Two historic moments have happened in Texas, USA, mainly in the city of Arlington, specifically at the home of the Texas Rangers in the Major Leagues. And they have been the first stadium with full capacity to host games in this new normality and also witnessed the impressive game without hit or race, by visitors Parents of San Diego, the first in its history ; the perpetrator of the feat was California native Joe “Moose” Musgrove.
On April 5, the Globe Life Field officially registered 38,238 fans, who – to the surprise of the world – enjoyed the first home game with a duration of 3:04 hours against the Toronto Tiles, who they took the victory 2 -6.
By the way, the capacity of this sports building is 40,300 spectators sitting and standing.
This event certainly did not go unnoticed, and it has not been a one-day decision, it is already a direct choice by the Texan authorities to give capacity to one hundred percent throughout the season for the new baseball facility. What it does do is that Rangers leaders have said that international coexistence provisions and health protocols for covid-19 must be respected.
Controversial situation that for now is a reality and that, in consecutive games, although they have not been the same attendance of fans, if they exceed 15 thousand per game, but the option to fill the stadium with public it’s real.
Now, the other historic fact at the neighboring A&T Stadium, was Joe Musgrove’s “No Hitter,” which wasn’t a perfect game just for a ball to Joey Gall; this distinction comes historically for the California Border Club to be their first at 52 years of age, although it comes in foreign field, this feat will always be remembered, both for the Parents and for the pitcher.
The victory at the end of the game was left with a slate of 3 to 0 and a total domination of the Franciscans over the Rangers. The line in the 9 full innings of Musgrove, who was world champion in 2017 with the Houston Stars, was 112 pitches with 77 in the stand area and 10 strikeouts.
In baseball, a game without a hit or a run consists in that the batsmen of the same team fail to make a hit, that is, they cannot beat the ball to reach first base before out, nor can they reach to write down a race in case of being blunted by base by balls, blow, wild pitch, pass ball, etc. in the same game.
The Rangers have not given much to talk about in their favor either now or in recent years, their last and only appearances in the World Series were in 2010 and 2011. Both succumbed. Then then, they compete without much expectation from them for the top spots.
But yes, new stadium, modern and beautiful, it was even home to the 2020 World Series, but by direct appointment of the office of Commissioner Manfred.
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