Padres moving the fences in at Petco in 2013

The changes to Petco Park involve moving in the fences in both left and right field.(San Diego Padres)

SAN DIEGO -- Dimension changes are officially coming to Petco Park in 2013, changes the Padres hope will allow their downtown ballpark to play more neutral moving forward.

The team announced on Monday that the modifications will affect left-center, right-center and right field. Construction is set to begin this week.

The changes will include:

Moving in the wall that runs from the right-field porch to right-center 11 feet. The wall will also be lowered to match the height of the sub-eight-foot wall in left and center field.

The out-of-town scoreboard in right field will be relocated. Seating modifications in that area will be announced later. In right-center, the wall will move from 402 feet to 391 feet.

The wall in left-center will be moved in from 402 feet to 390 feet.

The visiting bullpen, currently down the right-field line in foul territory, will be moved to center field behind the existing home bullpen area.

The Padres, who moved into their downtown ballpark in 2004, have ranked last in the Major Leagues in runs scored at home four times since 2004 (2006 to 2009) and 29th on two occasions (2005, 2011). Their best finish, oddly enough, occurred this past season, when they ranked 24th.

The Padres pored over offensive data dating back to the ballpark's opening but focused more of their attention on the results of the last three seasons. Josh Stein, director of baseball operations, and his team were the ones responsible for the research.

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Padres moving the fences in at Petco in 2013