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7:10 pm EDT Thu Apr 29, 2010

A poor April ultimately led to Tampa Bay missing the postseason in 2009, one year after reaching the World Series for the first time. The Rays are poised not to let that happen again. After setting a club record for victories in April, the Rays look for a fifth consecutive win Thursday night in the opener of a four-game home series with the Kansas City Royals. Tampa Bay went 9-14 last April, and couldn’t overcome that hole to return to the postseason. Determined to avoid another poor start, the Rays’ 16-5 mark this season is the best in the majors. They set a franchise high for wins in April with their 13th in 15 games, 10-3 over Oakland on Wednesday to sweep the brief two-game set. With two days left this month, Tampa Bay has a good chance to pad that record win total with Kansas City visiting. The Royals went 1-9 against the Rays in 2009, and are 2-9 at Tropicana Field over the last two seasons.Carlos Pena and Evan Longoria each homered and drove in two runs Wednesday for the Rays, who lead the majors with 131 runs.

Longoria is 9 for 20 on Tampa Bay’s current 4-1 homestand. Looking to bounce back from his first loss, Matt Garza takes the ball for the Rays. After giving up three runs over 24 innings in his first three starts, Garza allowed five and four walks in five innings of a 6-5 loss to Toronto on Friday. The right-hander also hopes to reverse his fortunes against Kansas City. Garza is 0-4 with a 4.21 ERA in six starts versus the Royals, who’ve lost two in a row after losing 6-5 to Seattle on Wednesday. Jason Kendall and Mitch Maier each had two hits as Kansas City rallied from a four-run deficit to tie the game before its bullpen allowed a run in the eighth inning. Royals relievers are 3-7 with a 6.44 ERA this season. They had a 7.57 ERA versus the Rays in 2009.