Daniel Bard gave up three more runs and took another loss Wednesday against the Blue Jays. That's losses in three straight appearances for Bard. He's given up runs in four of his five appearances this month. Bad defense played a role today, but some of it was Bard's own -- he threw wide of first on what should have been a sac bunt -- and he was the one who got himself into a jam by walking the first two batters he faced. Manager Terry Francona needs to stop blindly giving him the eighth inning until he works through this.