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PHILADELPHIA -- Kyle Kendrick has to wait an extra day to start another home opener. The Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers enjoyed an unexpected day off Monday without having to sit around in their uniforms and wait through rain delays. A gloomy forecast forced postponement of their game 25 hours before the scheduled start. When the teams meet Tuesday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park, Kendrick (0-0) will face former Phillies pitcher Kyle Lohse (0-1). Itll be Kendricks second straight start in the home opener. "The fans are going to be excited and Im looking forward to it," he said. "Well be back home for the first time this year and hopefully we can get a win. Thats the main thing." The Phillies went 3-3 in their first six games at Texas and the Chicago Cubs. Bullpen breakdowns cost them two games against the Rangers, including closer Jonathan Papelbons eighth blown save since 2013. But the offence got off to a surprisingly strong start after a miserable spring. The Phillies are batting .276 and averaging 5.2 runs per game. After hitting just .217 with three extra-base hits and three RBIs in Florida, Chase Utley found his groove once the games started to count. He already has three doubles, two homers, six RBIs and a .458 average. Dominic Brown is hitting .381, Jimmy Rollins has six RBIs in four games and the team has seven homers. "Chase is a perfect example of why we dont worry as much as everybody else worries," general Ruben Amaro Jr. said. "When the bell rings and the lights are major league lights and the background, those guys are ready to turn on the switch." The Brewers (4-2) are coming in after a three-game sweep of the defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. It could be a welcome trip to Philadelphia for Ryan Braun, who has only three singles in 20 at-bats. The 2011 NL MVP has had more success against the Phillies than any other team. He has a career average of .386 with a .430 on-base percentage, .690 slugging percentage, 14 homers and 30 RBIs in 43 games vs. Philadelphia. Braun is battling a thumb injury that also bothered him last year before he served a 65-game suspension for violations of MLBs drug agreement and labour contract. Braun heard boos in Boston in his first road game since returning and surely will hear some more in Philadelphia. Lohse takes the mound for the Brewers after losing to Atlanta in his first start. The right-hander pitched for the Phillies in the second half of 2007, helping them begin their streak of five NL East titles. "That was the year we caught the Mets, when we were down seven games with 17 to play," Lohse told MLB.com. "Unfortunately, we ran into the Rockies that year, when they won 22 in a row or whatever it was to get in the playoffs. They were on fire. But I enjoyed my time (in Philadelphia). It was fun to be a part of that comeback." 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Buchholz yielded back-to-back singles and a walk to load the bases with one out, prompting manager John Farrell to bring in Koji Uehara. Bostons closer got Adam Lind to hit into a fielders choice that plated a run, but Edwin Encarnacion followed with a double off the top of the wall that chased home the tying runs. Despite the rally, Toronto lost for the fifth time in seven games and has fallen 5 1/2 games back of a wild card spot in the American League. "We needed another foot or two on Eddies ball, but then couldnt shut them down," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "Its disappointing." Buchholz surrendered three runs on four hits and two walks over 88 1/3 innings, helping put Boston in position to now win consecutive games for the first time since a four-game win streak from Aug.dddddddddddd 10-14. "Clay was outstanding ... Unfortunately we give up the three inherited runs," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. It is unknown if Boston will have slugger David Ortiz in the lineup. He is day-to-day with a bruised right foot suffered on Sunday and did not appear in the opener. The Red Sox will try to secure the series win tonight behind Rubby De La Rosa, who pitched decent in a 2-0 setback to the Los Angeles Angels last time out. He gave up both runs on eight hits and three walks over 6 2/3 innings, striking out eight. The right-hander has lost three of his last four decisions, falling to 4-5 with a 3.69 earned run average on the year. De La Rosa has lost a pair of starts versus the Blue Jays this season, including a setback in Toronto on July 24 when he was blitzed for six earned runs over four innings. Toronto counters with R.A. Dickey, who is 5-3 with a 4.57 ERA in his career versus Boston, spanning 14 games with eight starts. He beat the Red Sox in consecutive outings on July 23 and 28, giving up a total of five runs while striking out 15 over 13 innings. The 39-year-old righty won for the first time in four starts on Wednesday in Milwaukee despite allowing five runs over 5 2/3 innings of a 9-5 decision. He had given up four runs over 12 innings in his previous two outings, but nonetheless improved to 10-12 with a 4.08 ERA on the year. ' ' '