Weather looks to be a major factor during Wednesday’s slate

Here’s a look at the forecast for today’s MLB slate of games.

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Brief Summary

• SF at CIN will see a line of showers and thunderstorms associated with a strong cold front push into the region during the late morning hours. This batch of rain will be moving fairly quickly and should be out of the Queen City by about 3 PM. So, with it being an early afternoon game they have plenty of time to wait the rain out, and that is exactly what I think they will do. CHANCE OF A PPD IS LOW, VERY LOW CHANCE OF AN IN-GAME DELAY, MODERATE CHANCE OF A LATE START TO THE GAME.

• Numerous showers will be found across western Pennsylvania for CHC at PIT. The rain is not a steady shield. However, the rain will come down hard at times and the individual rain “cells” are slow moving. LOW CHANCE OF PPD, LOW TO MAYBE MODERATE CHANCE OF A DELAYED START TO THE GAME, MODERATE CHANCE OF AN IN-GAME DELAY(S).

• ATL at NYM will see a similar weather pattern as the game in PIT but a bit less wet. The Big Apple should be in between rain batches and should experience light showers this afternoon. LOW CHANCE OF PPD, LOW TO MAYBE MODERATE CHANCE OF A LATE START OR AN IN-GAME DELAY.

• SEA at OAK will see a few scattered showers around, but I am not expecting any problems.

• DET at CLE will see the same batch of rain/t-storms that will affect CIN move in right around scheduled 1st pitch (6:10 PM). The batch of rain has slowed down as it traveled east so this game is a bit more worrisome to me in that regard. On the other hand, the rain does not seem overly heavy. Still some risk here, though. LOW TO MODERATE CHANCE OF PPD/IN-GAME DELAY, MODERATE CHANCE OF A LATE START TO THE GAME.

• NYY at BAL will see some rain around this evening but it is not overly heavy nor steady. LOW CHANCE OF PPD, LOW TO MODERATE CHANCE OF IN-GAME DELAY(S) OR LATE START TO THE GAME.

Good Hitting Environments

• Strong wind blows out to right for BOS at CWS, though temperatures are cold.

Poor Hitting Environments

• ATL at NYM will have a moderate breeze blowing in from right and temps will be cool.

Wednesday’s MLB Forecast

High numbers favor hitters, lower numbers favor pitchers.

• SF at CIN 12:35
  SEE BRIEF SUMMARY ABOVE. Wind SW 8-16 becoming NW which blows from right to left early and then out to center. The wind is a 5 becoming a 7. Temps near 60 falling into the mid-50s. Air density is a 5 becoming a 4.

• CHC at PIT 12:35
  SEE BRIEF SUMMARY ABOVE. Wind WSW less than 8 mph which blows from right to left. The wind is a 5. Temps in the low 60s. Air density is a 5.

• ATL at NYM 1:10
  SEE BRIEF SUMMARY ABOVE. Wind NE 8-16 mph which blows in from center. The wind is a 3. Temps in the low 50s. Air density is a 3.

• LAA at MIL 1:40
  The retractable roof will likely be closed due to cool temperatures.

• WAS at KC 2:15
  NW wind 8-16 mph which blows from left to right. The wind is a 5. Temps near 70. Air density is a 6.

• SEA at OAK 3:35
  SEE BRIEF SUMMARY ABOVE. WNW wind 10-20 mph which blows out to right. The wind is a 7 or an 8. Temps in the low to mid-60s. Air density is a 5.

• COL at SD 3:40
  Wind WSW 6-12 mph which blows from left to right. The wind is a 5. Temps in the mid-60s. Air density is a 5.

• DET at CLE 6:10
  SEE BRIEF SUMMARY ABOVE. Wind NE 6-12 mph which blows in from right. The wind is a 4. Temps in the upper 50s falling into the mid-50s. Air density is a 4.

• NYY at BAL 7:05
  SEE BRIEF SUMMARY ABOVE. NE Wind 6-12 mph which blows in from center. The wind is a 4. Temps in the low to mid-50s. Air density is a 4.

• TEX at TOR 7:07
  The retractable roof will likely be closed due to cool temperatures.

• ARI at MIA 7:10
  The threat of thunderstorms will likely keep the retractable roof closed.

• LAD at TB 7:10
  Dome.

• BOS at CWS 8:00
  Wind N 12-25 mph which blows out to right. The wind is a 9. Temps near 50 falling into the mid-40s. Air density is a 3 becoming a 2.

• MIN at HOU 8:10
  The retractable roof will likely be open. NW 5-10 mph becoming nearly calm. The wind blows in from left early. The wind is a 4 becoming a 5. Temps near 80 falling to near 70. Air density is a 7 becoming a 6.

• PHI at STL 8:15
  Wind NW 8-16 mph lessening to 6-12 mph which blows from left to right. The wind is a 5. Temps in the low 60s falling into the mid-50s. Air density is a 5 becoming a 4.

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