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MLB announces 2016 schedule: Mariners open April 4 at Texas

Bob Dutton Tacoma News Tribune

SEATTLE – If there’s one scheduling constant in Major League Baseball, it’s the Mariners will log more miles than any other club. A lot more, in fact, than nearly all other clubs.

MLB released its 2016 schedule Tuesday morning for all 30 clubs and, yep, the Mariners will again be mileage kings at an estimated 48,811 miles. The Los Angeles Angels rank second at 44,729, followed by Oakland at 42,694.

No surprise.

The Mariners open the season with a three-game series at Texas from April 4-6. After an open date, they begin their home schedule on April 8 with the start to a three-game series against Oakland at Safeco Field.

American League West teams will be paired against teams from the National League Central. St. Louis (June 26-28), Pittsburgh (June 28-29) and Milwaukee (Aug. 19-21) will come to the Northwest.

The Mariners have trips to Cincinnati (May 20-22), Pittsburgh (July 26-27) and the north side of Chicago (July 29-31) for three games against the Cubs.

The annual Vedder Cup against the Padres again covers four straight days – May 30-31 at Safeco, and June 1-2 at San Diego.

Toronto’s annual visit to Safeco comes late in the year: Sept. 19-21. Other notable home series include Boston (Aug. 1-4) and the New York Yankees (Aug. 22-24).

The Mariners have three three-city trips:

• April 15-24 (nine games) at New York (three), Cleveland (three) and Los Angeles (three).

• June 14-23 (10 games): at Tampa Bay (three), Boston (three) and Detroit (four).

• July 22-31 (eight games) : at Toronto (three), Pittsburgh (two) and the Chicago Cubs (three).

The season’s longest homestand is 10 games from Aug. 1-10 against Boston (four), Los Angeles (three) and Detroit (three). The season ends with four home games against Oakland from Sept. 29-Oct. 2.

The Mariners’ estimated road mileage is more than this season (43,254) but less than 2014 (51,634).