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 More often than not, when a record is near to being broken, it’s something that you look forward to. This is one that you don’t.
With four postponements on Tuesday, the league has now seen 29 rainouts on the year. If there is one postponement today due to weather, the year will tie 2007 for the most rainouts by this time in the season with 30. Looking at the weather forecast, the chances of that happening on Weds. are very real.
In looking back to the games that were played on Tues., the rainouts may have actually helped attendance (games that get in when there is a rain delay or threat of rain impacts walk-up attendance negatively). That was evident with the Angels-A’s tilt which saw a 45 min. delay, and only brought in 11,061, or 32 percent of Overstock.com Stadium’s capacity.
But, as is the case with Mondays, Tuesdays are often times not much better. Early week games early in the season, especially for teams not performing well in the standings, can draw miserably. That was certainly the case for the Diamondbacks who hosted the Padres and drew in just under 18,000 or 37 percent of Chase Field’s 49,033 capacity.
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Road
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Home
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Tues's
Attendance
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Capacity
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Sell-Thru
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Notes
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SF
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COL
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41,105
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50,445
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81%
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Cain vs. Jimenez (Daygame)
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PHI
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STL
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34,567
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43,975
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79%
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Social Media Night
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NYY
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TB
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27,123
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36,973
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73%
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1st Place vs 2nd Place
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TX
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CWS
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22,437
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40,615
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55%
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54 Degrees for Dog Day
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CLE
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KC
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17,712
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39,000
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45%
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T-Shirt
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CHI
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CIN
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18,861
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42,059
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45%
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50 degrees
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HOU
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ATL
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21,085
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49,743
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42%
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Daygame
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SD
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AZ
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17,958
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49,033
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37%
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LAA
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OAK
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11,061
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35,067
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32%
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Game delayed 45 minutes
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MIN
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SEA
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14,859
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47,116
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32%
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King Felix starting
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MIL
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LAD
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35,346
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56,000
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63%
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Kershaw Bobblehead, rained most of day in LA
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PIT
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WASH
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0
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41,888
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0%
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Daygame pushed to summer, no makeup announced
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BAL
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BOS
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0
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37,493
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0%
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Sox miss Britton
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TOR
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DET
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0
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41,255
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0%
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Rescheduled for Wednesday, July 27
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FL
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NYM
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0
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41,800
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0%
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Rescheduled for Monday, July 18
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Total over 11 games
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262,114
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490,026
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53%
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Sell-Thru= Percentage of capacity sold
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