Orioles announce 2012 schedule

The Orioles will kick off their 20th anniversary season at Oriole Park at Camden Yards with an Opening Day game on April 6, 2012 against the Minnesota Twins, 20 years to the day after the ballpark originally opened. The game is the first of a six-day season-opening homestand that will also see the New York Yankees come to Baltimore. The Orioles will play each of their AL East rivals three times at Oriole Park. In addition to their opening homestand trip from April 9-11, the New York Yankees will make a two-game stop in Baltimore May 14-15 and play a four-game weekend series, September 6-9. The Red Sox will have three three-game series at Camden Yards - May 21-23, August 14-16 and September 28-30. The Tampa Bay Rays will make their first trip to Oriole Park the weekend of May 11-13, followed by two more three-game series July 24-26 and September 11-13. The Toronto Blue Jays will play in Baltimore April 24-26, August 24-26 and September 24-26. In Interleague Play in 2012 the Philadelphia Phillies will make a weekend trip to Camden Yards, June 8-10, followed by a mid-week visit by the Pittsburgh Pirates, June 12-14. The Birds will also continue their rivalry with Washington in a home-and-home series against the Nationals. Baltimore will visit Nationals Park May 18-20, then host Washington in a weekend series June 22-24. The Birds will also travel to Atlanta from June 15-17 and New York from June 18-20 to face the Braves and Mets in Interleague Play. Baltimore will host the Kansas City Royals twice, May 25-27 and August 9-12, and the Oakland A's will also make two trips to Oriole Park, April 27-29 and July 27-29. Every other non-division AL opponent will make one trip to Camden Yards. The Orioles will play 17 home games in August, their busiest month at Oriole Park. Overall, the Birds will play 42 of the 85 games prior to the All-Star break at Camden Yards. They have one 10-game homestand, August 6-16 against Seattle, Kansas City and Boston and two nine-game homestands, May 7-15 against Texas, Tampa Bay and New York and June 22-July 1 against Washington, Los Angeles and Cleveland. The Orioles' first road trip is a 10-game, three-city journey to Toronto, Chicago and Los Angeles from April 13-22. The team also has a nine-game, 11-day trip from May 28-June 7 to Toronto, Tampa Bay and Boston and a nine-game, 10-day trip September 14-23 to Oakland, Seattle and Boston. Baltimore will conclude the season on the road with a three-game series at Tampa Bay, October 1-3. The complete 2012 schedule follows, with times to be announced at a later date. April Friday 6 Minnesota Twins Saturday 7 Minnesota Twins Sunday 8 Minnesota Twins Monday 9 New York Yankees Tuesday 10 New York Yankees Wednesday 11 New York Yankees Thursday 12 open Friday 13 at Toronto Blue Jays Saturday 14 at Toronto Blue Jays Sunday 15 at Toronto Blue Jays Monday 16 at Chicago White Sox Tuesday 17 at Chicago White Sox Wednesday 18 at Chicago White Sox Thursday 19 at Chicago White Sox Friday 20 at Los Angeles Angels Saturday 21 at Los Angeles Angels Sunday 22 at Los Angeles Angels Monday 23 open Tuesday 24 Toronto Blue Jays Wednesday 25 Toronto Blue Jays Thursday 26 Toronto Blue Jays Friday 27 Oakland Athletics Saturday 28 Oakland Athletics Sunday 29 Oakland Athletics Monday 30 at New York Yankees May Tuesday 1 at New York Yankees Wednesday 2 at New York Yankees Thursday 3 open Friday 4 at Boston Red Sox Saturday 5 at Boston Red Sox Sunday 6 at Boston Red Sox Monday 7 Texas Rangers Tuesday 8 Texas Rangers Wednesday 9 Texas Rangers Thursday 10 Texas Rangers Friday 11 Tampa Bay Rays Saturday 12 Tampa Bay Rays Sunday 13 Tampa Bay Rays Monday 14 New York Yankees Tuesday 15 New York Yankees Wednesday 16 at Kansas City Royals Thursday 17 at Kansas City Royals Friday 18 at Washington Nationals Saturday 19 at Washington Nationals Sunday 20 at Washington Nationals Monday 21 Boston Red Sox Tuesday 22 