Texas Rangers open 2017 season at 6:05 p.m. vs. Indians

The Texas Rangers’ game Opening Day against the Cleveland Indians will begin at 6:05 p.m. April 3 at Globe Life Park, the club announced Thursday.

The game will air on ESPN and Fox Sports Southwest.

The game will be the Rangers’ first home season opener at night since 1995, a game rescheduled because of the labor stoppage. The last scheduled season lid-lifter at home was in 1993.

This story was originally published November 17, 2016 at 1:49 PM with the headline "Texas Rangers open 2017 season at 6:05 p.m. vs. Indians."