Royals announce 2017 schedule, including start times

MLB

The Kansas City Royals announced their 2017 regular season schedule with times today.  Opening Day is scheduled for Monday, April 3 at 3:10 p.m. in Minnesota, while the club’s home opener will be the following Monday (April 10) vs. the Oakland Athletics at 3:15 p.m.

The Royals will again utilize start times at 15 minutes past the hour, with a majority of weekday home games starting at 7:15 p.m.; while most afternoon contests will feature a 1:15 p.m. first pitch. The two exceptions are KC’s home opener (3:15 p.m.) and a Monday, May 29 contest vs. the Detroit Tigers, which is slated for a 6:15 p.m. start.  Along with their home opener, Kansas City will host four other weekday afternoon contests: Thursday, May 4 vs. the Chicago White Sox; Wednesday, June 21 vs. Boston; Thursday, August 24 vs. Colorado and Wednesday, September 13 vs. the White Sox. All four will start at 1:15 p.m.  Saturday home games will predominantly feature 6:15 p.m. start times, with exceptions being on May 6 vs. Cleveland (3:15 p.m.); June 3 vs. Cleveland (1:15 p.m.), June 24 vs. Toronto (1:15 p.m.) and July 1 vs. Minnesota (1:15 p.m.).  All Sunday home games are slated for 1:15 p.m., except for the regular season finale (October 1) vs. Arizona, which will begin at 2:15 p.m.

APRIL
3 at Minnesota 3:10
5 at Minnesota 12:10
6 at Minnesota 12:10
7 at Houston 7:10
8 at Houston 6:10
9 at Houston 1:10
10 Oakland 3:15
12 Oakland 7:15
13 Oakland 7:15
14 Los Angeles Angels 7:15
15 Los Angeles Angels 6:15
16 Los Angeles Angels 1:15
18 San Francisco 7:15
19 San Francisco 7:15
20 at Texas 7:05
21 at Texas 7:05
22 at Texas 7:05
23 at Texas 2:05
24 at Chicago White Sox 7:10
25 at Chicago White Sox 7:10
26 at Chicago White Sox 1:10
28 Minnesota 7:15
29 Minnesota 6:15
30 Minnesota 1:15

MAY
1 Chicago White Sox 7:15
2 Chicago White Sox 7:15
3 Chicago White Sox 7:15
4 Chicago White Sox 1:15
5 Cleveland 7:15
6 Cleveland 3:15
7 Cleveland 1:15
8 at Tampa Bay 6:10
9 at Tampa Bay 6:10
10 at Tampa Bay 6:10
11 at Tampa Bay 12:10
12 Baltimore 7:15
13 Baltimore 6:15
14 Baltimore 1:15
16 New York Yankees 7:15
17 New York Yankees 7:15
18 New York Yankees 7:15
19 at Minnesota 7:10
20 at Minnesota 1:10
21 at Minnesota 1:10
22 at New York Yankees 6:05
23 at New York Yankees 6:05
24 at New York Yankees 6:05
25 at New York Yankees 12:05
26 at Cleveland 6:10
27 at Cleveland 3:10
28 at Cleveland 12:10
29 Detroit 6:15
30 Detroit 7:15
31 Detroit 7:15

JUNE
2 Cleveland 7:15
3 Cleveland 1:15
4 Cleveland 1:15
5 Houston 7:15
6 Houston 7:15
7 Houston 7:15
8 Houston 7:15
9 at San Diego 9:10
10 at San Diego 3:10
11 at San Diego 3:40
13 at San Francisco 9:15
14 at San Francisco 2:45
15 at Los Angeles Angels 9:07
16 at Los Angeles Angels 9:07
17 at Los Angeles Angels 7:15
18 at Los Angeles Angels 2:37
19 Boston 7:15
20 Boston 7:15
21 Boston 1:15
23 Toronto 7:15
24 Toronto 1:15
25 Toronto 1:15
27 at Detroit 6:10
28 at Detroit 6:10
29 at Detroit 12:10
30 Minnesota 7:15

JULY
1 Minnesota 1:15
2 Minnesota 1:15
3 at Seattle 9:10
4 at Seattle 5:40
5 at Seattle 9:10
7 at Los Angeles Dodgers 9:10
8 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6:15
9 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3:10
10 All-Star Break
11 All-Star Game in Miami
12 All-Star Break
13 All-Star Break
14 Texas 7:15
15 Texas 6:15
16 Texas 1:15
17 Detroit 7:15
18 Detroit 7:15
19 Detroit 7:15
20 Detroit 7:15
21 Chicago White Sox 7:15
22 Chicago White Sox 6:15
23 Chicago White Sox 1:15
24 at Detroit 6:10
25 at Detroit 6:10
26 at Detroit 6:10
28 at Boston 6:10
29 at Boston 6:10
30 at Boston TBD
31 at Baltimore 6:05

AUGUST
1 at Baltimore 6:05
2 at Baltimore 6:05
3 Seattle 7:15
4 Seattle 7:15
5 Seattle 6:15
6 Seattle 1:15
7 St. Louis 7:15
8 St. Louis 7:15
9 at St. Louis 7:15
10 at St. Louis 6:15
11 at Chicago White Sox 7:10
12 at Chicago White Sox 6:10
13 at Chicago White Sox 1:10
14 at Oakland 9:07
15 at Oakland 9:07
16 at Oakland 2:37
18 Cleveland 7:15
19 Cleveland 6:15
20 Cleveland 1:15
22 Colorado 7:15
23 Colorado 7:15
24 Colorado 1:15
25 at Cleveland 6:10
26 at Cleveland 6:10
27 at Cleveland 12:10
28 Tampa Bay 7:15
29 Tampa Bay 7:15
30 Tampa Bay 7:15

SEPTEMBER
1 at Minnesota 7:10
2 at Minnesota 6:10
3 at Minnesota 1:10
4 at Detroit 12:10
5 at Detroit 6:10
6 at Detroit 6:10
7 Minnesota 7:15
8 Minnesota 7:15
9 Minnesota 6:15
10 Minnesota 1:15
11 Chicago White Sox 7:15
12 Chicago White Sox 7:15
13 Chicago White Sox 1:15
14 at Cleveland 6:10
15 at Cleveland 6:10
16 at Cleveland 6:10
17 at Cleveland 12:10
19 at Toronto 6:07
20 at Toronto 6:07
21 at Toronto 6:07
22 at Chicago White Sox 7:10
23 at Chicago White Sox 6:10
24 at Chicago White Sox 1:10
26 Detroit 7:15
27 Detroit 7:15
28 Detroit 7:15
29 Arizona 7:15
30 Arizona 6:15

OCTOBER
1 Arizona 2:15