fwiw...
the wind at that park swirls big time
Was just there Sunday (and also a number of games earlier in the season) and it was doing that very thing. Across being home plate from the right field stands to the left, and around from left field to the right. This did give the ball a ton of lift. Unless it's blowing directly in from the stands, there is always a steady breeze and balls will be launched. The main point is will anybody be on base when there is a homer? Frankly I don't think you'll see many walks this game or many base runners. The occasional solo shot possibly. As stated above, long rallies won't exist and pitchers will be changed if they aren't bringing it. The Wsox can't hit and score without help from the others team via walks or errors, and Minny survives putting hits together and also capitolizing on the other teams F ups.