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WASHINGTON- The Washington Nationals on Wednesday released their 2013 schedule, which includes 81 home dates, beginning with Washington's 80th home opener since 1901 on Monday, April 1 vs. Miami and is highlighted by an attractive slate of weekend visits from the Braves, Cubs, Dodgers, Mets, Phillies and Twins.

The annual Battle of the Beltways Series between the Nationals and Orioles continues for an eighth consecutive season with each club hosting a pair of contests over a four-game span, May 27-30.

The two neighbors square off for the first time during a Memorial Day contest at Nationals Park. After two tilts in The District, the four-game series shifts north, where Oriole Park will serve as the backdrop for the series' final two matchups.

Major League Baseball's modified interleague formula—necessitated by the Astros move to the American League West—calls for two additional contests, 20 in all, against AL teams.

The White Sox (three games, April 9-11), Tigers (two, May 7-8) and Twins (three, June 7-9) will visit Nationals Park in 2013. The Twins, whose lineage began in Washington as the original Senators, return to the Nation's Capital for the first time since 1971.

Washington, in addition to the two games in Baltimore, will make additional interleague visits to Cleveland, Detroit and Kansas City.  

Nationals fans will enjoy 12 homestands in all, only three of which last longer than seven games. Nationals Park will twice host 10 games in 10 days: July 19-28 (Dodgers, Pirates, Mets) and Sept. 13-22 (Phillies, Braves, Marlins). The Nationals will also play nine home games during an 11-day stay in Washington from Aug. 5-15 (Braves, Phillies, Giants).

Washington's ‘13 home schedule features the following holiday home games: Mother's Day (Sunday, May 12 vs. Cubs), Memorial Day (Monday, May 27 vs. Orioles) and Independence Day (Thursday, July 4 vs. Brewers).

Local baseball fans will notice a distinct concentration of home dates from June 1-July 28. In that five-plus week span, the Nationals will play 24 of 34 games within the comfy confines of Nationals Park. As the '13 calendar flips to September, 16 of the Nationals' final 26 contests will take place on the road.

July (17 games) and April (16) contain the most home games in a calendar month, while May has the fewest (10). 

Washington's 2013 regular season concludes in Phoenix on Sunday, Sept. 29 with a tilt against the Diamondbacks. 

All dates and opponents on this schedule are subject to change.         

Game times will be released at a later date. 

Nationals fans who place a 25 percent deposit on a new 2013 full season ticket plan by Sept. 15 can receive 2012 postseason ticket purchase priority. The team will also offer the "Buy 2 Get 2" season ticket promotion for a limited time, subject to availability. For more information on these offers as well as full season, half season and partial season plans, visit nationals.com/2013 or call 202.675.NATS(6287).

 

 

WASHINGTON NATIONALS 2013 SCHEDULE (subject to change)

               

APRIL

     

JULY

 

DATE

DAY

OPPONENT

   

DATE

DAY

OPPONENT

4/1

Monday

MIAMI MARLINS

   

7/1

Monday

MILWAUKEE BREWERS

4/2

Tuesday

*** Off Day ***

   

7/2

Tuesday

MILWAUKEE BREWERS

4/3

Wednesday

MIAMI MARLINS

   

7/3

Wednesday

MILWAUKEE BREWERS

4/4

Thursday

MIAMI MARLINS

   

7/4

Thursday

MILWAUKEE BREWERS

4/5

Friday

at Cincinnati Reds

   

7/5

Friday

SAN DIEGO PADRES

4/6

Saturday

at Cincinnati Reds

   

7/6

Saturday

SAN DIEGO PADRES

4/7

Sunday

at Cincinnati Reds

   

7/7

Sunday

SAN DIEGO PADRES

4/8

Monday

*** Off Day ***

   

7/8

Monday

at Philadelphia Phillies

4/9

Tuesday

CHICAGO WHITE SOX

   

7/9

Tuesday

at Philadelphia Phillies

4/10

Wednesday

CHICAGO WHITE SOX

   

