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Phillies Nation Perfect Season: Opening Day in Cincy

Every day until Opening Day arrives, Phillies Nation will take a daily look back at a regular season victory from that particular day in history that you can watch in full in lieu of live Phillies baseball. Think of it is as your daily Phillies watch recommendation.

Cesar Hernandez began the 2017 season with a solo home run. (George Walker/Icon Sportswire)

The Phillies opened the 2017 season against the Reds in Cincinnati, where Opening Day calls for a massive celebration in and around the ballpark. The team got in on the party early with a César Hernandez solo home run to lead-off 2017. After a shaky ninth inning from Jeanmar Gomez, the Phillies hung on and won the ballgame 4-3, their first Opening Day victory since 2014.

Phillies Lineup

César Hernandez, second base
Howie Kendrick, left field
Odubel Herrera, center field
Maikel Franco, third base
Michael Saunders, right field
Tommy Joseph, first base
Cameron Rupp, catcher
Freddy Galvis, shortstop
Jeremy Hellickson, pitcher

Reds Lineup

Billy Hamilton, center field
Jose Peraza, second base
Joey Votto, first base
Adam Duvall, left field
Eugenio Suarez, third base
Scott Schebler, right field
Zack Cozart, shortstop
Tucker Barnhart, catcher
Scott Feldman, pitcher

You can watch the full game down below or use this link. You can also watch it on your Smart TV or streaming device with the Youtube app. Just put in “PHI at CIN April 3, 2017′ into the search bar and click on the video.