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Pick upArlington · Sep 16
Drop offSt. Petersburg · Sep 18
Total miles1158 mi
Getting There · Step 1
Stay Tonight · Arlington, TX
Hotel
Arlington Overnight
Check-inWed, Sep 16
Check-outThu, Sep 17
First pitch8:05 PM ET
Book near downtown or the ballpark so your first-game arrival stays simple.
DAY 1
Wednesday, September 16
First pitch at 8:05 PM ET — Texas Rangers vs. Boston Red Sox at Globe Life Field tonight — Nathan Eovaldi 'Flying Ace' Bobblehead tonight.
Stop 01 of 02
Arlington, TX · Tue Sep 16
Globe Life Field
Texas Rangers · MLB
6 Games This Series
Tue Sep 158:05 PM ET
No PromoWed Sep 168:05 PM ET
Nathan Eovaldi 'Flying Ace' BobbleheadThu Sep 178:05 PM ET
No PromoFri Sep 188:05 PM ET
'All for Texas' Basketball JerseySat Sep 197:05 PM ET
Texas State Fair 'Big Tex' BobbleheadSun Sep 202:35 PM ET
No PromoMust Eat at the Park
Lockhart Smokehouse Brisket
Authentic Central Texas BBQ style brisket. Properly smoked, not steam-table. The jalapeño sausage is exceptional.
Local Beer
Shiner Bock
Czech-Texan amber lager brewed in Shiner, Texas since 1909. Cold, amber, distinctly Texan.
Spoetzl Brewery
Texas Baseball and the Ballpark in Arlington
Pilgrim Notes · Arlington Baseball History
More Games This Series
Sep 16 · Wed
8:05 PM ET · Boston Red Sox
Sep 17 · Thu
8:05 PM ET · Boston Red Sox
Stay Tonight · Arlington, TX
Arlington Overnight
Check-inWed, Sep 16
Check-outThu, Sep 17
First pitch tomorrow at 6:40 PM ET. Leave by Previous evening — overnight drive recommended.
Tue Morning
When to Depart
Leave byPrevious evening — overnight drive recommended
Drive to St. Petersburg1158 mi · 20h
Game time6:40 PM ET
Long drive — consider stopping overnight in Arlington overnight.
Breakfast Stop · Arlington, TX
Before You Hit the Road
Normas Cafe Dallas
Dallas institution since 1956. Multiple DFW locations. Chicken-fried steak at breakfast is a Texas sacrament. Scratch biscuits, real gravy, pies under glass domes. Pre-Rangers game fuel done right.
Chicken-fried steak + eggs + scratch biscuit
Open 6 AM daily
Worth the Detour · +25 min
Waco Mammoth National Monument
24 mammoths who died together in a Texas flash flood 67,000 years ago. Still in place.
Waco, TX · 25 min detourArlington → St. Petersburg
1158 mi · 20h · long haul
DAY 3
Friday, September 18
It's a 20h haul from Arlington — plan to break this into two days or drive the night before. First pitch at 6:40 PM ET — Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field tonight — Puerto Rican Heritage Jersey tonight. Waco Mammoth National Monument is worth 25 minutes off the highway.
Stop 02 of 02
St. Petersburg, FL · Tue Sep 18
Tropicana Field
Tampa Bay Rays · MLB
6 Games This Series
Tue Sep 156:40 PM ET
Puerto Rican Heritage JerseyWed Sep 166:40 PM ET
No PromoThu Sep 171:10 PM ET
No PromoFri Sep 187:10 PM ET
Italian Heritage JerseySat Sep 194:10 PM ET
University of Tampa HoodieSun Sep 201:40 PM ET
No PromoMust Eat at the Park
Cuban Sandwich (Columbia Restaurant)
Ham, roasted pork, Swiss cheese, pickles, and mustard on pressed Cuban bread. Tampa's defining sandwich.
Local Beer
Cigar City Jai Alai IPA
Tampa's most acclaimed craft brewery. Jai Alai is regularly voted the best IPA in the South.
Cigar City Brewing
More Games This Series
Sep 16 · Wed
6:40 PM ET · Athletics
Sep 17 · Thu
1:10 PM ET · Athletics
Shift 2 days to catch 'All for Texas' Basketball Jersey at Globe Life Field, Arlington TX.
• 'All for Texas' Basketball Jersey at Globe Life Field, Arlington TX
• Italian Heritage Jersey at Tropicana Field
• Texas State Fair 'Big Tex' Bobblehead at Globe Life Field, Arlington TX
• University of Tampa Hoodie at Tropicana Field
What to Budget
Estimates only — prices vary by availability
Tickets · 12 games (avg $46)$552
Hotels · 2 nights (avg $155)$310
Fuel · 1158 mi at $0.18/mi$208
Ballpark food & drinks$600
Total Estimate$1,670
* Estimates only. Prices vary.
How This Trip Was Planned
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