7/10

Wednesday

at Philadelphia Phillies

4/11

Thursday

CHICAGO WHITE SOX

   

7/11

Thursday

at Philadelphia Phillies

4/12

Friday

ATLANTA BRAVES

   

7/12

Friday

at Miami Marlins

4/13

Saturday

ATLANTA BRAVES

   

7/13

Saturday

at Miami Marlins

4/14

Sunday

ATLANTA BRAVES

   

7/14

Sunday

at Miami Marlins

4/15

Monday

at Miami Marlins

   

7/15

Monday

All-Star break

4/16

Tuesday

at Miami Marlins

   

7/16

Tuesday

All-Star Game, Citi Field, Flushing, NY

4/17

Wednesday

at Miami Marlins

   

7/17

Wednesday

All-Star break

4/18

Thursday

*** Off Day ***

   

7/18

Thursday

All-Star break

4/19

Friday

at New York Mets

   

7/19

Friday

LOS ANGELES DODGERS

4/20

Saturday

at New York Mets

   

7/20

Saturday

LOS ANGELES DODGERS

4/21

Sunday

at New York Mets

   

7/21

Sunday

LOS ANGELES DODGERS

4/22

Monday

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

   

7/22

Monday

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

4/23

Tuesday

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

   

7/23

Tuesday

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

4/24

Wednesday

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

   

7/24

Wednesday

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

4/25

Thursday

CINCINNATI REDS

   

7/25

Thursday

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

4/26

Friday

CINCINNATI REDS

   

7/26

Friday

NEW YORK METS

4/27

Saturday

CINCINNATI REDS

   

7/27

Saturday

NEW YORK METS

4/28

Sunday

CINCINNATI REDS

   

7/28

Sunday

NEW YORK METS

4/29

Monday

at Atlanta Braves

   

7/29

Monday

*** Off Day ***

4/30

Tuesday

at Atlanta Braves

   

7/30

Tuesday

at Detroit Tigers

         

7/31

Wednesday

at Detroit Tigers

               

MAY

     

AUGUST

 

DATE

DAY

OPPONENT

   

DATE

DAY

OPPONENT

5/1

Wednesday

at Atlanta Braves

   

8/1

Thursday

*** Off Day ***

5/2

Thursday

at Atlanta Braves

   

8/2

Friday

at Milwaukee Brewers

5/3

Friday

at Pittsburgh Pirates

   

8/3

Saturday

at Milwaukee Brewers

5/4

Saturday

at Pittsburgh Pirates

   

8/4

Sunday

at Milwaukee Brewers

5/5

Sunday

at Pittsburgh Pirates

   

8/5

Monday

ATLANTA BRAVES

5/6

Monday

*** Off Day ***

   

8/6

Tuesday

ATLANTA BRAVES

5/7

Tuesday

DETROIT TIGERS

   

8/7

Wednesday

ATLANTA BRAVES

5/8

Wednesday

DETROIT TIGERS

   

8/8

Thursday

*** Off Day ***

5/9

Thursday

*** Off Day ***

   

8/9

Friday

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

5/10

Friday

CHICAGO CUBS

   

8/10

Saturday

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

5/11

Saturday

CHICAGO CUBS

   

8/11

Sunday

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

5/12

Sunday

CHICAGO CUBS

   

8/12

Monday

*** Off Day ***

5/13

Monday

at Los Angeles Dodgers

   

8/13

Tuesday

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

5/14

Tuesday

at Los Angeles Dodgers

   

8/14

Wednesday

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

5/15

Wednesday

at Los Angeles Dodgers

   

8/15

Thursday

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

5/16

Thursday

at San Diego Padres

   

8/16

Friday

at Atlanta Braves

5/17

Friday

at San Diego Padres

   

8/17

Saturday

at Atlanta Braves

5/18

Saturday

at San Diego Padres

   

8/18

Sunday

at Atlanta Braves

5/19

Sunday

at San Diego Padres

   

