Gabe Kapler headed to make a pitching change in the sixth inning of a 5-0 win over Miami and was greeted with a chorus of boos before he even left the dugout.
Kapler, managing his first game at Citizens Bank Park, was emphatically jeered by the home-opener crowd as he walked to the mound to lift Nick Pivetta after throwing 5 2/3 scoreless innings but exhausting 97 pitches. It was the longest start this season by a Phillies pitcher. Pivetta pitched strong but a lefthanded hitter was coming up with two outs and a runner on. This pitching change did not feel like a controversial decision.