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The Houston Astros and teams across Major League Baseball released the gametime for the 2016 season on Tuesday. There was nothing overly surprising but its just one more step toward the start of the season.
Here are a few facts from the 2016 Houston Astros schedule:
- The Astros open the 2016 in New York against the Yankees on Monday, April 4 on ESPN
- The Astros will play eight games on national television (Two games on ESPN, three games on Fox, and three games on FS1)
- The Astros will start 15 game after 9 p.m. central time -- five games against the Mariners, five games games against the Angels, and five games against the Athletics #AstrosAfterDark
- The Astros will start 12 games before 1 p.m. ct -- including two games before noon ( Aug. 24 at the PIttsburgh Pirates at 11:35 a.m. and Sept. 8 at the Cleveland Indians at 11:10 a.m.)
- Houston will play a home-and-home two game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks -- at Arizona on May 30-31 and in Houston in June 1-2.
- The Astros will play 16 day games during the week (Monday-Friday) including seven back-to-back travel games.
Here is the entire list of game:
| Date | Opponent | Time | Broadcast |
| Mon, 4/4 | at Yankees | 12:05p | ESPN, MLB.TV |
| Wed, 4/6 | at Yankees | 6:05p | MLB.TV |
| Thu, 4/7 | at Yankees | 3:05p | MLB.TV |
| Fri, 4/8 | at Brewers | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sat, 4/9 | at Brewers | 6:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sun, 4/10 | at Brewers | 1:10p | MLB.TV |
| Mon, 4/11 | Royals | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Tue, 4/12 | Royals | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Wed, 4/13 | Royals | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Thu, 4/14 | Royals | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Fri, 4/15 | Tigers | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sat, 4/16 | Tigers | 6:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sun, 4/17 | Tigers | 1:10p | MLB.TV |
| Tue, 4/19 | at Rangers | 7:05p | MLB.TV |
| Wed, 4/20 | at Rangers | 7:05p | MLB.TV |
| Thu, 4/21 | at Rangers | 7:05p | MLB.TV |
| Fri, 4/22 | Red Sox | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sat, 4/23 | Red Sox | 3:05p | FS1, MLB.TV |
| Sun, 4/24 | Red Sox | 7:05p | ESPN, MLB.TV |
| Mon, 4/25 | at Mariners | 9:10p | MLB.TV |
| Tue, 4/26 | at Mariners | 9:10p | MLB.TV |
| Wed, 4/27 | at Mariners | 9:10p | MLB.TV |
| Fri, 4/29 | at Athletics | 9:05p | MLB.TV |
| Sat, 4/30 | at Athletics | 3:05p | MLB.TV |
| Sun, 5/1 | at Athletics | 3:05p | MLB.TV |
| Mon, 5/2 | Twins | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Tue, 5/3 | Twins | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Wed, 5/4 | Twins | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Thu, 5/5 | Mariners | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Fri, 5/6 | Mariners | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sat, 5/7 | Mariners | 6:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sun, 5/8 | Mariners | 1:10p | MLB.TV |
| Mon, 5/9 | Indians | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Tue, 5/10 | Indians | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Wed, 5/11 | Indians | 1:10p | MLB.TV |
| Thu, 5/12 | at Red Sox | 6:10p | MLB.TV |
| Fri, 5/13 | at Red Sox | 6:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sat, 5/14 | at Red Sox | 12:05p | FS1, MLB.TV |
| Sun, 5/15 | at Red Sox | 12:35p | MLB.TV |
| Tue, 5/17 | at White Sox | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Wed, 5/18 | at White Sox | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Thu, 5/19 | at White Sox | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Fri, 5/20 | Rangers | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sat, 5/21 | Rangers | 6:15p | FOX, MLB.TV |
| Sun, 5/22 | Rangers | 1:10p | MLB.TV |
| Tue, 5/24 | Orioles | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Wed, 5/25 | Orioles | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Thu, 5/26 | Orioles | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Fri, 5/27 | at Angels | 9:05p | MLB.TV |
| Sat, 5/28 | at Angels | 9:05p | MLB.TV |
| Sun, 5/29 | at Angels | 2:35p | MLB.TV |
| Mon, 5/30 | at D-backs | 3:10p | MLB.TV |
| Tue, 5/31 | at D-backs | 2:40p | MLB.TV |
| Wed, 6/1 | D-backs | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Thu, 6/2 | D-backs | 1:10p | MLB.TV |
| Fri, 6/3 | Athletics | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sat, 6/4 | Athletics | 3:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sun, 6/5 | Athletics | 1:10p | MLB.TV |
| Mon, 6/6 | at Rangers | 7:05p | MLB.TV |
| Tue, 6/7 | at Rangers | 7:05p | MLB.TV |
| Wed, 6/8 | at Rangers | 7:05p | MLB.TV |
| Thu, 6/9 | at Rangers | 1:05p | MLB.TV |
| Fri, 6/10 | at Rays | 6:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sat, 6/11 | at Rays | 3:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sun, 6/12 | at Rays | 12:10p | MLB.TV |
| Tue, 6/14 | at Cardinals | 7:15p | MLB.TV |
| Wed, 6/15 | at Cardinals | 6:15p | MLB.TV |
| Fri, 6/17 | Reds | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sat, 6/18 | Reds | 3:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sun, 6/19 | Reds | 1:10p | MLB.TV |
