Rangers Host A’s For Weekend Series, Aug. 27-29
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers conclude their final August homestand with a three-game series against A.L. West Division rival Oakland this weekend, Friday and Saturday at 7:05 p.m. and Sunday at 2:05 p.m.
For the Saturday game, all reserved seats have been sold. Standing room tickets, priced at $15.00 each, are available for that game. The standing room tickets are available only at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington ticket office.
Good seats remain for Friday’s and Sunday’s games and can be purchased online at texasrangers.com, by calling 972.RANGERS, or at the Rangers Ballpark ticket office.
Game-by-game highlights for the Oakland series:
Friday, August 27, 2010 — vs. Oakland — 7:05 p.m. — TXA21-HD
• Verizon Wireless Friday Night Fireworks following the game set to music from “one-hit wonders.”
• Tickets are available for $10.00 in the Lexus Club Terrace, Bleachers, Upper Box, and Upper Reserved seating areas by entering VERIZON as the coupon code on texasrangers.com.
• Cash parking is just $5.00.
• Firefighter Appreciation Night which includes a presentation to the Fallen Firefighters Fund, presentation of the colors by the Arlington Fire Department Color Guard, and a performance by the Grapevine Fire Department Pipes and Drums.
Saturday, August 28, 2010 — vs. Oakland — 7:05 p.m. — FSSW-HD-Gates open at 3:30 p.m.
• Mercy Me Concert on the North Lawn of Rangers Ballpark presented by I AM SECOND beginning at 5:00 p.m.
• Rangers three-quarter T-Shirt giveaway for first 8,500 youngsters, 13 and under.
• Mercy Me performance of National Anthem
Sunday, August 15, 2010 — vs. Oakland — 2:05 p.m. — FSSW-HD-Gates open at 12 noon.
• Dr Pepper and Albertsons Chest Protector Backpack for the first 8,500 youngsters, 13 and under.
• Los Lonely Boys Post-Game Concert on the North Lawn of Rangers Ballpark presented by State Farm.
• Dreyer’s $1 Ice Cream Sunday for kids ages 13 & under.
• Fans run the bases following the game.
I-30 HOV LANES OPEN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: The High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes on I-30 will be open on both Friday and Saturday in order to help alleviate traffic congestion coming and leaving Rangers Ballpark in Arlington with the following schedule:
FRIDAY: I-30 HOV lanes will operate westbound from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. and eastbound beginning at 9:00 p.m. until traffic subsides.
SATURDAY: I-30 HOV lanes will operate westbound from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. and eastbound beginning at 10:00 p.m. until traffic subsides.
Texas Rangers Television Ratings Dominate Dallas-Fort Worth Market: Television ratings for the first three games of the Texas Rangers-Minnesota Twins series have dominated the Dallas-Fort Worth market this week, producing the No. 1-rated primetime program in DFW on two of the three nights.
Wednesday night’s (Aug. 25) game delivered the team’s third-highest rating of all-time on FOX Sports Southwest with a 7.3, finishing behind the top two all-time Rangers ratings established earlier this season on back-to-back nights against the New York Yankees (9.3 on Aug. 11 and 8.0 on Aug. 10). Monday’s (Aug. 23) near no-hitter generated a 6.1 rating, while Tuesday’s (Aug. 24) game averaged a 5.4 rating. Monday’s and Wednesday’s game were the most-watched programs in primetime in Dallas-Fort Worth, while Tuesday’s game finished No. 3 behind NBC’s America’s Got Talent (7.9) and CBS’ NCIS: Los Angeles (5.7).
The strong ratings this week have improved the team’s season average rating on FOX Sports Southwest to a season-high 3.5, a 29% increase over last year’s rating at this time.
