▁Time ▁Zone , ▁had ▁many ▁of ▁their ▁games ▁start ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Time ▁Zone ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁Ang els , ▁Athletics , ▁and ▁Mar in ers ▁all ▁being ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁Coast . ▁To ▁help ▁ease ▁the ▁R angers ' ▁schedule , ▁Commission er ▁Bud ▁Sel ig ▁required ▁that ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁join ▁the ▁AL ▁West ▁in ▁, ▁so ▁both ▁teams ▁would ▁have ▁another ▁division ▁rival ▁in ▁relatively ▁close ▁ge ographical ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁one ▁another ▁while ▁ens uring ▁that ▁both ▁the ▁AL ▁West ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁Central ▁both ▁would ▁have ▁the ▁same ▁number ▁of ▁teams ▁as ▁the ▁other ▁divisions . ▁The ▁move ' s ▁consequence ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁league ▁resulted ▁in ▁all ▁teams ▁having ▁to ▁play ▁inter le ague ▁games ▁year ▁round ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁odd ▁number ▁of ▁teams ▁in ▁each ▁league . ▁Another ▁consequence ▁would ▁be ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁intensity ▁of ▁the ▁L one ▁Star ▁baseball ▁rival ry . ▁ ▁The ▁Ast ros ▁and ▁R angers ▁played ▁each ▁other ▁on ▁Open ing ▁Day ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁with ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁winning ▁convin cing ly ▁at ▁home . ▁The ▁next ▁game , ▁R angers ▁pitch er ▁Yu ▁Dar v ish ▁was ▁one ▁out ▁away ▁from ▁a ▁perfect ▁game ▁when ▁Mar win ▁González ▁hit ▁a ▁single ▁through ▁Dar v ish ' s ▁legs . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁N olan ▁Ryan ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁as ▁an ▁executive ▁ad