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Royals announce 2017 regular-season schedule

The Twins will play 20 interleague games in 2017, including their annual interleague home-and-home series with the Milwaukee Brewers Aug. 7-10, with the first two games at Target Field.

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In conjunction with Major League Baseball, the Kansas City Royals today announced their 2017 regular season schedule.

The Royals’ home opener will be April 10 against the Oakland A’s.

The Cardinals will play 20 interleague games, including the back-to-back two-game series against Kansas City. Kansas City will host Interleague matchups against San Francisco (April 18-19), Colorado (August 22-24) and then close the regular season against Arizona (September 29-October 1), marking the first time a non-division opponent closed the campaign since 2010.

They’ll host the Houston Astros for a Memorial Day series (May 29-31) and the Los Angeles Angels on the Fourth of July.

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The Cardinals will be home for holiday games on Memorial Day against Los Angeles and Independence Day against Miami. After a day off, the teams will play a 12:10 p.m. game on April 5. They’ll then hit the road for series against the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers.

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