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

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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.

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.


Members of the Chase Field grounds crew put the finishing touches on a MLB sign on the field Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Phoenix as the Arizona Diamondbacks and Philadelphia Phillies prepare to play Game 3 in the baseball NL Championship Series on Thursday. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Members of the Chase Field grounds crew put the finishing touches on a MLB sign on the field Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Phoenix as the Arizona Diamondbacks and Philadelphia Phillies prepare to play Game 3 in the baseball NL Championship Series on Thursday. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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