Kansas City Royals

For the 2016 Opening Day roster the Phillies have a whole new look with no one from last season among the five man rotation. USA Today's Steve Gardner reviewed why the Phillies rotation is better this season and had high praise for Vincent Velasquez and Aaron Nola: "(Aaron) Nola is a guy that can throw strikes and be effective...

An inside-the-park home run. A power failure that blacked out the TV audience. Crazy bounces, great plays and key errors. The longest World Series opener ever had a little bit of everything. And more than five hours after they began, Alcides Escobar and the Kansas City Royals also had just enough energy to outlast the New York Mets ...

Phillies 4, Kansas City Royals 3 Phillies (2-3), Royals (2-3) WP: Antonio Bastardo (1-0, 0.00 ERA) LP: Greg Holland (0-1, ERA) By the time Kevin Frandsen had stepped to the plate, the vibe had fallen flat. Even with the bags full in the bottom of the ninth, as they were with consecutive lead-off walks from Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Michael Young, the angst of iffy early clutch hitting lingered.

Major League Baseball has released it's 2013 schedule. The Philadelphia Phillies will hold it's Opening Day Friday, April 5th against the Kansas City Royals. The game is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. The team will open the season in Atlanta against the Braves four days earlier on Monday, April 1st...