2016 SF Giants schedule released

The tentative 2016 Giants schedule was released by the team on Tuesday, and the rumors are all true: The Giants will play a lot of baseball games. They'll open in Milwaukee, marking the seventh straight season they've opened on the road. The Giants' last Opening Day at home was a 2009 win against the Brewers.

Here's the schedule, with some notes at the bottom:

April

Mon., April 4 - @MIL 
Tues., April 5 - @MIL
Wed., April 6 - @MIL     
Thurs., April 7 - LAD
Fri., April 8 - LAD
Sat., April 9 - LAD
Sun., April 10 - LAD
Mon., April 11  - OFF DAY
Tues., April 12  - @COL
Wed., April 13  - @COL    
Thurs., April 14 - @COL    
Fri., April 15  - @LAD    
Sat., April 16  - @LAD    
Sun., April 17 - @LAD
Mon., April 18  - ARI         
Tues., April 19 - ARI         
Wed., April 20  - ARI         
Thurs., April 21   ARI
Fri., April 22  - MIA
Sat., April 23 - MIA
Sun., April 24 - MIA
Mon., April 25  - SD
Tues., April 26 - SD
Wed., April 27  - SD
Thurs., April 28 - OFF DAY               
Fri., April 29  - @NYM   
Sat., April 30  - @NYM

May

Sun., May 1 - @NYM   
Mon., May 2  - @CIN     
Tues., May 3  - @CIN     
Wed., May 4  - @CIN
Thurs., May 5 - COL
Fri., May 6   - COL
Sat., May 7  - COL
Sun., May 8 - COL
Mon., May 9  - TOR
Tues., May 10  - TOR
Wed., May 11 - TOR
Thurs., May 12 - @ARI
Fri., May 13 - @ARI
Sat., May 14 - @ARI
Sun., May 15 - @ARI
Mon., May 16 - OFF DAY 
Tues., May 17 - @SD      
Wed., May 18 - @SD      
Thurs., May 19 - @SD      
Fri., May 20 - CHC       
Sat., May 21  - CHC       
Sun., May 22 - CHC
Mon., May 23 - SD
Tues., May 24  - SD
Wed., May 25 - SD
Thurs., May 26 - OFF DAY
Fri., May 27 - @COL
Sat., May 28 - @COL
Sun., May 29 - @COL
Mon., May 30 - @ATL
Tues., May 31 - @ATL

June

Wed., June 1 - @ATL     
Thurs., June 2 - @ATL     
Fri., June 3  - @STL     
Sat., June 4 - @STL     
Sun., June 5  - @STL
Mon., June 6 - OFF DAY
Tues., June 7 - BOS
Wed., June 8 - BOS       
Thurs., June 9  - OFF DAY    
Fri., June 10  - LAD       
Sat., June 11 - LAD       
Sun., June 12  - LAD
Mon., June 13  - MIL        
Tues., June 14 - MIL         
Wed., June 15  - MIL         
Thurs., June 16 - OFF DAY     
Fri., June 17  - @TB       
Sat., June 18 - @TB       
Sun., June 19 - @TB
Mon., June 20  - @PIT
Tues., June 21 - @PIT
Wed., June 22  - @PIT
Thurs., June 23 - @PIT
Fri., June 24  - PHI
Sat., June 25 - PHI
Sun., June 26  - PHI     
Mon., June 27  - OAK       
Tues., June 28 - OAK       
Wed., June 29  - @OAK    
Thurs., June 30 - @OAK

