The Astros will open 2010 at home against the Giants, Richard Justice notes. What's on tap? 45 home games before the All-Star Break, 15 home games within the division. What else?
Home series:
Apr 5-7: San Francisco
Apr 9-11: Philadelphia
Apr 20-22: Florida
Apr 23-25: Pittsburgh
Apr 27-29: Cincinnati
May 3-6: Arizona
May 7-9: San Diego
May 19-20: Colorado
May 21-23: Tampa Bay
May 31-June 3: Washington (Memorial Day home game)
June 4-6: Chicago
June 18-20: Texas
June 22-24: San Francisco
July 6-8: Pittsburgh
July 9-11: St. Louis
Jul 23-25: Cincinnati
July 26-28: Chicago
July 30-Aug 1: Milwaukee
Aug 9-11: Atlanta
Aug 13-15: Pittsburgh
Aug 16-19: NY Mets
Aug 30-Sep 1: St. Louis
Sept 9-12: Los Angeles Dodgers
Sept 13-15: Milwaukee
Sept 17-19: Cincinnati
Oct 1-3: Chicago
Cardinals/Cubs:
Apr 12, 14-15: @St. Louis
Apr 16-18: @Chicago
May 12-14: @St. Louis
June 4-6: Chicago
July 9-11: St. Louis
July 19-21: @Chicago
July 26-28: Chicago
Aug 2-4: @St. Louis
Aug 30-Sep 1: St. Louis
Sep 6-8: @Chicago (Labor Day game)
Oct 1-3: Chicago
Interleague:
May 21-23: Tampa Bay
June 11-13: @NY Yankees
June 15-17: @Kansas City
June 18-20: Texas
June 25-27: @Texas
Homestretch (Sept games):
Aug 30-Sept 1: St. Louis
Sept 3-5: @Arizona
Sept 6-8: @Chicago
Sept 9-12: Los Angeles Dodgers
Sept 13-15: Milwaukee
Sept 17-19: Cincinnati
Sept 20-23: @Washington
Sept 24-26: @Pittsburgh
Sept 28-30: @Cincinnati
Oct 1-3: Chicago
Pretty favorable homestretch (if we're daydreaming about playing on October 5, 2010), in which 10 of the Astros' final 13 games are against the Nationals, Pirates, and Reds. What say you?
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
