And what started as a cold game became a cold and wet game, Nightengale detailed.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd things got worse as the game went along,\u201d he said. \u201cThe wind blew harder, rain fell, soon turning to sleet, then finally to snow flurries.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nightengale also quoted second baseman Delino DeShields as saying he \u201csaw everything today.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI saw some sleet,\u201d he said. \u201cI saw some snow. I saw some rain. The wind was blowing out 1,000 miles per hour. It was that kind of day.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Snow and ice cover a sculpture of a baseball Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, at Fluor Field in downtown Greenville, South Carolina.<\/p>\n
The Dodgers finished that season at 90-72, while the Cubs finished 76-86.<\/p>\n
Was the snow to blame for the Dodgers\u2019 loss? It\u2019s certainly possible, but the Dodgers have won in cold and wet conditions before.<\/p>\n
Colorado weather can be tough, but Dodgers can handle it<\/p>\n
Unlike in 1996, when the Dodgers fell to an ultimately worse team, the 2015 Boys in Blue handled the Colorado Rockies after 4 inches of snow were cleared from Coors Field.<\/p>\n
That game \u2014\u00a0interestingly, also a 9-4 affair \u2014 wasn\u2019t quite as cold, being 41 degrees at first pitch and 39 by the game\u2019s end, as reported by the Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n In this case, the result was expected; the Dodgers won the division that season, and the Rockies came in last.<\/p>\n What\u2019s the weather going to be like for Dodgers-Rockies Friday night?<\/p>\n Much like the 2015 game in Denver, Friday has some snowfall in the forecast before a clear and cold evening.<\/p>\n The snow is expected to end by 3 p.m. or so, with temperatures at about 39 degrees for first pitch and falling to 36 by game\u2019s end.<\/p>\n Winds will be about 10 mph, though, so it could feel colder.<\/p>\n Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register<\/a> didn\u2019t sound overly concerned about the weather.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve seen them play in worse here before,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n This is supposed to stop in the next hour or two. Field will be fine. It will be cold. But I\u2019ve seen them play in worse here before https:\/\/t.co\/IbxD5EeVXx<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) April 17, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Do you think the Dodgers will be able to handle the weather?<\/p>\n Janai Williams contributed to this story. <\/p>\n LA Baseball Report<\/p>\n Get the app for faster news<\/p>\n![\"App](\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/path\/to\/app-icon.png\"){kind=icon}
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