Diamondbacks 2019 schedule released: Red Sox visit for home opener

Aug 22, 2018, 9:33 AM | Updated: 3:16 pm

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The Arizona Diamondbacks will open their 2019 season on the road with a four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, roll through San Diego for three games against the Padres and then debut at Chase Field with a three-game weekend series against the Boston Red Sox.

The D-backs released their 2019 schedule on Wednesday, which revealed they will play at Dodger Stadium on March 28, Opening Day.

They will make their debut in Phoenix on Friday, April 5, for a showdown with the American League powerhouse Red Sox and former Arizona slugger J.D. Martinez.

It’s just the second time Boston has visited Chase Field. The Red Sox’s first and last visit to the desert came in 2007.

Arizona’s schedule also features a homestand from April 26-May 1 that features a three-game set against the Chicago Cubs (April 26-28) followed by a two-games series facing the New York Yankees (April 30-May 1).

A first of two 10-game road trips in 2019 takes the D-backs through Atlanta, Chicago (to play the Cubs), and Pittsburgh from April 16-25. The second is an East Coast trek through Toronto, Philadelphia and Washington from June 7-16.

The longest homestand for the Diamondbacks begins May 8 and runs through May 19. Arizona will host the Atlanta Braves for four games, the Pittsburgh Pirates for three and then, after a day off, the San Francisco Giants for three more.

The 2019 @MLB schedule is out.

Your #Dbacks will open on the road before coming home to host the Red Sox for the first time since 2007.

Oh yeah, the Yankees are coming to town too: https://t.co/Xdk0erfV5C

If you don’t have them already: https://t.co/1mEXtkoSXK pic.twitter.com/4wbYloTWjh

— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) August 22, 2018

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After putting down a sacrifice bunt in the ninth inning, Arizona Diamondbacks' A.J. Pollock (11) gets doused with water by teammate Steven Souza Jr., left, after a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks defeated the Angels 5-4. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

After putting down a sacrifice bunt in the ninth inning, Arizona Diamondbacks' A.J. Pollock, middle, gets doused with Gatorade by teammates Steven Souza Jr., left, and David Peralta (6) after a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks defeated the Angels 5-4. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Felix Pena throws a pitch against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Arizona Diamondbacks' David Peralta watches the flight of his two-run home run against the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Felix Pena, right, waits for a new baseball after giving up a two-run home run to Arizona Diamondbacks' David Peralta, left, during the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Arizona Diamondbacks' David Peralta (6) celebrates his two-run home run against the Los Angeles Angels with manager Torey Lovullo (17) during the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Patrick Corbin throws a pitch against the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Los Angeles Angels' David Fletcher (6) celebrates his run scored against the Arizona Diamondbacks with Kaleb Cowart, right, and Eric Young Jr., middle, during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Arizona Diamondbacks' A.J. Pollock (11) arrives at home plate to score a run as Los Angeles Angels catcher Rene Rivera, right, waits for a possible throw during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Los Angeles Angels' Andrelton Simmons connects for a run-scoring single against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the third inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Jeff Mathis, left, reaches for a pitch that gets away as he avoids umpire Manny Gonzalez during the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Los Angeles Angels' Kole Calhoun (56) celebrates his run scored against the Arizona Diamondbacks with Justin Upton, middle, and pitching coach Charles Nagy, right, during the third inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Los Angeles Angels right fielder Kole Calhoun dives in vain for a double hit by Arizona Diamondbacks' David Peralta during the fifth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Los Angeles Angels' Jefry Marte (19) heads back to the dugout after celebrating his home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks with Kole Calhoun (56) during the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani, right, of Japan, smiles as he congratulates Jefry Marte, left, after Marte hit a home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Yoshihisa Hirano (66), of Japan, pauses on the mound after giving up a home run to Los Angeles Angels' Jefry Marte, left, during the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani, of Japan, watches the flight of his line drive out to center field during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani, of Japan, sits in the dugout after a pinch hit line out against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

A wild throw by Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Cam Bedrosian gets past Angels third baseman Taylor Ward, left, as Arizona Diamondbacks center fielder Jon Jay (9) slides safely into third base as umpire Andy Fletcher, middle, looks on during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks defeated the Angels 5-4. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Arizona Diamondbacks' A.J. Pollock (11) celebrates a win against the Los Angeles Angels with Steven Souza Jr., left, and Nick Ahmed, middle, after a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks defeated the Angels 5-4. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Arizona Diamondbacks' Jon Jay (9) scores the winning run on a throwing error by Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Cam Bedrosian during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks defeated the Angels 5-4. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Arizona Diamondbacks' A.J. Pollock, right, hits a sacrifice bunt as Los Angeles Angels catcher Francisco Arcia looks on during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks defeated the Angels 5-4. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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