CHICAGO, IL — The Cubs have an advantageous schedule in 2018, according to several sports analysts. Outliers include traveling to St. Louis in May and Kansas City in August. The Cubs' home opener will be Apr. 9 against the Pirates at Wrigley Field.
The Cubs will host two holiday games this year: Mother's Day May 13 against the White Sox, and a Fourth of July game against the Tigers.
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Here is the complete Cubs regular season schedule for 2018 (bracketed, uppercase games are Patch's picks for must-see baseball):
March
March 29: @Miami Marlins, 11:40 a.m.
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March 30: @Miami, 6:10 p.m.
March 31: @MIAMI, 6:10 p.m.
April
April 1: @Miami, 12:10 p.m.
April 2: @Cincinnati Reds, 3:10 p.m.
April 3: @Cincinnati, 5:40 p.m.
April 5: @Milwaukee Brewers, 7:10 p.m.
April 6: @Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.
April 7: @Milwaukee, 3:05 p.m.
April 8: @Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m.
April 9: PITTSBURGH PIRATES, 1:20 p.m. (HOME OPENER)
April 11: Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
April 12: Pittsburgh, 1:20 p.m.
April 13: Atlanta Braves, 1:20 p.m.
April 14: Atlanta, 1:20 p.m.
April 15: Atlanta, 1:20 p.m.
April 16: St. Louis Cardinals, 6:05 p.m.
April 17: St. Louis, 7:05 p.m.
April 18: St. Louis, 1:20 p.m.
April 20: @Colorado Rockies, 7:40 p.m.
April 21: @Colorado, 7:10 p.m.
April 22: @Colorado, 2:10 p.m.
April 24: @CLEVELAND INDIANS, 5:10 p.m.
April 25: @CLEVELAND, 6:10 p.m.
April 26: Milwaukee Brewers, 7:05 p.m.
April 27: Milwaukee, 1:20 p.m.
April 28: Milwaukee, 1:20 p.m.
April 29: Milwaukee, 1:20 p.m.
April 30: Colorado, 7:05 p.m.
May
May 1: Colorado, 7:05 p.m.
May 2: Colorado, 1:20 p.m.
May 4: @St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.
May 5: @St. Louis, 1:15 p.m.
May 6: @St. Louis, 7:08 p.m.
May 7: Miami, 7:05 p.m.
May 8: Miami, 7:05 p.m.
May 9: Miami, 1:20 p.m.
May 11: WHITE SOX, 1:20 p.m.
May 12: WHITE SOX, 1:20 p.m.
May 13: WHITE SOX, 1:20 p.m.
May 15: @Atlanta, 6:35 p.m.
May 16: @Atlanta, 6:35 p.m.
May 17: @Atlanta, 6:35 p.m.
May 18: @Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.
May 19: @Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.
May 20: @Cincinnati, 12:10 p.m.
May 22: CLEVELAND, 7:05 p.m.
May 23: CLEVELAND, 7:05 p.m.
May 25: San Francisco Giants, 1:20 p.m.
May 26: San Francisco, 6:15 p.m.
May 27: San Francisco, 7:08 p.m.
May 28: @Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m.
May 29: @Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.
May 30: @Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.
May 31: @New York Mets: 6:10 p.m.
June
June 1: @New York, 6:10 p.m.
June 2: @New York, 6:15 p.m.
June 3: @New York, 12:10 p.m.
June 5: Philadelphia Phillies, 7:05 p.m.
June 6: Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
June 7: Philadelphia, 1:20 p.m.
June 8: Pittsburgh, 1:20 p.m.
June 9: Pittsburgh, 1:20 p.m.
June 10: Pittsburgh, 1:20 p.m.
June 11: @Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.
June 12: @Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.
June 13: @Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m.
June 15: @St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.
June 16: @St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.
June 17: @St. Louis, 1:15 p.m.
June 18: LOS ANGELES DODGERS, 7:05 p.m.
June 19: LOS ANGELES, 7:05 p.m.
June 20: LOS ANGELES, 1:20 p.m.
June 21: @Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.
June 22: @Cincinnati, 3:10 p.m.
June 23: @Cincinnati, 3:10 p.m.
June 24: @Cincinnati, 12:10 p.m.
June 25: @LOS ANGELES, 9:10 p.m.
