The only two Cactus League teams that did not open their spring schedule Friday were the two that share the Surprise Recreation Campus.
The Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals came to an agreement to move the traditional lid-lifter at Surprise Stadium until later in the spring season so that they could give their position players an extra day to get caught up to speed.
But they will both play Saturday, with the Rangers traveling to the other side of the valley against the Chicago Cubs before their first home game Sunday against the Colorado Rockies.
"It's always nice to see another uniform," manager Jeff Banister said.