30 MLB parks)
- Roof
- Retractable roof
- Center-field bearing
- 343° — home plate faces north-northwest
- Fences (LF · LCF · CF · RCF · RF)
- 315′ · 362′ · 409′ · 373′ · 326′
- Wall heights (LF · CF · RF)
- 21′ · 9′ · 7′
- Surface
- Natural grass
Park notes: Crawford Boxes in LF (315ft, 21ft wall); Train runs on HR track above LF; Short LF porch.
What moves the ball at Daikin Park
Elevation
Daikin Park sits essentially at sea level (45 ft, 19th of 30 by elevation). Air density here is about as heavy as it gets in MLB, so elevation adds nothing — temperature and wind decide how the ball travels.
Temperature
With the roof open, warm air (less dense) helps carry and cold air hurts it, as at any outdoor park. With the roof closed, the bowl is climate-controlled and temperature drops out of the read.
Humidity
Humid air is slightly lighter than dry air, so higher humidity helps carry a little — the opposite of what most people expect. It is a minor factor next to temperature and wind.
Wind
Home plate faces north-northwest, so a wind out of the south-southeast blows straight out to center and helps carry, while a wind from the north-northwest blows in and knocks fly balls down. Cross-winds push the ball toward one line — at Daikin Park the shorter left-field corner (315′) is where a helping wind shows up first. All of this applies only when the roof is open.
Daikin Park carry questions
How far does a ball carry at Daikin Park?
Daikin Park sits essentially at sea level (45 ft, 19th of 30 by elevation). Air density here is about as heavy as it gets in MLB, so elevation adds nothing — temperature and wind decide how the ball travels. The Cold Line's game-by-game carry estimate (a model estimate, in feet) is part of the Groundskeeper plan.
Does wind affect home runs at Daikin Park?
Home plate faces north-northwest, so a wind out of the south-southeast blows straight out to center and helps carry, while a wind from the north-northwest blows in and knocks fly balls down. Cross-winds push the ball toward one line — at Daikin Park the shorter left-field corner (315′) is where a helping wind shows up first. All of this applies only when the roof is open.
Does Daikin Park have a roof?
Daikin Park has a retractable roof. Check whether it is open before reading the wind — closed, it plays like an indoor park.
Where can I see today's wind at Daikin Park?
This page shows the current wind for the next game at Daikin Park. The Cold Line's live MLB weather board tracks wind, roof status and conditions for every park on the slate, and Groundskeeper members see the full carry card there.
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