Nationals announce 2013 schedule (updated)

The Nationals have announced their 2013 schedule, which sees them open at home against the Miami Marlins and finish the season with six straight road contests - three at St. Louis and three at Arizona. The season opener will come on Monday, April 1. The Nats will host the Marlins for three games before hitting the road for three against the Reds. The annual Battle of the Beltways series will continue for an eighth straight season. Both the Nationals and Orioles will host two games over a four-day stretch from May 27-30. In addition to the Orioles, the Nationals will host three interleague series - the White Sox (April 9-11), Tigers (May 7-8) and Twins (June 7-9) will all visit Nationals Park. The Twins, whose lineage began in Washington as the original Senators, will return to D.C. for the first time since 1971. Outside of the O's, the Nats will also have road interleague series against the Indians, Tigers and Royals. From June 1-July 28, the Nats will play 24 of their 34 games at Nats Park. Down the stretch, however, the Nats will spend a lot of time on the road, as 16 of their final 26 contests will be away from the District. They also play 26 straight games within the division from Aug. 27-Sept. 22 Here's the full schedule, with game times to be announced at a later date: April 1, 3-4 vs. Marlins 5-7 at Reds 9-11 vs. White Sox 12-14 vs. Braves 15-17 at Marlins 19-21 at Mets 22-24 vs. Cardinals 25-28 vs. Reds 29-30 at Braves May 1-2 at Braves 3-5 at Pirates 7-8 vs. Tigers 10-12 vs. Cubs 13-15 at Dodgers 16-19 at Padres 20-22 at Giants 24-26 vs. Phillies 27-28 vs. Orioles 29-30 at Orioles 31 at Braves June 1-2 at Braves 4-6 vs. Mets 7-9 vs. Twins 11-13 at Rockies 14-16 at Indians 17-19 at Phillies 20-23 vs. Rockies 25-27 vs. Diamondbacks 28-30 at Mets July 1-4 vs. Brewers 5-7 vs. Padres 8-11 at Phillies 12-14 at Marlins 15-18 ALL-STAR BREAK (All-Star Game will be 7/16) 19-21 vs. Dodgers 22-25 vs. Pirates 26-28 vs. Mets 30-31 at Tigers August 2-4 at Brewers 5-7 vs. Braves 9-11 vs. Phillies 13-15 vs. Giants 16-18 at Braves 19-22 at Cubs 23-25 at Royals 27-29 vs. Marlins 30-31 vs. Mets September 1 vs. Mets 2-4 at Phillies 6-8 at Marlins 9-12 at Mets 13-15 vs. Phillies 16-18 vs. Braves 19-22 vs. Marlins 23-25 at Cardinals 27-29 at Diamondbacks