Thursday's MLB roundup

PHILADELPHIA – Gabe Kapler got booed twice by the home fans in his first game as manager at Citizens Bank Park … and the Phillies won.

After several questionable decisions during a 1-4 trip to start the season, Kapler was booed during introductions before his first game as manager in Philadelphia. The boos were even louder when he pulled Nick Pivetta in the sixth inning with a shutout intact, but the move worked out this time as the bullpen held on Thursday for a 5-0 win over the Miami Marlins.

"They cheer for the players," Kapler said. "I'll take that."

Maikel Franco homered, tripled, singled and drove in four runs to boost the Phillies.

A week ago, in his first game as a big league manager, Kapler took out Aaron Nola in the sixth with a 5-0 lead after just 68 pitches. Atlanta rallied to win 8-5 and that move, along with multiple pitching changes, quirky shifts, and odd lineups, led to Kapler getting heavily criticized by fans and media.

"Whenever people are unhappy, I'll always ask myself why and if there's anything I can do to adjust accordingly," Kapler said. "I'm gonna work my tail off for these fans. Hopefully, over the course of the season, they will learn to trust my process is strong."

Pivetta fanned nine in 5 ⅔ excellent innings, allowing four hits and no walks. Fans quickly went from booing Kapler to giving Pivetta a nice ovation while the skipper waited on the mound for reliever Adam Morgan to enter the game. Morgan retired the four batters he faced and Luis Garcia and Hector Neris combined on the four-hitter.

The Phillies won a home opener for the first time since 2011, improving to 4-11 in 15 at Citizens Bank Park.

New York 8, Washington 2: Michael Conforto and Yoenis Cespedes homered off Stephen Strasburg and Jay Bruce tacked on an insurance grand slam off Brandon Kintzler, leading the Mets to a victory over Washington in the Nationals' home opener. It was Conforto's first regular-season game since last August. The Mets improved to 5-1.

Colorado 3, San Diego 1: The visiting Rockies broke a scoreless tie with three unearned runs off All-Star Brad Hand in the ninth inning.

Boston 3, Tampa Bay 2 (12): The host Red Sox won their ninth straight extra-inning game when Hanley Ramirez blooped a bases-loaded fly ball over a drawn-in outfield to score the winning run in the 12th. Boston scored twice in the bottom of the ninth to to tie it. It was the sixth straight victory for the Red Sox and their new manager, Alex Cora, and the sixth loss in a row for the Rays. Boston's David Price pitched seven shutout innings for the second straight outing.

Texas 6, Oakland 3: Adrian Beltre singled and doubled to become the all-time hits leader (3,055) among Latin-born players and Shin-Soo Choo homered for the second consecutive day to help the Rangers split the four-game series.