The Dodgers while they are in Japan will play four games in five days, including a pair of exhibition games playing the Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers ahead of two regular season games against the Cubs.
All games are at the Tokyo Dome.
The Dodgers have the middle games of the four exhibitions this year, after having the first and last such games last year in Seoul. They play Yomiuri on Saturday, March 15 at 7 p.m. in Japan, which is 3 a.m. PT. The Dodgers also play Hanshin on Sunday at 1 p.m. in Tokyo, which is 8 p.m. on Saturday in Los Angeles.
The Cubs play Hanshin in the first exhibition on Saturday afternoon in Tokyo (Friday night stateside), then take on Yomiuri on Sunday night in Japan (Sunday morning in the U.S.). The latter Cubs exhibition will be televised by MLB Network.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto starts on opening day for the Dodgers against Shota Imanaga, with two Japanese pitchers facing off. A third Japanese pitcher, Roki Sasaki, makes his major league debut in the second games on Wednesday, against Cubs left-hander Justin Steele.
All four games will be televised by SportsNet LA. Stephen Nelson and Eric Karros call the two exhbitions, while Joe Davis and Karros will call the two against the Cubs. Opening day Tuesday will be televised by Fox, with FS1 showing Wednesday’s game.
Dodgers schedule at Tokyo Dome
all Pacific Time