The introduction of the Houston Astros to the American League West and interleague home games against three of baseball’s most storied franchises — the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds — highlight the 2013 A’s schedule, which was announced Wednesday.
The A’s and manager Bob Melvin will open their season for the fourth straight year against the Seattle Mariners at the Coliseum on April 1. Oakland wastes no time in getting to know the Astros, as it will hit the road for a three-game series starting April 5.
Due to the Astros making their AL West debut next season, the A’s will play only four games against the cross-Bay rival Giants — compared to six previously — in interleague play next season, visiting AT&T Park on May 27-28 and then hosting the Giants at the Coliseum on May 29-30.
Next season’s slate also features the Cubs’ first appearance in Oakland, as they visit the A’s for a three-game series July 2-4. Other interleague home games on tap include the 2011 World Series champion Cardinals for a three-game weekend series June 28-30 and the current NL Central Division-leading Reds in a two-game set June 25-26.
April
1 Seattle
2 Seattle
3 Seattle
4 Seattle
5 at Houston
6 at Houston
7 at Houston
9 at L.A. Angels
10 at L.A. Angels
11 at L.A. Angels
12 Detroit
13 Detroit
14 Detroit
15 Houston
16 Houston
17 Houston
19 at Tampa Bay
20 at Tampa Bay
21 at Tampa Bay
22 at Boston
23 at Boston
24 at Boston
25 Baltimore
26 Baltimore
27 Baltimore
28 Baltimore
29 L.A. Angels
30 L.A. Angels
May
1 L.A. Angels
3 at N.Y. Yankees
4 at N.Y. Yankees
5 at N.Y. Yankees
6 at Cleveland
7 at Cleveland
8 at Cleveland
9 at Cleveland
10 at Seattle
11 at Seattle
12 at Seattle
13 Texas
14 Texas
15 Texas
17 Kansas City
18 Kansas City
19 Kansas City
20 at Texas
21 at Texas
22 at Texas
24 at Houston
25 at Houston
26 at Houston
27 at GIANTS
28 at GIANTS
29 GIANTS
30 GIANTS
31 Chi. White Sox
June
1 Chi. White Sox
2 Chi. White Sox
3 at Milwaukee
4 at Milwaukee
5 at Milwaukee
6 at Chi. White Sox
7 at Chi. White Sox
8 at Chi. White Sox
9 at Chi. White Sox
11 N.Y. Yankees
12 N.Y. Yankees
13 N.Y. Yankees
14 Seattle
15 Seattle
16 Seattle
17 at Texas
18 at Texas
19 at Texas
20 at Texas
21 at Seattle
22 at Seattle
23 at Seattle
25 Cincinnati
26 Cincinnati
28 St. Louis
29 St. Louis
30 St. Louis
July
2 Chicago Cubs
3 Chicago Cubs
4 Chicago Cubs
5 at Kansas City
6 at Kansas City
7 at Kansas City
8 at Pittsburgh
9 at Pittsburgh
10 at Pittsburgh
12 Boston
13 Boston
14 Boston
19 at L.A. Angels
20 at L.A. Angels
21 at L.A. Angels
22 at Houston
23 at Houston
24 at Houston
25 L.A. Angels
26 L.A. Angels
27 L.A. Angels
28 L.A. Angels
29 Toronto
30 Toronto
31 Toronto
August
2 Texas
3 Texas
4 Texas
6 at Cincinnati
7 at Cincinnati
9 at Toronto
10 at Toronto
11 at Toronto
12 at Toronto
13 Houston
14 Houston
15 Houston
16 Cleveland
17 Cleveland
18 Cleveland
19 Seattle
20 Seattle
21 Seattle
23 at Baltimore
24 at Baltimore
25 at Baltimore
26 at Detroit
27 at Detroit
28 at Detroit
29 at Detroit
30 Tampa Bay
31 Tampa Bay
September
1 Tampa Bay
2 Texas
3 Texas
4 Texas
5 Houston
6 Houston
7 Houston
8 Houston
10 at Minnesota
11 at Minnesota
12 at Minnesota
13 at Texas
14 at Texas
15 at Texas
16 L.A. Angels
17 L.A. Angels
18 L.A. Angels
19 Minnesota
20 Minnesota
21 Minnesota
22 Minnesota
23 at L.A. Angels
24 at L.A. Angels
25 at L.A. Angels
27 at Seattle
28 at Seattle
29 at Seattle
