Climate controlled: Chase Field’s roof closed for Game 4 of NLCS with 102-degree weather outside

By: The Associated Press Posted: 8:23 PM CDT Friday, Oct. 20, 2023

PHOENIX (AP) — The retractable roof at Chase Field was closed for Game 4 of the NL Championship Series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Philadelphia Phillies after temperatures spiked to a record 104 in Phoenix on Friday afternoon.

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This article was published 20/10/2023 (1081 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

The temperature at game time — 5:07 p.m. PDT — was 102 outside, but it was a pleasant 76 in the climate-controlled ballpark.

The roof has been open at Chase Field just once this postseason. That was for Game 3 of the NL Division Series, when the Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 on Oct. 11 for a three-game sweep.