The Dodgers will open the 2018 season at home against the Giants on Thursday, March 29, and close the regular season against the Giants at AT&T Park as Major League Baseball on Tuesday released next year's preliminary schedule.
• 2018 Dodgers schedule
The Dodgers' slate finds them at Dodger Stadium for many of the summer holidays -- Mother's Day (May 13 vs. Cincinnati), Memorial Day (May 28 vs. Philadelphia), Father's Day (June 17 vs. San Francisco), Independence Day (July 4 vs. Pittsburgh) and Labor Day (Sept. 3 vs. Mets).
And in what has become a traditional tribute, the Dodgers will be home to celebrate Jackie Robinson Day on April 15, taking on the D-backs.
In Interleague Play, the Dodgers will have their home-and-home Freeway Series against the Angels on July 6-8 in Anaheim and July 13-15 at Dodger Stadium. Next year's slate also includes series against the A's (April 10-11), Rangers (June 12-13) and Astros (Aug. 3-5) at home, while traveling to Oakland (Aug. 7-8), Seattle (Aug. 17-19) and Texas (Aug. 28-29).
The season opens in March to accommodate the collective bargaining agreement that requires an expanded 187-day season, up from the previous 183-day season. The season-opening series will be four games with the Giants, the regular-season-closing series will be three games at AT&T Park.
The Dodgers play 52 home games and 44 road games before the All-Star break, then 29 home games and 37 road games after the break. The All-Star Game presented by Mastercard will be at Nationals Park on July 17. The Dodgers come out of the break with a 10-game road trip to Milwaukee, Philadelphia and Atlanta.