The blame for the 8th inning should be split three ways.
1) Falvine - Acquire some bullpen help yesterday!
2)Baldelli - Don't stubbornly place a player who has been playing at sub-replacement level into a critical situation. Part of this is the empty stable, but there is also the option to give a lesser used option a chance.
3)Pagan/Sanchez - Whatever gameplan those two had drawn up to nibble vs. Kwan and especially Straw was a fail. Straw is in a massive slump right now, and they should know that. Kwan and Straw have collectively hit 1 home run. Straight pipeshots would have been a better plan than what those two came up with.