"Jason Bay thought he was past all of this, having put together a 19-game stretch in which he hit .347 and even began to find his power stroke again. But now he finds himself entrenched in a deep slump again – and listening to the sound of the disgruntled home crowd.

Bay was 0-for-4, stranding five runners, and committed an error on a routine fly ball that started a three-run inning to put Sunday's game out of reach. And each one of his miscues drew the ire of the crowd.

"It's not the first time," Bay said. "Believe me, imagine how frustrated the fans are [and] you think that I enjoy it? You think I enjoy what I'm doing out there? I'm more frustrated than anybody. …

"There's a game tomorrow, one for the next 2 1/2 months. It ain't going anywhere, so you can't run from it. You just have to keep battling.""