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The Kansas City Royals hold their 2008
Spring Training schedule in Surprise, Arizona near Flagstaff.
The
club will open its sixth season as members of the 12-team Cactus League by
playing a charity game against its Surprise complex mates, the Texas
Rangers, on Wednesday, Feb. 27. The game benefits the Surprise Sundancers.
The Royals will officially open Cactus League play on Friday, Feb. 29 in
Peoria against the San Diego Padres.
Kansas City's 30-game Spring Training schedule features 13 home games at
Surprise Stadium in Surprise, Ariz. The club will also face the Texas
Rangers as the visiting team in three additional games at the facility,
including the Feb. 27 charity game.
The 2008 slate features consecutive Sunday home games against the Chicago
Cubs (March 9) and the San Francisco Giants (March 16). In addition, the
Royals will face off against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Surprise on March
24, as the Dodgers are taking over the Oakland Athletics spring schedule
beginning on March 20. Oakland will be opening the season against Boston in
Japan on March 25.
The Royals will host every Cactus League squad at Surprise Stadium at least
once. The March 24 game against the Los Angeles Dodgers is scheduled for
8:05 p.m. (CT). All other games will start at 2:05 p.m. (CT) until Daylight
Saving Time on March 9 when the games will start at 3:05 p.m. (CT).
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The Royals will conclude their 2008 Spring Training schedule by traveling to
Milwaukee to face the Brewers in two exhibition games at Miller Park on
March 28 and 29. The Friday night game will be played at 7:05 p.m. (CT) and
the Saturday game at 1:05 p.m. (CT).
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