Orioles Open '09 Season at Home Against New York on April 6
The Orioles will begin their 2009 season at home on Monday, April 6 against the New York Yankees, the 40th time in 56 years the Orioles will have opened in Baltimore. After an off-day on April 7, the club will conclude their three-game series against the Yankees, then host the Tampa Bay Rays for three games to conclude the Opening Week of the season.
The Yankees will return to Baltimore two more times in 2009, a Mother's Day weekend series May 8-10 and a three-game set August 31-September 2. The Orioles' 2009 schedule also includes three home series against the Boston Red Sox, including two weekend series (July 31-August 2 and September 18-20). The Orioles' two other American League East opponents, Tampa Bay and Toronto, will make three trips each to Baltimore.
The Orioles will face the National League East in interleague play in 2009. The Atlanta Braves (June 12-14) and New York Mets (June 16-18) will visit Camden Yards, and the Birds will continue their rivalry with Washington in a home-and-home series against the Nationals. Baltimore will play in Washington, May 22-24, then host a three-game series against the Nationals, June 26-28. The Orioles will also travel to Philadelphia (June 19-21) and Florida (June 23-25) for two three-game series against the Phillies and Marlins.
All of the American League Central teams will make one visit each to Oriole Park. In the AL West, the Texas Rangers (April 24-27 and September 4-6) and Los Angeles Angels (April 28-29 and August 14-17) will make two trips to Baltimore, and the Seattle Mariners (June 9-11) and Oakland Athletics (August 10-12) will each make one visit to Camden Yards.
Baltimore will play 15 home games in April, their busiest month at Oriole Park. Overall, the Orioles will play 47 of 88 games prior to the All-Star break at Oriole Park. Their longest homestand of the season is a 10-game set from August 27-September 6 against Cleveland, New York and Texas
The Orioles have two 10-game road trips in 2009 - May 14-24 to Kansas City, New York and Washington and September 21 - October 1 to Toronto, Cleveland and Tampa Bay. Baltimore's busiest travel month is July, when they play 16 of 25 games away from Camden Yards.
Baltimore will conclude the season at home with a three-game series against Toronto, October 2-4.
A link to the complete tentative schedule follows, with times to be announced at a later date. All dates and opponents are subject to change.
Link: Orioles 2009 Season Schedule [Orioles.com]
