Red Sox reactions: Home struggles continue in loss to Phillies

BOSTON — Instant reactions from the Red Sox’ 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies at Fenway 1) The Red Sox’ rough homestand continued Tuesday with yet another loss, 2-1 to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies grabbed a 2-0 lead in the second inning and didn’t score again, but didn’t have to as the Red Sox were blanked until the seventh, dropping their third game in four tries since returning home to Fenway. The Red Sox had the potential tying run at third in the eighth after Jarren Duran stole second and advanced to third on an error.

But Mickey Gasper, getting a second straight start, went down swinging for the third out. Another opportunity was wasted in the ninth, with two on and one out. 2) The game marked the 11th time in 41 games that the Red Sox have been held to either one or no runs in a game .

That, obviously, is an issue. No matter how good the pitching is, you’re not giving yourself a chance to win when you don’t score more than a run in more than a quarter of your games. The offense has been especially bad at home, too, just one of many reasons they’re a mere 7-13 at Fenway to date this season.

The best chance came in the seventh when, after a leadoff single from Gasper, Wilyer Abreu drove a pitch to the warning track in front of the visitor’s bullpen, a belt that would have been out in all of the 29 MLB ballparks — but not the one that mattered. Two more singles helped produce a run, but they stranded two at the end of the inning. 3) Being shut out for more than half the game is one thing.