Cincinnati Reds manager Bryan Price explains his surprising Opening Day lineup

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Reds manager Bryan Price’s Opening Day lineup against the Washington Nationals had a double surprise.

No Adam Duvall.

No Billy Hamilton in the leadoff spot.

Hamilton, in fact, was hitting ninth.

The lineup:

Jesse Winker LF

Eugenio Suarez 3B

Joey Votto 1b

Scooter Gennett 2B

Scott Schebler RF

Tucker Barnhart C

Jose Peraza SS

Homer Bailey P

Billy Hamilton CF

“(Hamilton will) be hitting leadoff as well this year,” Price said. “This isn't a spot he's going to fill for the rest of the year. There will be matchups where I like Billy more at the top of the lineup than at the bottom. For today and this matchup, hitting ninth is fine.…