KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) Fans at Camden Yards, Dodger Stadium and Safeco Field might need to bring a few extra screens to the ballpark on the final day of the season.Major League Baseball is tweaking this year’s schedule, hoping to create a huge playoff scramble by starting all 15 games on Oct. 4 at virtually the same time.”Could add some drama,” Washington Nationals manager Matt Williams said before Friday’s exhibition against Houston.Might make for tough choices, too.If the Mariners hold a one-game lead over Toronto for the second AL wild-card spot, do they start Felix Hernandez at home vs. Oakland or hold him for the playoff opener? They won’t be able to wait to see how the Blue Jays do at Tampa Bay.Another result for Game 162 – split attention spans. Try watching the field, the scoreboard, a smartphone and another mobile device, all at once.”It might build the suspense,” Houston catcher Jason Castro said.MLB Chief Operating Officer Tony Petitti said every game will begin shortly after 3 p.m. EDT. The original schedule announced in January had games in Baltimore, Atlanta, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia starting about a half-hour later than the rest.The plan, the latest innovation under new Commissioner Rob Manfred,… Read full this story
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