Opening Week in Major League Baseball is coming up. MLB Network will air 26 games in the opening month of the 2013 season. On Tuesday, April 2, Bob Costas, Jim Kaat and Sam Ryan will be in Los Angeles for the Dodgers home opener against National League West Division blood rival San Francisco.
From there, MLB Network will have four other games that it will produce itself during the month. Matt Vasgersian will call three of them with Costas taking the other one.
We have the live game schedule for MLB Network for April. The games in bold are MLB Network productions.
April 2: San Francisco Giants @ Los Angeles Dodgers / Bob Costas, Jim Kaat & Sam Ryan
April 12: Atlanta Braves @ Washington Nationals / Matt Vasgersian, John Smoltz & Sam Ryan
April 18: St. Louis Cardinals @ Philadelphia Phillies / Matt Vasgersian, Jim Kaat & Sam Ryan
April 25: Toronto Blue Jays @ New York Yankees / Matt Vasgersian, John Smoltz & Sam Ryan
April 30: Cincinnati Reds @ St. Louis Cardinals / Bob Costas, John Smoltz & Tom Verducci
Date Time (ET) Primary Alternate Tue., April 2 3:00 p.m. Baltimore Orioles
@ Tampa Bay Rays (HOME OPENER)10:00 p.m. San Francisco Giants
@ Los Angeles DodgersSt. Louis Cardinals
@ Arizona D-backs (9:30 p.m.)Thu., April 4 12:30 p.m. Los Angeles Angels
@ Cincinnati RedsSan Diego Padres
@ New York Mets (1:00 p.m.)7:00 p.m. Boston Red Sox
@ New York YankeesPhiladelphia Phillies
@ Atlanta BravesFri., April 5 1:00 p.m. New York Yankees
@ Detroit Tigers (HOME OPENER)Fri., April 5 4:30 p.m. St. Louis Cardinals
@ San Francisco Giants (HOME OPENER)San Diego Padres
@ Colorado Rockies (4:00 p.m.) (HOME OPENER)7:30 p.m. Chicago Cubs
@ Atlanta BravesOakland Athletics
@ Houston Astros (8:00 p.m.)Sat., April 6 7:00 p.m. Kansas City Royals
@ Philadelphia PhilliesCleveland Indians
@ Tampa Bay RaysMon., April 8 4:00 p.m. Cincinnati Reds
@ St. Louis Cardinals (HOME OPENER)New York Yankees
@ Cleveland Indians (HOME OPENER)Tue., April 9 6:30 p.m. Los Angeles Dodgers
@ San Diego Padres (HOME OPENER)Chicago White Sox
@ Washington Nationals (7:00 p.m.)10:00 p.m. Oakland Athletics
@ Los Angeles Angles (HOME OPENER)Houston Astros
@ Seattle MarinersThu., April 11 7:00 p.m. Baltimore Orioles
@ Boston Red SoxNew York Yankees
@ Cleveland IndiansFri., April 12 7:00 p.m. Atlanta Braves
@ Washington NationalsPhiladelphia Phillies
@ Miami MarlinsSat., April 13 7:00 p.m. Cincinnati Reds
@ Pittsburgh PiratesToronto Blue Jays
@ Kansas City RoyalsTue., April 16 7:00 p.m. Philadelphia Phillies
@ Cincinnati RedsArizona D-backs
@ New York YankeesWed., April 17 12:00 p.m. Kansas City Royals
@ Atlanta BravesThu., April 18 1:00 p.m. San Francisco Giants
@ Milwaukee BrewersTexas Rangers
@ Chicago Cubs (2:15 p.m.)7:00 p.m. St. Louis Cardinals
@ Philadelphia PhilliesMiami Marlins
@ Cincinnati RedsFri., April 19 7:00 p.m. Los Angeles Dodgers
@ Baltimore OriolesAtlanta Braves
@ Pittsburgh PiratesSat., April 20 7:00 p.m. St. Louis Cardinals
@ Philadelphia PhilliesAtlanta Braves
@ Pittsburgh PiratesTue., April 23 7:00 p.m. St. Louis Cardinals
@ Washington NationalsNew York Yankees
@ Tampa Bay RaysWed., April 24 1:00 p.m. St. Louis Cardinals
@ Washington NationalsChicago Cubs
@ Cincinnati Reds (12:30 p.m.)Thu., April 25 7:00 p.m. Toronto Blue Jays
@ New York YankeesCincinnati Reds
@ Washington NationalsFri., April 26 7:00 p.m. Atlanta Braves
@ Detroit TigersToronto Blue Jays
@ New York YankeesSat., April 27 9:00 p.m. Milwaukee Brewers
@ Los Angeles DodgersSan Francisco Giants
@ San Diego Padres (8:30 p.m.)Tue., April 30 8:00 p.m. Cincinnati Reds
@ St. Louis CardinalsSan Diego Padres
@ Chicago Cubs
That is all.
