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The Orioles will begin their 2010 season on the road in Tampa Bay on Tuesday, April 6 against the Rays, the 17th time in 57 years the Orioles will have opened their schedule away from Baltimore. After two more games in Tampa, the 2010 team will make their debut at Camden Yards on Friday, April 9 against the Toronto Blue Jays. A weekend series with the Jays is followed by a three-game set with the Rays to conclude the opening homestand.

The Orioles will play each of their AL East rivals three times at Oriole Park. The New York Yankees will make their first visit to Baltimore April 27-29, followed by a trip in June (8-10) and a weekend series in September (17-19). The Red Sox will make two weekend trips to Baltimore, April 30-May 2 and June 4-6, along with a final mid-week series at Camden Yards, Aug. 31-Sept. 2. In addition to the opening homestand, Tampa Bay and Toronto will make two additional trips to Baltimore, in July and September.

The Orioles will face the National League East at home and the NL West on the road in interleague play in 2010. The New York Mets (June 11-13) and Florida Marlins (June 22-24) will visit Camden Yards, and the Birds will continue their rivalry with Washington in a home-and-home series against the Nationals. Baltimore will play in Washington, May 21-23, then host a three-game series against the Nationals, June 25-27. The Birds will travel to San Francisco (June 14-16) and San Diego (June 18-20) for three-game series against the Giants and Padres.

All of the American League Central teams will make one visit each to Oriole Park. In the AL West, the Seattle Mariners (May 11-13 and Aug. 16-18) and Oakland Athletics (May 25-27 and June 29-July 1) will make two trips to Baltimore, and the Los Angeles Angels (Aug. 3-5) and Texas Rangers (Aug. 19-22) will each make one visit to Camden Yards.

Baltimore will play 17 home games in June, their busiest month at Oriole Park. Overall, the Orioles will play 41 of the 88 games prior to the All-Star break at Camden Yards. Their longest homestand of the season is a 10-game set immediately following the Midsummer Classic, July 16-25 against Toronto, Tampa Bay and Minnesota.