Brewers announce 2016 season schedule, Opening Day at home vs. Giants
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Milwaukee Brewers announced their schedule for the 2016 season on Tuesday, and it included Opening Day in Milwaukee on April 4 against the San Francisco Giants.
The opener at Miller Park is the beginning of a six-game homestand in the season's first week. After the Giants leave town, the Brewers host the Houston Astros in a weekend interleague series.
After the season-opening homestand, Milwaukee has a tough road trip, traveling to St. Louis, Pittsburgh and Minnesota for eight games in nine days.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In interleague play, the Brewers will face each team in the American League West Division, plus four games against the border-rival Minnesota Twins.
Milwaukee in 2016 is set to have two 10-game homestands, the first from July 22-31 and the second from Aug. 22-31. The team's longest road trip will be an 11-game NL Central circuit in September.
The Brewers will be at home for games on both Memorial Day (May 30 against the St. Louis Cardinals) and Labor Day (Sept. 5 vs the Chicago Cubs). On the Fourth of July, the Brewers will be in Washington, D.C., to face the Nationals.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}According to the team release, all game dates and times are subject to change, and start times for the road games will be announced at a later date.
Here is the Brewers' 2016 season schedule: