PHILADELPHIA -- Jerad Eickhoff made one mistake that equaled three others.Eickhoff allowed four homers in Philadelphias 15-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night.Andrew McCutchen hit two solo homers, Jordy Mercer hit a three-run shot and John Jaso and Sean Rodriguez also went deep to help the Pirates split a four-game series.The first three home runs, I have no problems with those. Those happen. Solo home runs dont hurt you, Eickhoff said. But the three-run home run, those just kill you. Those are frustrating. The biggest thing is I feel like I let the guys down in here. These guys are fighting. I have to live with that. Thats the most frustrating thing.Eickhoff (10-14) gave up six runs -- three earned -- and five hits in 6 2/3 innings.He made too many bad pitches, manager Pete Mackanin said.Chad Kuhl (4-3) pitched six effective innings in front of more than 100 family and friends from his nearby home state of Delaware. Kuhl (4-3) allowed two runs and four hits, striking out five. He retired the first 12 batters before Tommy Joseph lined a double to right-center in the fifth.Jaso led off the game with his sixth homer. McCutchen drove one out to center in the fourth. Rodriguez connected in the fifth to make it 3-0.Mercers shot increased the Pirates lead to 6-2 in the seventh.That cant happen, Eickhoff said. With two guys on there and Mercer in the box, Ive got to execute. That was a key point in the game. I think if I executed that pitch, it would have been a complete different ballgame.McCutchen hit his 23rd homer off Frank Herrmann in the eighth.BUSTING OUTThe Pirates had seven hits and eight runs in the ninth to put the game way out of reach.MINOR SHAKEUPDusty Wathan, who led Double-A Reading to the best record in the Eastern League this season and a second consecutive Eastern Division championship, will manage Philadelphias Triple-A affiliate, Lehigh Valley, in 2017. Wathan replaces Dave Brundage.PROPER GOODBYEPhillies manager Pete Mackanin plans to start Ryan Howard all three games of the season-ending home series vs. the Mets on Sept. 30-Oct. 2. The 2006 NL MVP is the last player remaining from Philadelphias 2008 World Series championship team. The Phillies will exercise a $10 million buyout after the season ends, so Howard is down to his final games in red pinstripes.HEY A.J.Former Pirates and Phillies pitcher A.J. Burnett drove from Maryland to Philadelphia to see two of his former teams. He watched the Pirates take batting practice on the field and chatted with many of his old teammates.UP NEXTPirates: RHP Ryan Vogelsong (3-5, 4.66 ERA) starts the opener of a four-game series at Cincinnati. RHP Robert Stephenson (2-1, 4.43) goes for the Reds.Phillies: LHP Adam Morgan (2-10, 5.73) takes the mound in the start of a three-game series vs. Miami. RHP Tom Koehler (9-11, 3.97) pitches for the Marlins. http://www.ramsrookiestore.com/Rams-Kayvon-Webster-Jersey/ . 8 Kansas to a 64-63 win over Texas Tech on Tuesday night. The freshman from Vaughan, Ont. http://www.ramsrookiestore.com/Rams-Eric-Dickerson-Jersey/ . Speaking to the Chicago Tribune at baseballs Winter Meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Boras called the former home of the Expos a "tremendous environment" for baseball. http://www.ramsrookiestore.com/Rams-Tyler-Higbee-Jersey/ .5 million, one-year contract on Friday. Hawkins, who turns 41 in December, will compete with Rex Brothers for the closers role at spring training. http://www.ramsrookiestore.com/Rams-Lance-Dunbar-Jersey/ . Blackwood, 28, has played the last three seasons in the San Diego Padres system, including the past two summers with Class AA San Antonio of the Texas League. http://www.ramsrookiestore.com/Rams-Cory-Littleton-Jersey/ .C. -- Glenn Howard needed an extra end to move into the Masters Grand Slam of Curling final. GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Aaron Rodgers has a few words of advice for those who are concerned about the Green Bay Packers struggling offense early in the season.Were not going to overreact. Its been two weeks, Rodgers said after the Packers lost 17-14 to the rival Vikings in Minnesota on Sunday night.Still, the Packers are faced with trying to remedy an offense that has been out of sorts in their first two games.After overcoming communication snafus to eke out a close win on the road against Jacksonville to start the season, Green Bay fell short against the Vikings because of sloppy play that included four fumbles and two late turnovers by Rodgers.Whatever term you want to use to describe it, it wasnt good enough last night, coach Mike McCarthy said Monday.The Packers gained just 263 yards, as Rodgers was sacked five times and couldnt connect with his receivers on a number of throws.We just didnt really have anything going for us, veteran guard T.J. Lang said.Despite the abundance of miscues against a Vikings team that played their first regular-season game at noisy U.S. Bank Stadium, the Packers had chances to even the score or go ahead toward the end.But after Green Bay retained possession on its first three fumbles of the game, a strip-sack by Brian Robison in Vikings territory resulted in Minnesotas first of two key takeaways in the fourth quarter.Rodgers pass to Davante Adams on third-and-long was picked off by Trae Waynes past midfield with less than two minutes left, preserving Minnesotas three-point lead.Adams, who had a fumble on Green Bays first play of the game, felt the offense hurt itself by not finding its rhythm until those late drives that ended with the costly giveaways.Weve got to find a way to make the plays that are there, not try to do too much, Lang said. Everybody just take ownership of what they have to do, do their job and find a way to execute.The Packers also failed to convert a fourth-and-2 run play inside the Vikings 20-yard line earlier in the second half.Rodgers completted only 20 of 36 for 213 yards Sunday.ddddddddddddAnd he acknowledged afterward that its taking some time to get the offense settled after the return of trusted deep threat Jordy Nelson and the offseason addition of veteran tight end Jared Cook.Nelson missed the 2015 season because of a knee injury and didnt play in the preseason last month, while Cook missed time early in training camp after undergoing foot surgery.I dont think were that far off, Rodgers said. Its getting (Nelson) back in the mix and Jared Cook back in the mix. Theres some moving pieces right now.Rodgers hopes the Packers home opener Sunday against the Detroit Lions, another division rival, is the start of getting the offense back in sync.I dont think this is anything to get super crazy about, Rodgers said.And McCarthy said the improvements that are needed on offense started right away Monday, when the players came back to work for video review of the game.Mindset is important, so were going to stay on the balls of our feet and punch like hell, McCarthy said.Along with that, McCarthy wants to get what he called his excellent 1-2 punch of Eddie Lacy and James Starks at running back more involved after they combined for just 19 carries for 53 yards Sunday.Our perimeter players, we need to get them more opportunities, too, McCarthy said.Game notes McCarthy had no update on DT Letroy Guion (knee) and S Morgan Burnett (hamstring). Both starters suffered injuries in Sundays game and didnt return. 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