June 26: @LOS ANGELES, 9:10 p.m.
June 27: @LOS ANGELES, 9:10 p.m.
June 28: @LOS ANGELES, 2:10 p.m.
June 29: Minnesota Twins, 4:05 p.m.
June 30: Minnesota, 1:20 p.m.
July
July 1: Minnesota, 1:20 p.m.
July 3: Detroit Tigers, 1:20 p.m.
July 4: Detroit, 1:20 p.m.
July 6: Cincinnati, 1:20 p.m.
July 7: Cincinnati, 1:20 p.m.
July 8: Cincinnati, 1:20 p.m.
July 9: @San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.
July 10: @San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.
July 11: @San Francisco, 2:45 p.m.
July 13: @San Diego Padres, 9:10 p.m.
July 14: @San Diego, 9:10 p.m.
July 15: @San Diego, 3:10 p.m.
July 19: St. Louis, 6:05 p.m.
July 20: St. Louis, 1:20 p.m.
July 21: St. Louis, 6:15 p.m.
July 22: St. Louis, 1:20 p.m.
July 23: Arizona Diamondbacks, 7:05 p.m.
July 24: Arizona, 7:05 p.m.
July 25: Arizona, 1:20 p.m.
July 26: Arizona, 1:20 p.m.
July 27: @St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.
July 28: @St. Louis, 3:05 p.m.
July 29: @St. Louis, 7:08 p.m.
July 31: @Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.
August
Aug. 1: @Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.
Aug. 2: San Diego, 7:05 p.m.
Aug. 3: San Diego, 1:20 p.m.
Aug. 4: San Diego, 1:20 p.m.
Aug. 5: San Diego, 1:20 p.m.
Aug. 6: @Kansas City Royals, 7:15 p.m.
Aug. 7: @Kansas City, 7:15 p.m.
Aug. 8: @Kansas City, 7:15 p.m.
Aug. 10: Washington Nationals, 1:20 p.m.
Aug. 11: Washington, 3:05 p.m.
Aug. 12: Washington, 1:20 p.m.
Aug. 14: Milwaukee, 1:20 p.m.
Aug. 15: Milwaukee, 1:20 p.m.
Aug. 16: @Pittsburgh 6:05 p.m.
Aug. 17: @Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.
Aug. 18: @Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.
Aug. 19: @Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m.
Aug. 21: @Detroit, 6:10 p.m.
Aug. 22: @Detroit, 6:10 p.m.
Aug. 23: Cincinnati, 7:05 p.m.
Aug. 24: Cincinnati, 1:20 p.m.
Aug. 25: Cincinnati, 1:20 p.m.
Aug. 26: Cincinnati, 1:20 p.m.
Aug. 27: New York, 7:05 p.m.
Aug. 28: New York, 7:05 p.m.
Aug. 29: New York, 1:20 p.m.
Aug. 31: @Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.
September
Sept. 1: @Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.
Sept 2: @Philadelphia, 12:35 p.m.
Sept. 3: @Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m.
Sept. 4: @Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.
Sept. 5: @Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.
Sept. 6: @Washington, 6:05 p.m.
Sept. 7: @Washington, 6:05 p.m.
Sept. 8: @Washington, 6:05 p.m.
Sept. 9: @Washington, 12:35 p.m.
Sept. 10: Milwaukee, 7:05 p.m.
Sept. 11: Milwaukee, 7:05 p.m.
Sept. 12: Milwaukee, 7:05 p.m.
Sept. 14: Cincinnati, 1:20 p.m.
Sept. 15: Cincinnati, 3:05 p.m.
Sept. 16: Cincinnati, 1:20 p.m.
Sept. 17: @Arizona, 8:40 p.m.
Sept. 18: @Arizona, 8:40 p.m.
Sept. 19: @Arizona, 8:40 p.m.
Sept. 21: @WHITE SOX, 3:10 p.m.
Sept. 22: @WHITE SOX, 6:10 p.m.
Sept. 23: @WHITE SOX, 1:10 p.m.
Sept. 24: Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
Sept. 25: Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
Sept. 26: Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
Sept. 27: Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
Sept. 28: ST. LOUIS, 1:20 p.m.
Sept. 29: ST. LOUIS, 1:20 p.m.
Sept. 30: ST. LOUIS, 2:20 p.m.
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