TORONTO — The sloppy performance that led to the Rays’ loss to the Blue Jays on Friday marked the end of their modern-day, major league-record-tying, season-opening winning streak at 13 games.
Now, they have to hope a second straight loss to the Blue Jays, this one 5-2, isn’t the start of a different kind of streak.
In rolling through the first two weeks of the season undefeated, the Rays (13-2) beat four of the lesser teams in the majors — the Tigers, Nationals, A’s and Red Sox. Stepping up in class to face the contending Blue Jays so far has proved to be a tougher assignment.
