The Milwaukee Brewers are keeping the roof at American Family Field open after a controversial incident in Game 1 of the NLDS. San Diego Padres breakout star Ty France stepped up to the plate in the ninth inning of Game 1 trailing by a run with a man on first, and hit a high fly ball to left field on the second pitch of the at-bat. The ball toed the third base line, but hit the roof before coming down in the field of play just in front of the wall.
Brewers left fielder Jackson Chourio caught the ball and umpires ruled France out. Jackson Merrill lined out to end the game immediately after. The umpires' ruling was the correct one, as balls striking the roof, roof truss or roof cable in fair territory are in play and can be caught for an out.
The ball came off of the bat at 105 mph and had a 49-degree launch angle, and those metrics didn't combine for a home run throughout the entirety of the 2026 season. Despite that, France believes the ball would have left the year. I thought I backspun it and thought it was going to stay fair.
Knew it was going out.” With the roof open for Sunday's game, France won't have to worry about hitting the roof again. Despite their unfortunate loss in the first game of the series, the Padres hung in there for nine innings against the best team in the National League and nearly won. They have Michael King on the mound in the second game of the series, who threw seven one-hit innings against the Chicago Cubs in the Wild Card round, so they have a real chance at leveling the series before heading back to San Diego.
If they can return home with a tied series, a rowdy Petco Park environment could be the fuel they need to pull out an upset win against the team with the best record in MLB. The second game of the Wild Card round begins at 3:00 p.m.
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