Howie Kendrick bats second and Michael Saunders fifth for the Phillies on opening day.
The new additions should stick there if they hit. Kendrick is a traditional two-hole hitter who makes a lot of contact, and Saunders is capable of providing left-handed protection between the Phillies' powerful, right-handed corner infielders Maikel Franco and Tommy Joseph.
The Phillies face middling, 34-year-old Reds right-hander Scott Feldman. Perhaps against lefty starters, Saunders would move down a spot in the order.
Here's the full lineup:
1. Cesar Hernandez, 2B
2. Howie Kendrick, LF
3. Odubel Herrera, CF
4. Maikel Franco, 3B
5. Michael Saunders, RF
6. Tommy Joseph, 1B
7. Cameron Rupp, C
8. Freddy Galvis, SS
9. Jeremy Hellickson, P
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