Indians Announce 2013 MLB Regular Season Schedule
Tribe Opens Season at Toronto Tuesday, April 2 vs. Blue Jays, Home Opener Monday, April 8 vs. New York Yankees
CLEVELAND, OH --- In conjunction with all 30 Major League Baseball clubs, the Cleveland Indians have released their preliminary 2013 MLB regular season schedule. The Tribe will open the 2013 season, their 113th campaign as a member of the American League, on the road for a three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday, April 2.
After traveling to Tampa Bay for a three-game series against the Rays, the Tribe returns to Progressive Field for the home opener on Monday, April 8 vs. the New York Yankees. The first homestand will consist of a four-game series against the Yankees (April 8-9-10-11), three games against the AL Central Division rival Chicago White Sox (April 12-13-14) and a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox (April 16-17-18).
Highlights of the 2013 Cleveland Indians Regular Season Schedule:
- The Tribe’s first homestand begins on Monday, April 8 against the New York Yankees, and includes ten games against the Yankees, White Sox and Red Sox.
- The Tribe heats up Progressive Field for eight summer weekends from May 31 to September 2. The Tribe will play 41 home games from Memorial Day (May 27) to the Sunday of Labor Day weekend (September 1) – including Father’s Day vs. the Washington Nationals (Sunday, June 16).
- Number of Home Games By Month: April – 11; May –17; June –11; July –16; August – 11; September – 15
- The longest homestands of the year include 10 games to open the season (New York Yankees, Chicago and Boston) and 10 games from July 5-14 (Detroit, Toronto, Kansas City). The longest road trips of the year include 10 games between April 19-29 (Houston, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City) and June 24-July 4 (Baltimore, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City).
- The regular season will conclude with a four-game road trip against the Central Division rival Minnesota Twins (September 26-29).
- Interleague play in 2013 features matchups against the NL East. The Philadelphia Phillies come to Progressive Field for the Tribe’s first ever April interleague matchup (April 30, May 1). The New York Mets and Washington Nationals also visit Progressive Field, September 6-7-8 and June 14-15-16, respectively. The Tribe will travel to take on the Atlanta Braves (August 27-28-29) and Miami Marlins (August 2-3-4).
- The Indians and Ohio rival Cincinnati Reds will meet four times in back-to-back, two-game home and away series (May 27-28-29-30).
- The Astros join the American League in 2013 and take on the Indians in Houston (April 19-20-21) and at Progressive Field (September 19-20-21-22).
2013 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
APRIL
April 2 @TOR
April 3 @TOR
April 4 @TOR
April 5 @TB
April 6 @TB
April 7 @TB
April 8 vNYY
April 9 vNYY
April 10 vNYY
April 11 vNYY
April 12 vCWS
April 13 vCWS
April 14 vCWS
April 16 vBOS
April 17 vBOS
April 18 vBOS
April 19 @HOU
April 20 @HOU
April 21 @HOU
April 22 @CWS
April 23 @CWS
April 24 @CWS
April 26 @KC
April 27 @KC
April 28 @KC
April 29 @KC
April 30 vPHI
MAY
May 1 vPHI
May 3 vMIN
May 4 vMIN
May 5 vMIN
May 6 vOAK
May 7 vOAK
May 8 vOAK
May 9 vOAK
May 10 @DET
May 11 @DET
May 12 @DET
May 14 @PHI
May 15 @PHI
May 17 vSEA
May 18 vSEA
May 19 vSEA
May 20 vSEA
May 21 vDET
May 22 vDET
May 23 @BOS
May 24 @BOS
May 25 @BOS
May 26 @BOS
May 27 @CIN
May 28 @CIN
May 29 vCIN
May 30 vCIN
May 31 vTB
JUNE
June 1 vTB
June 2 vTB
June 3 @NYY
June 4 @NYY
June 5 @NYY
June 7 @DET
June 8 @DET
June 9 @DET
June 10 @TEX
June 11 @TEX
June 12 @TEX
June 14 vWAS
June 15 vWAS
June 16 vWAS
June 17 vKC
June 18 vKC
June 19 vKC
June 21 vMIN
June 22 vMIN
June 23 vMIN
June 24 @BAL
June 25 @BAL
June 26 @BAL
June 27 @BAL
June 28 @CWS
June 29 @CWS
June 30 @CWS
JULY
July 2 @KC
July 3 @KC
July 4 @KC
July 5 vDET
July 6 vDET
July 7 vDET
July 8 vDET
July 9 vTOR
July 10 vTOR
July 11 vTOR
July 12 vKC
July 13 vKC
July 14 vKC
July 15 – July 18 All-Star Game Break
July 19 @MIN
July 20 @MIN
July 21 @MIN
July 22 @SEA
July 23 @SEA
July 24 @SEA
July 26 vTEX
July 27 vTEX
July 28 vTEX
July 29 vCWS
July 30 vCWS
July 31 vCWS
AUGUST
August 1 vCWS
August 2 @MIA
August 3 @MIA
August 4 @MIA
August 5 vDET
August 6 vDET
August 7 vDET
August 8 vDET
August 9 vLAA
August 10 vLAA
August 11 vLAA
August 12 @MIN
August 13 @MIN
August 14 @MIN
August 16 @OAK
August 17 @OAK
August 18 @OAK
August 19 @LAA
August 20 @LAA
August 21 @LAA
August 23 vMIN
August 24 vMIN
August 25 vMIN
August 27 @ATL
August 28 @ATL
August 29@ATL
August 30 @DET
August 31 @DET
SEPTEMBER
September 1 @DET
September 2 vBAL
September 3 vBAL
September 4 vBAL
September 6 vNYM
September 7 vNYM
September 8 vNYM
September 9 vKC
September 10 vKC
September 11 vKC
September 12 @CWS
September 13 @CWS
September 14 @CWS
September 15 @CWS
September 16 @KC
September 17 @KC
September 18 @KC
September 19 vHOU
September 20 vHOU
September 21 vHOU
September 22 vHOU
September 24 vCWS
September 25 vCWS
September 26 @MIN
September 27 @MIN
September 28 @MIN
September 29 @MIN
ALL GAMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE