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Wrigley Field playing as extreme pitchers’ park this season

Strange as it might seem, the Cubs and White Sox will be playing in one of the best pitchers’ parks in baseball Tuesday and Wednesday.

Wrigley Field, long regarded as a hitters’ haven, is one of three parks in the National League and one of six in the majors with runs park factors below .820, as listed at ESPN.com. The Cubs are at .810, meaning they and their opponents have combined to score only 81 percent as many runs per game at Wrigley as in Cubs road games.

The toughest park on hitters has been Petco Park in San Diego at .