Getting There · Step 1

Rental Car

Pick Up Your Rental

Pick upPhoenix · May 5
Drop offHouston · May 11
Total miles1374 mi

Stay Tonight · Phoenix, AZ

Hotel

Phoenix Overnight

Check-inTue, May 5
Check-outWed, May 6
First pitch9:40 PM ET

Book near downtown or the ballpark so your first-game arrival stays simple.

DAY 1

Tuesday, May 5

First pitch at 9:40 PM ET — Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Pittsburgh Pirates at Chase Field tonight. Don't leave without Sonoran Hot Dog.

Stop 01 of 03

Phoenix, AZ · Tue May 5

Chase Field

Arizona Diamondbacks · MLB

6 Games This Series

Tue May 59:40 PM ET
No Promo
Wed May 69:40 PM ET
No Promo
Thu May 73:40 PM ET
No Promo
Fri May 89:40 PM ET
No Promo
Sat May 97:15 PM ET
Star Wars Night: Gabriel Moreno Mandalorian Bobblehead
Sun May 104:10 PM ET
Mother's Day: Diamondbacks Pink Jersey Replica (Moms)

Must Eat at the Park

Sonoran Hot Dog

A bacon-wrapped hot dog topped with pinto beans, onions, tomatoes, jalapeño sauce, mustard, and mayo on a bolillo roll.

Local Beer

Four Peaks Kilt Lifter

Tempe-based craft brewery. The Kilt Lifter Scottish-style ale is the Arizona craft standard.

Four Peaks Brewing

The 2001 World Series and the Greatest Game Ever Played

Pilgrim Notes · Phoenix Baseball History

More Games This Series

May 6 · Wed

9:40 PM ET · Pittsburgh Pirates

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May 7 · Thu

3:40 PM ET · Pittsburgh Pirates

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Stay Tonight · Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix Overnight

Check-inTue, May 5
Check-outWed, May 6

First pitch tomorrow at 8:05 PM ET. Leave by Previous evening — overnight drive recommended.

Fri Morning

When to Depart

Leave byPrevious evening — overnight drive recommended
Drive to Arlington1085 mi · 18.7h
Game time8:05 PM ET

Long drive — consider stopping overnight in Phoenix overnight.

Breakfast Stop · Phoenix, AZ

Before You Hit the Road

Matt's Big Breakfast

The definitive Phoenix breakfast. Tiny corner diner open since 2004. Cage-free eggs, house-ground sausage, thick-cut bacon. The Griddle Cake plate is legendary. Line forms before it opens.

Griddle cakes + house sausage

Open 6:30 AM–2:30 PM daily

Worth the Detour · +15 min

Terry Allen's Juarez Sculpture

Two bronze trees intertwined in a courtyard outside the Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock. The taller is a cottonwood. The shorter is a huisache. They represent the Texas borderlands. More moving than it sounds.

Lubbock, TX · 15 min detour

PhoenixArlington

1085 mi · 18.7h · long haul

Depart by Previous evening — overnight drive recommended

DAY 4

Friday, May 8

First pitch at 8:05 PM ET — Texas Rangers vs. Chicago Cubs at Globe Life Field tonight — Jack Leiter 'City Connect' Bobblehead tonight. Terry Allen's Juarez Sculpture is worth 15 minutes off the highway.

Stop 02 of 03

Arlington, TX · Fri May 8

Globe Life Field

Texas Rangers · MLB

6 Games This Series

Fri May 88:05 PM ET
Jack Leiter 'City Connect' Bobblehead
Sat May 97:05 PM ET
No Promo
Sun May 102:35 PM ET
No Promo
Mon May 118:05 PM ET
Rangers Captain 'Tractor' Bobblehead
Tue May 128:05 PM ET
No Promo
Wed May 138:05 PM ET
No Promo

Must 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

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May 9 · Sat

7:05 PM ET · Chicago Cubs

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May 10 · Sun

2:35 PM ET · Chicago Cubs

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Stay Tonight · Arlington, TX

Arlington Overnight

Check-inFri, May 8
Check-outSat, May 9

First pitch tomorrow at 8:10 PM ET. Leave by 1:41 PM.

Mon Morning

When to Depart

Leave by1:41 PM
Drive to Houston289 mi · 5h
Game time8:10 PM ET

Leave on time to allow for fuel, food, and parking.

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 detour

ArlingtonHouston

289 mi · 5h · regional run

Depart by 1:41 PM

DAY 7

Monday, May 11

First pitch at 8:10 PM ET — Houston Astros vs. Seattle Mariners at Minute Maid Park tonight. Waco Mammoth National Monument is worth 25 minutes off the highway.

Stop 03 of 03

Houston, TX · Mon May 11

Minute Maid Park

Houston Astros · MLB

6 Games This Series

Mon May 48:10 PM ET
No Promo
Tue May 58:10 PM ET
No Promo
Wed May 62:10 PM ET
No Promo
Mon May 118:10 PM ET
No Promo
Tue May 128:10 PM ET
No Promo
Wed May 138:10 PM ET
No Promo

Must Eat at the Park

Texas Smoke Brisket Sandwich

Central Texas-style brisket sliced thick and served on white bread with pickles, onions, and sauce on the side.

Local Beer

Karbach Love Street

Houston's most popular craft blonde ale. Easy drinking for a retractable roof afternoon.

Karbach Brewing

The Astros and the Comeback City

Pilgrim Notes · Houston Baseball History

More Games This Series

May 5 · Tue

8:10 PM ET · Los Angeles Dodgers

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May 6 · Wed

2:10 PM ET · Los Angeles Dodgers

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What to Budget

Estimates only — prices vary by availability

Tickets · 18 games (avg $46)$828
Hotels · 6 nights (avg $155)$930
Fuel · 1374 mi at $0.18/mi$247
Ballpark food & drinks$900
Total Estimate$2,905

* Estimates only. Prices vary.

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