The retractable roof was opened in 100-plus degree heat after the third inning at Chase Field in Phoenix on Wednesday night, and not long after, the home team's bats came alive in a big way.
Coincidence? A sign of better times ahead? One can only guess, but for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Wednesday's 14-run outburst, which included 14 batters and nine runs in the fourth inning, got them out of a funk for a night.
Now they'll look to keep the runs coming Thursday when they host the Houston Astros in the rubber match of their three-game series.