July

Fri., July 1   - @ARI     
Sat., July 2   - @ARI     
Sun., July 3   - @ARI     
Mon., July 4  - COL       
Tues., July 5 - COL       
Wed., July 6  - COL       
Thurs., July 7 - OFF DAY
Fri., July 8   - ARI
Sat., July 9  - ARI
Sun., July 10 - ARI
Mon., July 11 - AS Break
Tues., July 12 - AS Break
Wed., July 13 - AS Break
Thurs., July 14 - OFF DAY     
Fri., July 15 - @SD      
Sat., July 16 - @SD      
Sun., July 17 - @SD      
Mon., July 18 - OFF DAY      
Tues., July 19 - @BOS    
Wed., July 20 - @BOS    
Thurs., July 21 - OFF DAY
Fri., July 22 - @NYY
Sat., July 23 - @NYY
Sun., July 24 - @NYY
Mon., July 25 - CIN
Tues., July 26  - CIN
Wed., July 27 - CIN
Thurs., July 28 - WAS
Fri., July 29 - WAS
Sat., July 30  - WAS
Sun., July 31 - WAS

August

Mon, August 1  - OFF DAY               
Tues., August 2 - @PHI     
Wed., August 3 - @PHI     
Thurs., August 4  @PHI     
Fri., August 5 - @WAS   
Sat., August 6 - @WAS   
Sun., August 7  - @WAS
Mon., August 8 - OFF DAY
Tues., August 9 - @MIA
Wed., August 10  @MIA
Thurs., August 11  @MIA
Fri., August 12 - BAL
Sat, August 13 - BAL
Sun., August 14  BAL
Mon., August 15 PIT         
Tues., August 16  PIT         
Wed., August 17 PIT         
Thurs., August 18 NYM       
Fri., August 19 - NYM       
Sat., August 20   NYM       
Sun., August 21  NYM
Mon., August 22   OFF DAY
Tues., August 23  @LAD
Wed., August 24  @LAD
Thurs., August 25  @LAD
Fri., August 26 - ATL
Sat., August 27   ATL
Sun., August 28  ATL        
Mon., August 29   OFF DAY     
Tues., August 30  ARI         
Wed., August 31 ARI

September

Thurs., Sept. 1 - @CHC   
Fri., Sept. 2  - @CHC   
Sat., Sept. 3 - @CHC   
Sun., Sept. 4  - @CHC   
Mon., Sept. 5 - @COL    
Tues., Sept. 6 - @COL    
Wed., Sept. 7 - @COL
Thurs., Sept. 8 - OFF DAY
Fri., Sept. 9  - @ARI
Sat., Sept. 10 - @ARI
Sun., Sept. 11 - @ARI
Mon., Sept. 12 - SD
Tues., Sept. 13 - SD
Wed., Sept. 14 - SD         
Thurs., Sept. 15   STL
Fri., Sept. 16 - STL        
Sat., Sept. 17 - STL        
Sun., Sept. 18  - STL        
Mon., Sept. 19  - @LAD    
Tues., Sept. 20 - @LAD    
Wed., Sept. 21 - @LAD    
Thurs., Sept. 22   @SD      
Fri., Sept. 23  - @SD      
Sat., Sept. 24 - @SD      
Sun., Sept. 25 - @SD
Mon., Sept. 26  - OFF DAY
Tues., Sept. 27 - COL
Wed., Sept. 28 - COL       
Thurs., Sept. 29   COL
Fri., Sept. 30 - LAD

October

Sat., October 1 - LAD
Sun., October 2   LAD

Longest road trip: 10 games (September 1 through 11)

Weirdest stretch: Six games off in 11 days around the All-Star Break, including a two-game series in Boston that's sandwiched between two off days.

Toughest month: Hard to say, considering that last year at this time the Astros looked like a fun team to play. But September has a four-game series in Wrigley followed by a trip to Coors Field, with a four-game Cardinals series and seven games against the Dodgers mixed in. Gulp.

Pablo Sandoval: Coming here on June 7 and June 8. We all feel sorry for him by this point, right?

Holidays: Fourth of July at home, with Memorial Day and Labor Day on the road.

Weekend home Dodgers series: Three of them, baby. That was a weird omission this year.

Does the year end in an even number?: Hell yes. You'll know when Kurt Ainsworth shuts the Dodgers down in that final game of the season to win the division.

There you have it, the provisional 2016 schedule. It sure looks like the Giants will play a lot of baseball games again.