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Cubs Release 2012 Schedule

(CBS) The Cubs will open the 2012 season with seven-straight games at home as they welcome the Washington Nationals to Wrigley Field for a three-game series starting April 5  before hosting the Brewers in a four-game series.

The team's 2012 schedule was released Wednesday and is highlighted by a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox June 15-17 at Wrigley Field. The Cubs will also host the Tigers and White Sox in interleague play while making a road trip to Minnesota for their first-ever series against the Twins in Target Field.

The series between the Cubs and White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field will once again be played during the week, June 18-20

The Cubs will also visit the Marlins' new stadium April 17-19. Florida is changing its name to the "Miami Marlins" next season.

Here is the Cubs complete 2012 schedule:

April 5, 7-8: WASHINGTON (3 games)

April 9-12: MILWAUKEE (4)

April 13-15: at St. Louis (3)

April 17-19: at Miami (3)

April 20-22: CINCINNATI (3)

April 23-25: ST. LOUIS (3)

April 27-30: at Philadelphia (4)

May 1-3: at Cincinnati (3)

May 4-6: LOS ANGELES (NL, 3)

May 7-9: ATLANTA (3)

May 11-13: at Milwaukee (3)

May 14-15: at St. Louis (2)

May 16-17: PHILADELPHIA (2)

May 18-20: WHITE SOX (3)

May 21-23: at Houston (3)

May 25-27: at Pittsburgh (3)

May 28-30: SAN DIEGO (3)

June 1-4: at San Francisco (4)

June 5-7: at Milwaukee (3)

June 8-10: at Minnesota (3)

June 12-14: DETROIT (3)

June 15-17: BOSTON (3)

June 18-20: at White Sox (3)

June 22-24: at Arizona (3)

June 25-27: NEW YORK (NL, 3)

June 29-July 1: HOUSTON (3)

July 2-5: at Atlanta (4)

July 6-8: at New York (NL, 3)

July 10: All-Star Game in Kansas City

July 13-15: ARIZONA (3)

July 17-19: MIAMI (3)

July 20-22: at St. Louis (3)

July 23-25: at Pittsburgh (3)

July 27-29: ST. LOUIS (3)

July 30-August 1: PITTSBURGH (3)

August 3-5: at Los Angeles (NL, 3)

August 6-8: at San Diego (3)

August 9-12: CINCINNATI (4)

August 13-15: HOUSTON (3)

August 17-19: at Cincinnati (3)

August 20-22: at Milwaukee (3)

August 24-26: COLORADO (3)

August 27-30: MILWAUKEE (4)

August 31-Sept. 2: SAN FRANCISCO (3)

September 3-6: at Washington (4)

September 7-9: at Pittsburgh (3)

September 10-12: at Houston (3)

September 14-17: PITTSBURGH (4)

September 18-20: CINCINNATI (3)

September 21-23: ST. LOUIS (3)

September 25-27: at Colorado (3)

September 28-30: at Arizona (3)

October 1-3: HOUSTON (3)

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