| Mon, 6/20 | Angels | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Tue, 6/21 | Angels | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Wed, 6/22 | Angels | 1:10p | MLB.TV |
| Fri, 6/24 | at Royals | 7:15p | MLB.TV |
| Sat, 6/25 | at Royals | 6:15p | FOX, MLB.TV |
| Sun, 6/26 | at Royals | 1:15p | MLB.TV |
| Mon, 6/27 | at Angels | 9:05p | MLB.TV |
| Tue, 6/28 | at Angels | 9:05p | MLB.TV |
| Wed, 6/29 | at Angels | 2:35p | MLB.TV |
| Fri, 7/1 | White Sox | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sat, 7/2 | White Sox | 3:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sun, 7/3 | White Sox | 1:10p | MLB.TV |
| Mon, 7/4 | Mariners | 1:10p | MLB.TV |
| Tue, 7/5 | Mariners | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Wed, 7/6 | Mariners | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Thu, 7/7 | Athletics | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Fri, 7/8 | Athletics | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sat, 7/9 | Athletics | 3:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sun, 7/10 | Athletics | 1:10p | MLB.TV |
| Fri, 7/15 | at Mariners | 9:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sat, 7/16 | at Mariners | 3:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sun, 7/17 | at Mariners | 3:10p | MLB.TV |
| Mon, 7/18 | at Athletics | 9:05p | MLB.TV |
| Tue, 7/19 | at Athletics | 9:05p | MLB.TV |
| Wed, 7/20 | at Athletics | 2:35p | MLB.TV |
| Fri, 7/22 | Angels | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sat, 7/23 | Angels | 6:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sun, 7/24 | Angels | 1:10p | MLB.TV |
| Mon, 7/25 | Yankees | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Tue, 7/26 | Yankees | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Wed, 7/27 | Yankees | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Fri, 7/29 | at Tigers | 6:08p | MLB.TV |
| Sat, 7/30 | at Tigers | 6:08p | MLB.TV |
| Sun, 7/31 | at Tigers | 12:08p | MLB.TV |
| Mon, 8/1 | Blue Jays | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Tue, 8/2 | Blue Jays | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Wed, 8/3 | Blue Jays | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Thu, 8/4 | Blue Jays | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Fri, 8/5 | Rangers | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sat, 8/6 | Rangers | 6:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sun, 8/7 | Rangers | 1:10p | MLB.TV |
| Mon, 8/8 | at Twins | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Tue, 8/9 | at Twins | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Wed, 8/10 | at Twins | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Thu, 8/11 | at Twins | 12:10p | MLB.TV |
| Fri, 8/12 | at Blue Jays | 6:07p | MLB.TV |
| Sat, 8/13 | at Blue Jays | 12:07p | MLB.TV |
| Sun, 8/14 | at Blue Jays | 12:07p | MLB.TV |
| Tue, 8/16 | Cardinals | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Wed, 8/17 | Cardinals | 1:10p | MLB.TV |
| Thu, 8/18 | at Orioles | 6:05p | MLB.TV |
| Fri, 8/19 | at Orioles | 6:05p | MLB.TV |
| Sat, 8/20 | at Orioles | 6:05p | MLB.TV |
| Sun, 8/21 | at Orioles | 12:35p | MLB.TV |
| Mon, 8/22 | at Pirates | 6:05p | MLB.TV |
| Tue, 8/23 | at Pirates | 6:05p | MLB.TV |
| Wed, 8/24 | at Pirates | 11:35a | MLB.TV |
| Fri, 8/26 | Rays | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sat, 8/27 | Rays | 6:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sun, 8/28 | Rays | 1:10p | MLB.TV |
| Mon, 8/29 | Athletics | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Tue, 8/30 | Athletics | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Wed, 8/31 | Athletics | 1:10p | MLB.TV |
| Fri, 9/2 | at Rangers | 7:05p | MLB.TV |
| Sat, 9/3 | at Rangers | 3:05p | FS1, MLB.TV |
| Sun, 9/4 | at Rangers | 2:05p | MLB.TV |
| Mon, 9/5 | at Indians | 6:10p | MLB.TV |
| Tue, 9/6 | at Indians | 6:10p | MLB.TV |
| Wed, 9/7 | at Indians | 6:10p | MLB.TV |
| Thu, 9/8 | at Indians | 11:10a | MLB.TV |
| Fri, 9/9 | Cubs | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sat, 9/10 | Cubs | 12:05p | FOX, MLB.TV |
| Sun, 9/11 | Cubs | 1:10p | MLB.TV |
| Mon, 9/12 | Rangers | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Tue, 9/13 | Rangers | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Wed, 9/14 | Rangers | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Fri, 9/16 | at Mariners | 9:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sat, 9/17 | at Mariners | 8:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sun, 9/18 | at Mariners | 3:10p | MLB.TV |
| Mon, 9/19 | at Athletics | 9:05p | MLB.TV |
| Tue, 9/20 | at Athletics | 9:05p | MLB.TV |
| Wed, 9/21 | at Athletics | 2:35p | MLB.TV |
| Thu, 9/22 | Angels | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Fri, 9/23 | Angels | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sat, 9/24 | Angels | 6:10p | MLB.TV |
| Sun, 9/25 | Angels | 1:10p | MLB.TV |
| Mon, 9/26 | Mariners | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Tue, 9/27 | Mariners | 7:10p | MLB.TV |
| Wed, 9/28 | Mariners | 1:10p | MLB.TV |
| Fri, 9/30 | at Angels | 9:05p | MLB.TV |
| Sat, 10/1 | at Angels | 8:05p | MLB.TV |
| Sun, 10/2 | at Angels | 2:05p | MLB.TV |