The Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves played Game 4 (ATL 10, L.A. 2) of the best-of-seven National League Championship Series on Thursday night at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Almost instantly, there was a visible concern with strong winds. Thinking about the two clubs are dipping into the Rangers Globe Life Field, which includes a retractable roofing, the conditions were especially strange.
Why was the roof open? The explanation that Major League Baseball officials have actually offered for keeping Globe Lifes roofing open despite the effective winds pertains to the fans in attendance, as Jorge Castillo of the LA Times notes..
Regardless of the continuous coronavirus pandemic, approximately 11,500 fans are enabled to attend video games in Texas throughout the NLCS and World Series rounds. The league stated it chooses to keep the ballparks roofing open, weather condition permitting, to limit any prospective spread of the coronavirus amongst fans.
Closing the roofing at Globe Life takes about 10 to 15 minutes. So even if authorities decided to close midway through the game, there would have to be a delay of play in order to do so.
The coronavirus is spread out through exposure to respiratory droplets bring the transmittable virus. According to the CDC, breathing beads are produced during exhalation (like breathing, speaking, singing, coughing, sneezing) and vary in bigger droplets to smaller sized droplets and particles.
During his first at-bat of the video game, Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman started out on a 89.1 mph curveball from Clayton Kershaw. He came back out for the second inning sporting protective goggles. On the FOX broadcast, they stated that Freeman had a hard time to see the ball throughout his at-bat because the wind was so extreme. Later in the game, Kershaw specified he was having similar issues from the mound. According to the National Weather Service, winds in Arlington reached 21 miles per hour on Thursday night..
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Considering the two clubs are playing at the Rangers Globe Life Field, which features a retractable roofing system, the conditions were particularly peculiar.
During his first at-bat of the game, Braves initially baseman Freddie Freeman struck out on a 89.1 mph curveball from Clayton Kershaw. Later on in the game, Kershaw mentioned he was having similar problems from the mound.
