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7:07 pm EDT Fri Aug 6, 2010

After surging to the top of the AL East, the Tampa Bay Rays have dropped consecutive games to fall back into second place, with their latest loss especially hard to swallow. The Rays try to bounce back from that heartbreaking defeat and avoid losing three in a row for the first time in six weeks Friday night against the Toronto Blue Jays. Tampa Bay made up five games and took a one-game lead over New York by winning 10 of 11, a run capped by Tuesday’s 6-4 victory over Minnesota. The Rays lost the final two in the series against the Twins, though, dropping one-half game back of the Yankees. The most recent defeat left a bad taste in manager Joe Maddon’s mouth.

After Tampa Bay’s six-run rally in the eighth inning Thursday tied the score at 6 - a comeback highlighted by pinch-hitter Jason Bartlett’s grand slam - the Rays fell behind in the top of the ninth in bizarre fashion. Jason Kubel’s two-out popup hit a catwalk high above Tropicana Field and fell near the pitcher’s mound for a go-ahead single in the 8-6 loss. The Rays, who have not lost three consecutive games since June 20-23, are hoping to get back on track against a Toronto team they’re 6-3 against this year. A series against the Blue Jays might also help Evan Longoria break out of his slump. The three-time All-Star is batting .167 with a homer and four RBIs in his last 14 games, but is hitting .429 with four RBIs against Toronto this season. He is 5 for 9 with two doubles lifetime against scheduled starter Brett Cecil.