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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 12, 2017 NATIONALS ANNOUNCE 2018 SCHEDULE

The Nationals announced their 2018 schedule on Tuesday, in conjunction with Major League , revealing an 81-game slate that will begin on April 5 at . After celebrating in on March 29 and kicking off the 2018 with a six-game road trip to the Queen City and , the Nationals will mark the 85th home opener in D.C. since 1901 with a tilt against their divisional foe, the .

Nationals Park will open its gates for 11 homestands next year, five of which will span eight games or more, including three separate 10-game stays, and feature 14 weekend series. The home schedule will be highlighted by visits from the East in . The Nationals will welcome the (May 15-16), (June 5-6), Orioles (June 19-21), and (July 2-4).

The Nationals will celebrate with holiday crowds twice in 2018, first with the annual Fourth of July contest, as the Boston Red Sox visit the nation’s capital for the nation’s birthday. Washington will also play the host on Labor Day, welcoming the over Labor Day weekend and the St. Louis Cardinals on the holiday itself.

Weekends at Nationals Park will feature visits from the New York Mets (April 5-8, Sept. 20-23), (April 12-15), (April 27-29), Phillies (May 4-6, June 22-24), (May 18-20), (June 8-10), (July 5-8, Aug. 17-19), (July 20-22), (Aug. 2-5), Milwaukee Brewers (Aug. 31-Sept. 2), and (Sept. 6-9).

With July highlighted by the 89th Midsummer Classic, which will be played at Nationals Park on Tuesday, July 17th, April (14 games), May (14), August (15) and September (16) will be the busiest months at Nationals Park.

The Nationals’ road slate features three West Coast swings, starting with an L.A.-San Francisco visit in April (Mets, April 16-18; Dodgers, April 20-22; Giants April 23-25). They will then travel to San Diego (May 7-9) and Arizona (May 10- 13) in May, and to Colorado Sept. 28-30. Interleague play also sprinkles the road schedule with visits to Yankee (June 12-13), the in Toronto (June 15-17), and in Tampa (June 25-26) on the docket.

The annual with the will be expanded this year as Washington plays the AL East in Interleague Play, featuring three games (as opposed to two) in each club’s park. The Orioles will revive the rivalry first with a three-game set that starts on Memorial Day at Camden Yards (May 28-30), and Washington will play host at Nationals Park in June (19-21) to conclude the series.

Twenty-seven of the Nationals’ final 40 games will come against divisional foes. The Nationals will have all of their visits from the West teams completed by June 10, and an entire homestand in September (Aug. 31- Sept.9) featuring exclusively the (Brewers, Cardinals, Cubs). The Nationals will conclude the 2018 home slate with a six-game homestand against the Mets and Marlins (Sept. 20-26), and will finish out the regular season with the aforementioned three-game road trip to Colorado.

All dates and opponents on this schedule are subject to change. To secure the best seats at the best price, access to 2017 Postseason tickets, and the 2018 All-Star Game with a 2018 NATS PLUS Membership, visit nationals.com/2018, call 202.675.NATS (6287) or email at [email protected].