8/19

Monday

at Chicago Cubs

5/20

Monday

at San Francisco Giants

   

8/20

Tuesday

at Chicago Cubs

5/21

Tuesday

at San Francisco Giants

   

8/21

Wednesday

at Chicago Cubs

5/22

Wednesday

at San Francisco Giants

   

8/22

Thursday

at Chicago Cubs

5/23

Thursday

*** Off Day ***

   

8/23

Friday

at Kansas City Royals

5/24

Friday

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

   

8/24

Saturday

at Kansas City Royals

5/25

Saturday

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

   

8/25

Sunday

at Kansas City Royals

5/26

Sunday

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

   

8/26

Monday

*** Off Day ***

5/27

Monday

BALTIMORE ORIOLES

   

8/27

Tuesday

MIAMI MARLINS

5/28

Tuesday

BALTIMORE ORIOLES

   

8/28

Wednesday

MIAMI MARLINS

5/29

Wednesday

at Baltimore Orioles

   

8/29

Thursday

MIAMI MARLINS

5/30

Thursday

at Baltimore Orioles

   

8/30

Friday

NEW YORK METS

5/31

Friday

at Atlanta Braves

   

8/31

Saturday

NEW YORK METS

               

JUNE

     

SEPTEMBER

 

DATE

DAY

OPPONENT

   

DATE

DAY

OPPONENT

6/1

Saturday

at Atlanta Braves

   

9/1

Sunday

NEW YORK METS

6/2

Sunday

at Atlanta Braves

   

9/2

Monday

at Philadelphia Phillies

6/3

Monday

*** Off Day ***

   

9/3

Tuesday

at Philadelphia Phillies

6/4

Tuesday

NEW YORK METS

   

9/4

Wednesday

at Philadelphia Phillies

6/5

Wednesday

NEW YORK METS

   

9/5

Thursday

*** Off Day ***

6/6

Thursday

NEW YORK METS

   

9/6

Friday

at Miami Marlins

6/7

Friday

MINNESOTA TWINS

   

9/7

Saturday

at Miami Marlins

6/8

Saturday

MINNESOTA TWINS

   

9/8

Sunday

at Miami Marlins

6/9

Sunday

MINNESOTA TWINS

   

9/9

Monday

at New York Mets

6/10

Monday

*** Off Day ***

   

9/10

Tuesday

at New York Mets

6/11

Tuesday

at Colorado Rockies

   

9/11

Wednesday

at New York Mets

6/12

Wednesday

at Colorado Rockies

   

9/12

Thursday

at New York Mets

6/13

Thursday

at Colorado Rockies

   

9/13

Friday

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

6/14

Friday

at Cleveland Indians

   

9/14

Saturday

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

6/15

Saturday

at Cleveland Indians

   

9/15

Sunday

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

6/16

Sunday

at Cleveland Indians

   

9/16

Monday

ATLANTA BRAVES

6/17

Monday

at Philadelphia Phillies

   

9/17

Tuesday

ATLANTA BRAVES

6/18

Tuesday

at Philadelphia Phillies

   

9/18

Wednesday

ATLANTA BRAVES

6/19

Wednesday

at Philadelphia Phillies

   

9/19

Thursday

MIAMI MARLINS

6/20

Thursday

COLORADO ROCKIES

   

9/20

Friday

MIAMI MARLINS

6/21

Friday

COLORADO ROCKIES

   

9/21

Saturday

MIAMI MARLINS

6/22

Saturday

COLORADO ROCKIES

   

9/22

Sunday

MIAMI MARLINS

6/23

Sunday

COLORADO ROCKIES

   

9/23

Monday

at St. Louis Cardinals

6/24

Monday

*** Off Day ***

   

9/24

Tuesday

at St. Louis Cardinals

6/25

Tuesday

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

   

9/25

Wednesday

at St. Louis Cardinals

6/26

Wednesday

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

   

9/26

Thursday

*** Off Day ***

6/27

Thursday

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

   

9/27

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