How many rainouts has the team, Petco Park had?

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Rainouts are uncommon for Padres house video games, and even rarer for opening weekend, however they will occur.

The Padres outline a rainout as when the sport known as resulting from inclement climate earlier than it turns into an official sport, which is after four-and-a-half innings of play (if the house group is forward) or 5 full innings of play (if the house group is behind or if the sport is tied).

Within the group’s historical past, there have been a complete of 19 rainouts in San Diego. Of these, 4 rainouts have been at Petco Park because the ballpark opened in 2004.

The latest rainout was simply final 12 months because of Tropical Storm Hilary. The sport initially slated for Aug. 20 towards the Arizona Diamondbacks was rescheduled to the day prior to this as a part of a cut up doubleheader.

The one different Padres house opener sequence’ rainouts, paradoxically, each occurred towards the Giants, together with one sport in 2006 and two in 1975.

Thursday’s Padres house opener towards the Giants was a vivid and sunny one; nonetheless, that almost definitely gained’t be the case this weekend for the second half of the sequence.

Friday’s sport ought to see related climate to Thursday, however a storm is brewing for the video games being performed on Saturday and Sunday.

The timing of the rain seems to be to start Saturday morning with heavier rain forecasted for Saturday afternoon and night. As soon as the rain arrives, it’ll seemingly be widespread rain for a couple of hours with pockets of downpour.

A number of on and off showers are anticipated Sunday because the core of the system hangs out over Southern California, so rain gained’t be as constant, however there are possibilities for thunderstorms that day.

Followers must be ready with ponchos and additional layers.