SB Nation Houston - Houston Astros Open 2011 Schedule In Philadelphiahttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/46691/houston-fave.png2010-09-15T01:56:19-05:00http://houston.sbnation.com/rss/stream/14540182010-09-15T01:56:19-05:002010-09-15T01:56:19-05:00Houston Astros Open 2011 Schedule In Philadelphia
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<p>The <a href="https://www.crawfishboxes.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Houston Astros</a>' 2011 schedule was released Tuesday night to the public. First up on the slate? The <a href="https://www.thegoodphight.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Philadelphia Phillies</a>, April 1 at Citizens Bank Park. After dropping four straight to the Astros at home earlier this month, the Phils will be out to redeem themselves and get their own 2011 campaign off to a fast start.</p>
<p>The complete schedule <a href="http://houston.astros.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=hou&m=4&y=2011" target="_blank">can be found here</a>. Technically, opening day is set for March 31, unless of course the proposed <a href="https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Giants</a>-<a href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Diamondbacks</a> series in Taiwan is finalized.</p>
<p>Some other topics of note:</p>
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<li><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12px;">The Astros' home opener is Friday, April 8 against the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/florida-marlins" class="sbn-auto-link">Florida Marlins</a>.</span></font></li>
<li><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Conversely, they close out the 2011 season at home against the <a href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">St. Louis Cardinals</a>.</span></font></li>
<li><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12px;">The longest road trip the Astros face is within their division - they play Chicago, St. Louis and Milwaukee over a ten-game span at the end of July. Their longest home stand is in April, when they play ten games against Florida, Chicago and San Diego.</span></font></li>
<li><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Interleague play includes series against Toronto, Texas, Tampa Bay and Boston. </span></font></li>
<li><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12px;">The battle for the Silver Boot against the <a href="https://www.lonestarball.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Rangers</a> begins Monday, June 20 in Arlington and returns to Houston the following week.</span></font></li>
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https://houston.sbnation.com/2010/9/15/2321030/houston-astros-open-2011-schedule-in-philadelphiaTom Martin