For at least one game of the 2017 World Series, the retractable roof for Minute Maid Park will be closed.
The Astros announced Thursday that the roof will be closed for Game 3, the first of the three games in Houston. There is no official word yet about Game 4 and 5.
The roof is closed for the threat of rain, the threat of sustained winds above 30 mph, temperatures below 65 degrees for a night game and air temperature or heat-index readings above 88 degrees for a night game or 84 for a day game -- which just about covers late April through the end of the season.