Boston Red Sox Wednesday 23 Boston Red Sox Thursday 24 open Friday 25 Kansas City Royals Saturday 26 Kansas City Royals Sunday 27 Kansas City Royals Monday 28 at Toronto Blue Jays Tuesday 29 at Toronto Blue Jays Wednesday 30 at Toronto Blue Jays Thursday 31 open June Friday 1 at Tampa Bay Rays Saturday 2 at Tampa Bay Rays Sunday 3 at Tampa Bay Rays Monday 4 open Tuesday 5 at Boston Red Sox Wednesday 6 at Boston Red Sox Thursday 7 at Boston Red Sox Friday 8 Philadelphia Phillies Saturday 9 Philadelphia Phillies Sunday 10 Philadelphia Phillies Monday 11 open Tuesday 12 Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday 13 Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday 14 Pittsburgh Pirates Friday 15 at Atlanta Braves Saturday 16 at Atlanta Braves Sunday 17 at Atlanta Braves Monday 18 at New York Mets Tuesday 19 at New York Mets Wednesday 20 at New York Mets Thursday 21 open Friday 22 Washington Nationals Saturday 23 Washington Nationals Sunday 24 Washington Nationals Monday 25 open Tuesday 26 Los Angeles Angels Wednesday 27 Los Angeles Angels Thursday 28 Los Angeles Angels Friday 29 Cleveland Indians Saturday 30 Cleveland Indians July Sunday 1 Cleveland Indians Monday 2 at Seattle Mariners Tuesday 3 at Seattle Mariners Wednesday 4 at Seattle Mariners Thursday 5 at Los Angeles Angels Friday 6 at Los Angeles Angels Saturday 7 at Los Angeles Angels Sunday 8 at Los Angeles Angels Monday 9 ALL Tuesday 10 STAR Wednesday 11 BREAK Thursday 12 open Friday 13 Detroit Tigers Saturday 14 Detroit Tigers Sunday 15 Detroit Tigers Monday 16 at Minnesota Twins Tuesday 17 at Minnesota Twins Wednesday 18 at Minnesota Twins Thursday 19 at Minnesota Twins Friday 20 at Cleveland Indians Saturday 21 at Cleveland Indians Sunday 22 at Cleveland Indians Monday 23 at Cleveland Indians Tuesday 24 Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday 25 Tampa Bay Rays Thursday 26 Tampa Bay Rays Friday 27 Oakland Athletics Saturday 28 Oakland Athletics Sunday 29 Oakland Athletics Monday 30 at New York Yankees Tuesday 31 at New York Yankees August Wednesday 1 at New York Yankees Thursday 2 open Friday 3 at Tampa Bay Rays Saturday 4 at Tampa Bay Rays Sunday 5 at Tampa Bay Rays Monday 6 Seattle Mariners Tuesday 7 Seattle Mariners Wednesday 8 Seattle Mariners Thursday 9 Kansas City Royals Friday 10 Kansas City Royals Saturday 11 Kansas City Royals Sunday 12 Kansas City Royals Monday 13 open Tuesday 14 Boston Red Sox Wednesday 15 Boston Red Sox Thursday 16 Boston Red Sox Friday 17 at Detroit Tigers Saturday 18 at Detroit Tigers Sunday 19 at Detroit Tigers Monday 20 at Texas Rangers Tuesday 21 at Texas Rangers Wednesday 22 at Texas Rangers Thursday 23 open Friday 24 Toronto Blue Jays Saturday 25 Toronto Blue Jays Sunday 26 Toronto Blue Jays Monday 27 Chicago White Sox Tuesday 28 Chicago White Sox Wednesday 29 Chicago White Sox Thursday 30 Chicago White Sox Friday 31 at New York Yankees September Saturday 1 at New York Yankees Sunday 2 at New York Yankees Monday 3 at Toronto Blue Jays Tuesday 4 at Toronto Blue Jays Wednesday 5 at Toronto Blue Jays Thursday 6 New York Yankees Friday 7 New York Yankees Saturday 8 New York Yankees Sunday 9 New York Yankees Monday 10 open Tuesday 11 Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday 12 Tampa Bay Rays Thursday 13 Tampa Bay Rays Friday 14 at Oakland Athletics Saturday 15 at Oakland Athletics Sunday 16 at Oakland Athletics Monday 17 at Seattle Mariners Tuesday 18 at Seattle Mariners Wednesday 19 at Seattle Mariners Thursday 20 open Friday 21 at Boston Red Sox Saturday 22 at Boston Red Sox Sunday 23 at Boston Red Sox Monday 24 Toronto Blue Jays Tuesday 25 Toronto Blue Jays Wednesday 26 Toronto Blue Jays Thursday 27 open Friday 28 Boston Red Sox Saturday 29 Boston Red Sox Sunday 30 Boston Red Sox October Monday 1 at Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday 2 at Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday 3 at Tampa Bay Rays