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===Left field Chevron banner and ground rule issues=== One feature of the ballpark is the long-running [[Chevron Corporation|Chevron]] advertisement located in left field, featuring an outline of the company's claymation [[Chevron Cars]]. The top 'roofs' of the cars (along with a dog and a surfboard hanging out a car window) are extended out,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/toddkrieger1/status/719339788243873792|title=@ToddKrieger1: @MLBcathedrals @JoeMaskivish Imagine the ire of fans of their team's hitter hitting the "car tops" preventing a HR.|last=Krieger|first=Todd|date=April 10, 2016|work=[[Twitter]]|access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> rendering it several inches higher than the wall base, creating a [[ground rules]] issue. Several instances where potential over-the-wall catches to take away home runs were thwarted have occurred because of the advertisement's top dimensions. One notable example of this occurred during [[2016 National League Division Series#Game 3, October 10|Game 3 of the 2016 NLDS]] against the [[Chicago Cubs]]. [[Kris Bryant]] hit a ball well into left field, with Giants left fielder [[Gregor Blanco]] attempting a catch. The ball landed on the roof of one of the cars, past the wall, and out of his reach, rendering it a home run and tying the game in the top of the ninth inning (though the Giants would win the game in extra innings for their only win in the series).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/ct-the-car-bomb-the-catch-and-a-night-to-remember-20161011-column.html|title=The car bomb, the catch and a night to remember|last=Sullivan|first=Paul|date=October 16, 2016|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref>
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