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Pick upSeattle · Aug 8
Drop offEugene · Aug 14
Total miles309 mi
Getting There · Step 1
Stay Tonight · Seattle, WA
Hotel
Seattle Overnight
Check-inSat, Aug 8
Check-outSun, Aug 9
First pitch9:50 PM ET
Book near downtown or the ballpark so your first-game arrival stays simple.
DAY 1
Saturday, August 8
First pitch at 9:50 PM ET — Seattle Mariners vs. Tampa Bay Rays at T-Mobile Park tonight. Don't leave without Ichiroll.
Stop 01 of 03
Seattle, WA · Sat Aug 8
T-Mobile Park
Seattle Mariners · MLB + AAA + High-A
9:50 PM ET
vs. Tampa Bay Rays
Must Eat at the Park
Ichiroll
A salmon and cream cheese sushi roll with signature sauce created specifically for T-Mobile Park. Named for Ichiro Suzuki.
Local Beer
Elysian Space Dust IPA
A properly hoppy Pacific Northwest IPA that belongs in this stadium.
Elysian Brewing
The Mariners, The Griffeys, and the Streak That Saved Baseball in Seattle
Pilgrim Notes · Seattle Baseball History
Stay Tonight · Seattle, WA
Seattle Overnight
Check-inSat, Aug 8
Check-outSun, Aug 9
First pitch tomorrow at 9:35 PM ET. Leave by 5:11 PM.
Tue Morning
When to Depart
Leave by5:11 PM
Drive to Hillsboro168 mi · 2.9h
Game time9:35 PM ET
Leave on time to allow for fuel, food, and parking.
Breakfast Stop · Seattle, WA
Before You Hit the Road
Lowells Restaurant
Pike Place Market, open since 1957. Three floors of window seating overlooking Puget Sound. The most scenic breakfast in American baseball tourism. Order before you sit to secure a window spot.
Eggs + salmon hash + coffee
Open 7 AM daily
Worth the Detour · +20 min
McMenamins Kennedy School
A Portland elementary school converted into a hotel where you soak in detention.
Portland, OR · 20 min detourSeattle → Hillsboro
168 mi · 2.9h · easy leg
DAY 4
Tuesday, August 11
First pitch at 9:35 PM ET — Hillsboro Hops vs. Eugene Emeralds at Ron Tonkin Field tonight. McMenamins Kennedy School is worth 20 minutes off the highway.
Stop 02 of 03
Hillsboro, OR · Tue Aug 11
Ron Tonkin Field
Hillsboro Hops · MLB + AAA + High-A
9:35 PM ET
vs. Eugene Emeralds
Must Eat at the Park
Oregon Dungeness Crab Roll
Oregon Dungeness crab — from the Pacific Ocean 60 miles west through the Coast Range — is available at Ron Tonkin Field as a crab roll: cold Dungeness crab with mayonnaise, lemon, and chives in a toasted split-top bun.
Local Beer
Breakside Brewery Aztec IPA
Breakside Brewery brings Aztec IPA — brewed with Willamette Valley hops grown near the stadium.
Breakside Brewery · Portland, OR
Stay Tonight · Hillsboro, OR
Hillsboro Overnight
Check-inTue, Aug 11
Check-outWed, Aug 12
First pitch tomorrow at 9:35 PM ET. Leave by 5:39 PM.
Fri Morning
When to Depart
Leave by5:39 PM
Drive to Eugene141 mi · 2.4h
Game time9:35 PM ET
Leave on time to allow for fuel, food, and parking.
Worth the Detour · +20 min
McMenamins Kennedy School
A Portland elementary school converted into a hotel where you soak in detention.
Portland, OR · 20 min detourHillsboro → Eugene
141 mi · 2.4h · easy leg
DAY 7
Friday, August 14
First pitch at 9:35 PM ET — Eugene Emeralds vs. Hillsboro Hops at PK Park tonight. McMenamins Kennedy School is worth 20 minutes off the highway.
Stop 03 of 03
Eugene, OR · Fri Aug 14
PK Park
Eugene Emeralds · MLB + AAA + High-A
9:35 PM ET
vs. Hillsboro Hops
Must Eat at the Park
Willamette Valley Strawberry Shortcake
The Willamette Valley is the most productive strawberry-growing region in the Pacific Northwest. The Hood strawberry — small, intensely sweet, grown in the Willamette Valley since the 1960s — made into a shortcake with whipped cream and a buttermilk biscuit is available at PK Park during June strawberry season.
Local Beer
Ninkasi Brewing Company Total Domination IPA
Ninkasi Brewing — named for the Sumerian goddess of beer, founded in Eugene in 2006 — Oregon's largest craft brewery.
Ninkasi Brewing Co. · Eugene, OR
What to Budget
Estimates only — prices vary by availability
Tickets · 3 games (avg $46)$54
Hotels · 6 nights (avg $155)$660
Fuel · 309 mi at $0.18/mi$56
Ballpark food & drinks$90
Total Estimate$860
* Estimates only. Prices vary.
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