Padres' Wild Card win just plagued Dodgers' NLDS opener with extreme heat, absurd start time

The San Diego Padres annihilated the Chicago Cubs in a Wild Card sweep, dispatching common enemy Pete Crow-Armstrong but also making the Los Angeles Dodgers' lives more difficult in the process.

There were two scenarios for Game 1 of the NLDS on October 3. If the Cubs advanced, they would see the Milwaukee Brewers at 1 p.m. EST, and the Dodgers would play either the Philadelphia Phillies or Atlanta Braves at 6 p.m. PST. If the Padres won, they would go on to face the Brewers at 5:30 p.m., and the Dodgers would get the Phillies or Braves at 1 p.m.

Los Angeles is currently under an extreme heat watch that's expected to peak on — you guessed it — October 3. The hottest conditions, up to 101 degrees, are expected at 2 p.m. It would've still been unpleasant if the Dodgers had played at six o'clock, but it would've at least dipped below 97 degrees by that point.

The Dodgers are no strangers to playing in the heat, but this could be next-level. Dodger Stadium had better be prepared to hand out a ton of free water.

Padres' clinch forces Dodgers into 1 p.m., 101 degree start time for NLDS Game 1

Not only will it be hot; humidity is expected to be a concern, with a "feels like" temperature getting up to 105.

"I would probably prefer to play at night," Dave Roberts said "It's going to be a hot week, and to play at night would certainly be more beneficial."

The Dodgers are at least a little more accustomed to playing in this weather than Braves and certainly more than the Phillies, but health and safety of everyone in attendance should be the highest priority. LA played a 103-degree Game 1 of the World Series against the Houston Astros in 2017, but the humidity was less of a factor.

The reason for the scenario-based switch is unclear, given that both the Padres and Cubs would've had to travel the same exact distance to get to Milwaukee for Game 1, but MLB and FOX may have to consider a change as the forecast gets worse and worse.

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