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1:07 pm EDT Sun Aug 8, 2010

The first two games of the Tampa Bay Rays’ weekend series in Toronto couldn’t have gone much worse. The Rays could be in store for another tough go with Andy Sonnanstine set to make a spot start against the high-powered Blue Jays in Sunday’s finale. Toronto took advantage of two Tampa Bay errors to hand the Rays a 2-1 loss in the Friday opener. It was a disheartening defeat for a Tampa Bay team battling New York for first place in the AL East, but not nearly as embarrassing as Saturday’s 17-11 loss. Toronto hit eight homers, second most in franchise history, in plating a run in every inning but the eighth against a Rays club that leads the AL with a 3.68 ERA. The Blue Jays, tops in the majors with 175 homers, finished with season highs in runs and hits.

Tampa Bay, which has not been swept since May 24-26, has lost a season-worst four consecutive games. The Rays’ last victory came Tuesday over Minnesota in Jeff Niemann’s most recent start. His next turn was Sunday, but he was scratched with a sore right shoulder. The injury isn’t considered serious and Niemann is expected to miss only one start. That forced Maddon to turn to Sonnanstine, who is expected to be activated from the disabled list to make his first start of the year. Sonnanstine, out since July 18 because of a strained left hamstring, has made 30 relief appearances this season. The right-hander hasn’t started against the Blue Jays since 2008, and is 2-2 with a 5.92 ERA in seven career games against them.