Milwaukee Brewers @ San Diego Padres
10:00 PM ETPetco Park · San Diego, CA
- Wind
- 4 mph from the northwest, gusts 8 mph
- 83°F · 66% humidity
- Wind vs center field
- Blowing in from left-center.
- Carry range · CF
Ballpark carry guide
How far does a ball carry at Petco Park?
Petco Park is the San Diego Padres home park in San Diego: an open-air park at 23 ft, 396′ 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
Carry estimate
Wind carry range · CF
Get Groundskeeper for the full carry numberThe 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.
Petco Park park facts
- Elevation
- 23 ft above sea level (23rd highest of 30 MLB parks)
- Roof
- Open-air
- Center-field bearing
- 0° — home plate faces north
- Fences (LF · LCF · CF · RCF · RF)
- 336′ · 377′ · 396′ · 380′ · 322′
- Wall heights (LF · CF · RF)
- 4′ · 7′ · 10′
- Surface
- Natural grass
Park notes: Western Metal Supply Co. building in LF; Marine layer suppresses HRs; Park at the Park beyond CF.
What moves the ball at Petco Park
Elevation
Petco Park sits essentially at sea level (23 ft, 23rd 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
Warm air is less dense than cold air, so a hot night at Petco Park carries better than a cold one with the same wind. Early-season and late-season night games here play noticeably heavier than mid-summer afternoons.
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, so a wind out of the south blows straight out to center and helps carry, while a wind from the north blows in and knocks fly balls down. Cross-winds push the ball toward one line — at Petco Park the shorter right-field corner (322′) is where a helping wind shows up first.
Petco Park carry questions
How far does a ball carry at Petco Park?
Petco Park sits essentially at sea level (23 ft, 23rd 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 Petco Park?
Home plate faces north, so a wind out of the south blows straight out to center and helps carry, while a wind from the north blows in and knocks fly balls down. Cross-winds push the ball toward one line — at Petco Park the shorter right-field corner (322′) is where a helping wind shows up first.
Does Petco Park have a roof?
No. Petco Park is open-air, so wind, temperature and humidity are in play every game.
Where can I see today's wind at Petco Park?
This page shows the current wind for the next game at Petco 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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