Today’s outing was, without question, Kyle Kendrick’s worst of the season thus far: three innings pitched with six hits, two walks and six earned runs. Four of those runs were surrendered even before the first out of the game was recorded, courtesy of back-to-back jacks by the likes of J.D. (the “D” is for “D-battery”) Drew and Mike Lowell.

The real tragedy is that the bullpen surrendered just one more run over six innings of work and none after the fourth inning, which allowed the offense time to regroup and make a game of it until the very end.

The 7-4 loss knocks the Fightin’s down to 42-32, leaving them 2.5 games up on the Marlins, who play Seattle later today. Oh, and J.D. Drew (4-5, 4RBI, 1 HR) is cordially invited to eat a bag of cocks. That is all.