The April 2 game against Oakland has been changed to a 12:35 pm PDT start, which will be 3:35 pm EDT. The reasons are stated in the linked story. That will mean no TV for the left coast of the nation, and a game during the workday for those of us back East.
Susan Slusser, SF Chronicle - For Boston's sake, game goes to daytime
Many ticket holders for the April 2 game against Boston at the Coliseum will not be happy to learn that the game is no longer at 7:05 p.m. The start is now 12:35 p.m., and the A's aren't too thrilled, either.
The team had nothing to do with the decision, which, according to team officials was imposed by Major League Baseball at the behest of the Players Association. The Players Association argued that the Red Sox, who have a day off April 3 before playing at Toronto on April 4, need adequate time to adjust to Eastern time after a week in Japan and then a week on the West Coast.
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It's certainly not ideal for TV rights holder KICU (Channel 36), which does not air day games on weekdays. So the game will not be on TV, KICU will not have the world champion Red Sox on in prime time, and the station's first A's telecast of the season now will be April 4, when Cleveland is in Oakland.
Typically, games against the Red Sox are near sellouts. The team has no plans to exchange tickets for fans who already have purchased seats but who might not be able to make a day game.