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Lineup for tonight's Phillies game

If you are heading to tonight's exhibition game against the Pirates at Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies will be using what could be their lineup for Opening Day.

If you are heading to tonight's exhibition game against the Pirates at Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies will be using what could be their lineup for Opening Day.

Charlie Manuel has talked this weekend about using Juan Pierre at the top of the lineup and moving Jimmy Rollins down to third.

Manuel used 108 different lineups in the regular season last year, but the batting order he used most often (10 times) had Rollins batting third.

Another interesting quirk, when Pierre bats first, the Phillies might bat 5 straight hitters who average under 10 HRs per season (Carlos Ruiz, Freddy Galvis, Pitcher, Pierre and Polanco).

Here is the lineup for tonight's 7:05 game (Comcast SportsNet):

1. Pierre, LF

2. Polanco, 3B

3. Rollins, SS

4. Pence, RF

5. Victorino, CF

6. Wigginton, 1B

7. Ruiz, C

8. Galvis, 2B

9. Blanton, P