Every Thursday Sporting News Fantasy will provide a snapshot of the upcoming week’s major league baseball schedule.
Weekly leaguers should note how many games each team plays, as well as which players will gain/lose at-bats because of interleague play.
Daily leaguers should note first-pitch times and Monday/Thursday off-days.
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SCHEDULE INFO FOR 5/25-5/31
Teams with seven games (12): A’s, Angels, Braves, Giants, Indians, Mariners, Pirates, Rangers, Red Sox, Tigers, Yankees
Teams with eight games (2): Orioles, White Sox
Every other team has six games
INTERLEAGUE SERIES
Teams losing a DH: Royals
Royals (Fri.-Sun., @CHC). Most likely to lose at-bats: Kendrys Morales
Teams gaining a DH: Padres
Padres (Mon.-Wed., @LAA). Most likely to gain at-bats: Will Middlebrooks
OFF-DAYS
Monday off-days (0): None
Thursday off-days (16): Astros, Blue Jays, Brewers, Cardinals, Cubs, Diamondbacks, Dodgers, Marlins, Mets, Nationals, Phillies, Rays, Reds, Rockies, Royals, Twins
First pitch times (ET)
Monday: 1:05 p.m. (Royals-Yankees) Tuesday: 7:05 p.m. (Four games) Wednesday: 12:10 p.m. (Rangers-Indians) Thursday: 1:05 p.m. (White Sox-Orioles) Friday: 4:05 p.m. (Royals-Cubs) Saturday: 2:10 p.m. (Blue Jays-Twins) Sunday: 1:10 p.m. (Marlins-Mets and Nationals-Reds)
