With a longer regular season the 2018 campaign opens on a Thursday this year and opening day at Dodger Stadium will be the earliest on the calendar that the Dodgers have played domestically.
The March 29 start to the season is a byproduct of baseball’s collective bargaining agreement, which called for more rest days dispersed throughout the regular season. That means a 187-day “championship season” instead of the old 183 days on the baseball calendar.
That gives us a Thursday start day rather than a Monday, or Sunday start to the season.
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result |
| Mar 31, 1998 | at Cardinals | L, 6-0 |
| Mar 31, 2003 | at D-backs | W, 8-0 |
| Mar 31, 2008 | vs. |