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WASHINGTON NATIONALS 2018 SCHEDULE (Subject to change) MARCH / APRIL JULY Date Day Opponent Date Day Opponent 29-Mar Thursday Cincinnati Reds 1-Jul Sunday 30-Mar Friday *** OFF DAY *** 2-Jul Monday Boston Red Sox 31-Mar Saturday Cincinnati Reds 3-Jul Tuesday Boston Red Sox 1-Apr Sunday Cincinnati Reds 4-Jul Wednesday Boston Red Sox 2-Apr Monday Atlanta Braves 5-Jul Thursday Miami Marlins 3-Apr Tuesday Atlanta Braves 6-Jul Friday Miami Marlins 4-Apr Wednesday Atlanta Braves 7-Jul Saturday Miami Marlins 5-Apr Thursday New York Mets 8-Jul Sunday Miami Marlins 6-Apr Friday *** OFF DAY *** 9-Jul Monday Pirates 7-Apr Saturday New York Mets 10-Jul Tuesday 8-Apr Sunday New York Mets 11-Jul Wednesday Pittsburgh Pirates 9-Apr Monday Atlanta Braves 12-Jul Thursday New York Mets 10-Apr Tuesday Atlanta Braves 13-Jul Friday New York Mets 11-Apr Wednesday Atlanta Braves 14-Jul Saturday New York Mets 12-Apr Thursday Colorado Rockies 15-Jul Sunday New York Mets 13-Apr Friday Colorado Rockies 16-Jul Monday *** DERBY *** 14-Apr Saturday Colorado Rockies 17-Jul Tuesday *** ALL-STAR GAME • NATIONALS PARK *** 15-Apr Sunday Colorado Rockies 18-Jul Wednesday *** All-Star Break *** 16-Apr Monday New York Mets 19-Jul Thursday *** All-Star Break *** 17-Apr Tuesday New York Mets 20-Jul Friday Atlanta Braves 18-Apr Wednesday New York Mets 21-Jul Saturday Atlanta Braves 19-Apr Thursday *** OFF DAY *** 22-Jul Sunday Atlanta Braves 20-Apr Friday Los Angeles Dodgers 23-Jul Monday Milwaukee Brewers 21-Apr Saturday Los Angeles Dodgers 24-Jul Tuesday Milwaukee Brewers 22-Apr Sunday Los Angeles Dodgers 25-Jul Wednesday Milwaukee Brewers 23-Apr Monday San Francisco Giants 26-Jul Thursday Miami Marlins 24-Apr Tuesday San Francisco Giants 27-Jul Friday Miami Marlins 25-Apr Wednesday San Francisco Giants 28-Jul Saturday Miami Marlins 26-Apr Thursday *** OFF DAY *** 29-Jul Sunday Miami Marlins 27-Apr Friday Arizona Diamondbacks 30-Jul Monday *** OFF DAY *** 28-Apr Saturday Arizona Diamondbacks 31-Jul Tuesday New York Mets 29-Apr Sunday Arizona Diamondbacks 30-Apr Monday Pittsburgh Pirates AUGUST Date Day Opponent MAY 1-Aug Wednesday New York Mets Date Day Opponent 2-Aug Thursday Cincinnati Reds 1-May Tuesday Pittsburgh Pirates 3-Aug Friday Cincinnati Reds 2-May Wednesday Pittsburgh Pirates 4-Aug Saturday Cincinnati Reds 3-May Thursday Pittsburgh Pirates 5-Aug Sunday Cincinnati Reds 4-May Friday Philadelphia Phillies 6-Aug Monday *** OFF DAY *** 5-May Saturday Philadelphia Phillies 7-Aug Tuesday Atlanta Braves 6-May Sunday Philadelphia Phillies 8-Aug Wednesday Atlanta Braves 7-May Monday 9-Aug Thursday Atlanta Braves 8-May Tuesday San Diego Padres 10-Aug Friday Chicago Cubs 9-May Wednesday San Diego Padres 11-Aug Saturday Chicago Cubs 10-May Thursday Arizona Diamondbacks 12-Aug Sunday Chicago Cubs 11-May Friday Arizona Diamondbacks 13-Aug Monday St. Louis Cardinals 12-May Saturday Arizona Diamondbacks 14-Aug Tuesday St. Louis Cardinals 13-May Sunday Arizona Diamondbacks 15-Aug Wednesday St. Louis Cardinals 14-May Monday *** OFF DAY *** 16-Aug Thursday St. Louis Cardinals 15-May Tuesday New York Yankees 17-Aug Friday Miami Marlins 16-May Wednesday New York Yankees 18-Aug Saturday Miami Marlins 17-May Thursday *** OFF DAY *** 19-Aug Sunday Miami Marlins 18-May Friday Los Angeles Dodgers 20-Aug Monday *** OFF DAY *** 19-May Saturday Los Angeles Dodgers 21-Aug Tuesday Philadelphia Phillies 20-May Sunday Los Angeles Dodgers 22-Aug Wednesday Philadelphia Phillies 21-May Monday San Diego Padres 23-Aug Thursday Philadelphia Phillies 22-May Tuesday San Diego Padres 24-Aug Friday New York Mets 23-May Wednesday San Diego Padres 25-Aug Saturday New York Mets 24-May Thursday *** OFF DAY *** 26-Aug Sunday New York Mets 25-May Friday Miami Marlins 27-Aug Monday Philadelphia Phillies 26-May Saturday Miami Marlins 28-Aug Tuesday Philadelphia Phillies 27-May Sunday Miami Marlins 29-Aug Wednesday Philadelphia Phillies 28-May Monday Baltimore Orioles 30-Aug Thursday *** OFF DAY *** 29-May Tuesday Baltimore Orioles 31-Aug Friday Milwaukee Brewers 30-May Wednesday Baltimore Orioles 31-May Thursday Atlanta Braves SEPTEMBER Date Day Opponent JUNE 1-Sep Saturday Milwaukee Brewers Date Day Opponent 2-Sep Sunday Milwaukee Brewers 1-Jun Friday Atlanta Braves 3-Sep Monday St. Louis Cardinals 2-Jun Saturday Atlanta Braves 4-Sep Tuesday St. Louis Cardinals 3-Jun Sunday Atlanta Braves 5-Sep Wednesday St. Louis Cardinals 4-Jun Monday *** OFF DAY *** 6-Sep Thursday Chicago Cubs 5-Jun Tuesday Tampa Bay Rays 7-Sep Friday Chicago Cubs 6-Jun Wednesday Tampa Bay Rays 8-Sep Saturday Chicago Cubs 7-Jun Thursday *** OFF DAY *** 9-Sep Sunday Chicago Cubs 8-Jun Friday San Francisco Giants 10-Sep Monday Philadelphia Phillies 9-Jun Saturday San Francisco Giants 11-Sep Tuesday Philadelphia Phillies 10-Jun Sunday San Francisco Giants 12-Sep Wednesday Philadelphia Phillies 11-Jun Monday *** OFF DAY *** 13-Sep Thursday *** OFF DAY *** 12-Jun Tuesday New York Yankees 14-Sep Friday Atlanta Braves 13-Jun Wednesday New York Yankees 15-Sep Saturday Atlanta Braves 14-Jun Thursday *** OFF DAY *** 16-Sep Sunday Atlanta Braves 15-Jun Friday 17-Sep Monday Miami Marlins 16-Jun Saturday Toronto Blue Jays 18-Sep Tuesday Miami Marlins 17-Jun Sunday Toronto Blue Jays 19-Sep Wednesday *** OFF DAY *** 18-Jun Monday *** OFF DAY *** 20-Sep Thursday New York Mets 19-Jun Tuesday Baltimore Orioles 21-Sep Friday New York Mets 20-Jun Wednesday Baltimore Orioles 22-Sep Saturday New York Mets 21-Jun Thursday Baltimore Orioles 23-Sep Sunday New York Mets 22-Jun Friday Philadelphia Phillies 24-Sep Monday Miami Marlins 23-Jun Saturday Philadelphia Phillies 25-Sep Tuesday Miami Marlins 24-Jun Sunday Philadelphia Phillies 26-Sep Wednesday Miami Marlins 25-Jun Monday Tampa Bay Rays 27-Sep Thursday *** OFF DAY *** 26-Jun Tuesday Tampa Bay Rays 28-Sep Friday Colorado Rockies 27-Jun Wednesday *** OFF DAY *** 29-Sep Saturday Colorado Rockies 28-Jun Thursday Philadelphia Phillies 30-Sep Sunday Colorado Rockies 29-Jun Friday Philadelphia Phillies 30-Jun Saturday Philadelphia Phillies

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