Forecast for 6/28, updated at 5:15PM…

Only a couple games with any chance of rain…

KC @ DET – Winds SSW at 10-15mph, gusts 20+, blowing in from right. NWS has 0% chance of rain, which is usually a very good sign (they tend to play things on the safe side), but in this case I disagree. I do think we could see some rain around DET, though I expect it to be light enough to not cause any issues. GREEN / YELLOW , and will watch any approaching showers to make sure they still look innocuous.

TEX @ CLE – Winds southerly at 10mph, blowing out to center.

NYY @ CWS – Sometimes the morning forecast looks awesome 10 hours after I make it… sometimes I’m really glad I get to reassess things prior to lock, this would be the latter. A ragged looking line of storms is moving towards Chicago now, and will likely be around Chicago a bit before first pitch. Radar trends and forecast models show the line weakening as it moves to Chicago. Along with the weakening, the benefit of this game being an hour later than most is that the line will likely already be cleared by first pitch. Models show another band of stronger storms arriving later tonight, after the game. In the meantime, I think we should have some good clearing for baseball. I will watch this first line for late-start potential, and any developing 2nd line for late-inning impacts, but at the moment I’m not too concerned with either. YELLOW / ORANGE , and that may be over-cautious, hope to lower it before the 7:00 games play.

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Happy Grinding,
Kevin