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MIAMI (AP) – Larry Bowa could do without the two blown leads, six pitching changes, squandered scoring chances and 13 innings of tension. He'll take the victory, though. "I just hope they're not all like this," Bowa said. The Philadelphia Phillies gave their new manager a victory Monday by beating the Florida Marlins, but it wasn't easy. Reliever Amaury Telemaco pitched four shutout innings and scored the tiebreaking run in the 13th to help Philadelphia beat the Florida Marlins 6-5. As the Phillies walked off the field, Telemaco handed Bowa the game ball – or Bowa took it, depending whom you ask. "Telly gave me the ball. That's special. That means a lot to me," said Bowa, the Phillies' fiery shortstop from 1970-81. "He said, 'Give me the ball,' " Telemaco said. "It was important to him." A 1-0 record is a nice change for the Phillies. Their 97 losses tied for the most in the majors last year, when they never recovered from a 7-18 start. Terry Francona was fired as manager in Miami on the final day of the season. With one out in the 13th, Telemaco was walked by Vladimir Nunez and took third on a single by Tomas Perez. Doug Glanville then hit a grounder into the hole, and shortstop Alex Gonzalez's only play was a forceout at second as Telemaco scored. "When I got on base, I was flying," Telemaco said. Scott Rolen had a sacrifice fly, walked twice and hit a solo homer in the seventh off Braden Looper to give the Phillies a 5-4 lead. It's the third consecutive year Rolen has homered on Opening Day. "There's no reason for that," Rolen said. "It just happened." The Phillies squandered leads of 3-0 and 5-4. Jose Mesa, who blew a save in Miami as a member of the Indians when the Marlins won Game 7 of the 1997 World Series, couldn't hold a one-run edge in the ninth. Gonzalez singled to start the inning, took second on a sacrifice, went to third on a single by Luis Castillo and scored when Mesa balked with one out. Preston Wilson, whose 187 strikeouts led the majors last year, struck out for the second time with the winning run on third to end the inning. Catcher Charles Johnson, reacquired during the offseason by the Marlins, received the biggest ovation during pregame introductions. He then struck out four times and lined to left with the potential winning run at second in the 12th. A sellout crowd of 36,146 enjoyed the sunny, 74-degree weather, if not the outcome. "We would have loved to have won this one for them," Florida manager John Boles said. "It wasn't meant to be." The defeat snapped a four-game winning streak for Florida on Opening Day. Bowa made his first appearance of the season in the sixth inning to argue with plate umpire John Shulock. Bowa was unhappy that Shulock warned Omar Daal after he hit Cliff Floyd with a pitch. Bowa eventually wore a path to the mound, using seven pitchers. "He was right there the whole game," Rolen said of Bowa. "He was pacing and yelling every pitch. It was a high energy level. It was fun to watch." The Marlins were hitless until the fourth, when newcomer Eric Owens homered just inside the foul pole off Daal. Three pitches later, Floyd homered. Neither first-time Opening Day starter fared well. Daal, 4-19 last year, allowed four runs in 5 1/3 innings. Ryan Dempster threw 111 pitches in five innings and allowed four runs, three earned. "My body was just a little excited," said Dempster, an All-Star at age 22 last year. "You get ahead of yourself and you're rushing out there. It's easy to fix." Philadelphia scored twice in the first. Glanville singled on the second pitch and advanced on a sacrifice, and two walks loaded the bases. Travis Lee then hit a two-out grounder that second baseman Castillo ranged to his left to field. A good throw might have ended the inning, but Castillo's one-hopper was bobbled by Dempster covering first, and two runs scored. Lee was credited with a single, and Castillo was charged with an error. There were other misadventures afield. Phillies catcher Mike Lieberthal dropped a pop foul a step from home plate. Gonzalez and left fielder Floyd collided chasing a popup, but Gonzalez held onto the ball and later teamed with Castillo on a nifty double play. Philadelphia took a 4-2 lead in the fifth when Bobby Abreu tripled and scored on Rolen's sacrifice fly. Florida made it 4-4 with two runs in the sixth. Floyd was hit by a pitch, Wilson singled and both scored on Mike Lowell's double. Game notesPat Burrell became the 16th player to start in left field on Opening Day for Philadelphia since 1983. ... Pitcher Matt Clement, acquired last week from San Diego, will start Tuesday for the Marlins. ... The crowd was the largest for a Marlins' home game since June 13, 1999, when they played the New York Yankees. ... The Phillies are 53-64-2 on Opening Day. The Marlins are 5-4.  Send this story to a friend
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