The Los Angeles Dodgers will face the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the World Series today at Dodger Stadium with a forecast that would make it the hottest known World Series game.
Temps for the opening pitch at 5:09 p.m. is forecast by the National Weather Service to be 97 degrees. The unseasonably high temperature will be caused by a combination of Santa Ana winds and a strong upper-high pressure system, Andrew Rorke, a weather service meteorologist, told City News Service.
The hottest known World Series game is Game 1 of the 2001 World Series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Yankees in Phoenix on Oct. 27, 2001, when the first-pitch temperature was 94 degrees and Major League Baseball ordered the roof at the then-Bank One Ballpark to be open, according to The Weather Channel, citing information from a blog by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration meteorologist Alex Lamers.
The Los Angeles Fire Department will assign additional personnel throughout the Dodger Stadium property because of both the heat and the potential for excessive celebration, the department’s Amy Bastman said.
“We are prepared for any additional need for emergency medical services,” she said, adding that the department will be poised to deploy additional personnel if needed.
The Los Angeles Police Department “will be fully staffed to respond to anything that arises” at the game, Officer Mike Lopez of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Media Relations Section said.
“We hope for the best but prepare for the worst,” Lopez said.
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