rain-soaked mess

The rookie Bastardo walked the first two men he faced (after walking two total in his first two starts), his sure-handed mates committed three errors behind him, the Red Sox capitalized to the tune of five runs, and the game went to hell from there, with an hour-long rain delay after that 1st inning to add insult to injury. The Philles are now a dreadful 12 and 16 at home. Some figures loosely remembered from last night's broadcast: They are batting something like .243 at home vs. .277 on the road and averaging two fewer runs per game. A change has gotta come. And the bullpen needs some rest.