White Sox 2013 schedule

The White Sox will open and close the 2013 season at home against the improved Kansas City Royals, and they’ll play the Cubs in four consecutive games against in late May.

Those are two of the highlights from next season’s tentative schedule released on Wednesday.

The Cubs-Sox series will be short and sweet. Two games will be played at U.S. Cellular Field on May 27-28 and two at Wrigley Field on May 29-30.

The opener is April 1 at home, and the season concludes in late September with four home games against the Royals, who improved their pitching staff with offseason additions of pitchers James Shields, Wade Davis and Ervin Santana.

Interleague play includes April 9-11 dates at the Washington Nationals, and the Sox play a home-and-home series against the New York Mets and visit the Philadelphia Phillies on July 12-14 prior to the All-Star break. The Sox host the Atlanta Braves on July 19-21.

The Sox play the Brewers at Milwaukee’s Miller Park in two exhibition games on March 29-30.

The Sox close their season at home on Sept. 26-29 against the Royals.

DATE OPPONENT

April 1 KANSAS CITY

April 3 KANSAS CITY

April 4 KANSAS CITY

April 5 SEATTLE

April 6 SEATTLE

April 7 SEATTLE

April 9 at Washington

April 10 at Washington

April 11 at Washington

April 12 at Cleveland

April 13 at Cleveland

April 14 at Cleveland

April 15 at Toronto

April 16 at Toronto

April 17 at Toronto

April 18 at Toronto

April 19 MINNESOTA

April 20 MINNESOTA

April 21 MINNESOTA

April 22 CLEVELAND

April 23 CLEVELAND

April 24 CLEVELAND

April 25 TAMPA BAY

April 26 TAMPA BAY

April 27 TAMPA BAY

April 28 TAMPA BAY

April 30 at Texas

May 1 at Texas

May 2 at Texas

May 3 at Kansas City

May 4 at Kansas City

May 5 at Kansas City

May 7 at New York Mets

May 8 at New York Mets

May 10 LOS ANGELES ANGELS

May 11 LOS ANGELES ANGELS

May 12 LOS ANGELES ANGELS

May 13 at Minnesota

May 14 at Minnesota

May 15 at Minnesota

May 16 at Los Angeles Angels

May 17 at Los Angeles Angels

May 18 at Los Angeles Angels

May 19 at Los Angeles Angels

May 20 BOSTON

May 21 BOSTON

May 22 BOSTON

May 24 MIAMI

May 25 MIAMI

May 26 MIAMI

May 27 CHICAGO CUBS

May 28 CHICAGO CUBS

May 29 at Chicago Cubs

May 30 at Chicago Cubs

May 31 at Oakland

June 1 at Oakland

June 2 at Oakland

June 3 at Seattle

June 4 at Seattle

June 5 at Seattle

June 6 OAKLAND

June 7 OAKLAND

June 8 OAKLAND

June 9 OAKLAND

June 10 TORONTO

June 11 TORONTO

June 12 TORONTO

June 14 at Houston

June 15 at Houston

June 16 at Houston

June 17 at Houston

June 18 at Minnesota

June 19 at Minnesota

June 20 at Minnesota

June 21 at Kansas City

June 22 at Kansas City

June 23 at Kansas City

June 25 NEW YORK METS

June 26 NEW YORK METS

June 28 CLEVELAND

June 29 CLEVELAND

June 30 CLEVELAND

July 2 BALTIMORE

July 3 BALTIMORE

July 4 BALTIMORE

July 5 at Tampa Bay

July 6 at Tampa Bay

July 7 at Tampa Bay

July 9 at Detroit

July 10 at Detroit

July 11 at Detroit

July 12 at Philadelphia

July 13 at Philadelphia

July 14 at Philadelphia

July 16 All-Star Game @ Citi Field, New York

July 19 ATLANTA

July 20 ATLANTA

July 21 ATLANTA

July 22 DETROIT

July 23 DETROIT

July 24 DETROIT

July 25 DETROIT

July 26 KANSAS CITY

July 27 KANSAS CITY

July 28 KANSAS CITY

July 29 at Cleveland

July 30 at Cleveland

July 31 at Cleveland

August 1 at Cleveland

August 2 at Detroit

August 3 at Detroit

August 4 at Detroit

August 5 NEW YORK YANKEES

August 6 NEW YORK YANKEES

August 7 NEW YORK YANKEES

August 9 MINNESOTA

August 10 MINNESOTA

August 11 MINNESOTA

August 12 DETROIT

August 13 DETROIT

August 14 DETROIT

August 15 at Minnesota

August 16 at Minnesota

August 17 at Minnesota

August 18 at Minnesota

August 20 at Kansas City

August 21 at Kansas City

August 22 at Kansas City

August 23 TEXAS

August 24 TEXAS

August 25 TEXAS

August 26 HOUSTON

August 27 HOUSTON

August 28 HOUSTON

August 30 at Boston

August 31 at Boston

September 1 at Boston

September 2 at New York Yankees

September 3 at New York Yankees

September 4 at New York Yankees

September 5 at Baltimore

September 6 at Baltimore

September 7 at Baltimore

September 8 at Baltimore

September 9 DETROIT

September 10 DETROIT

September 11 DETROIT

September 12 CLEVELAND

September 13 CLEVELAND

September 14 CLEVELAND

September 15 CLEVELAND

September 16 MINNESOTA

September 17 MINNESOTA

September 18 MINNESOTA

September 20 at Detroit

September 21 at Detroit

September 22 at Detroit

September 24 at Cleveland

September 25 at Cleveland

September 26 KANSAS CITY

September 27 KANSAS CITY

September 28 KANSAS CITY

September 29 KANSAS CITY