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By Steve Keating<\/p>\n

TORONTO (Reuters) – The Tampa Bay Rays perfect start to the season came to an ugly end with a 6-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday as the 1884 St. Louis Maroons all-time record remained out of reach.<\/p>\n

The Rays arrived in Toronto 13-0 having equalled the 1982 Atlanta Braves and 1987 Milwaukee Brewers modern-era record for most consecutive wins to start a season and eyeing the Maroons 20-0 mark set 139 years ago in what was then the Union Association.<\/p>\n

But Tampa’s record chase was undone in a horrific fifth inning that saw the Blue Jays bust open a tight 2-1 contest scoring four runs with much of the Tampa Bay damage self-inflicted.<\/p>\n

With the bases loaded, reliever Colin Poche came in for starter Drew Rasmussen and immediately walked in a pair of runs.<\/p>\n

Then what should have been an inning-ending double play turned into two more Toronto runs when Wander Franco’s throw to Brandon Lowe went off the second baseman’s glove rolling into right field putting the Rays in a 6-1 hole they could not climb out of.<\/p>\n

“Everything just didn’t go our way that inning,” Rays manager Kevin Cash told reporters. “Not much went our way today.<\/p>\n

“But I’m really impressed by what I just watched for two weeks.<\/p>\n

“You’re talking about a team from what year, 1884 you’re doing something pretty cool.”<\/p>\n

The Rays were playing from the back foot from the very start with Rasmussen serving up a solo home run to Jays leadoff man George Springer. Bo Bichette, who had five hits on the night, brought across another run on a ground rule double in the second.<\/p>\n

Tampa would get on the scoreboard in the fourth when Luke Raley singled to center cashing in Lowe before the fifth inning disaster.<\/p>\n

The Rays would make it interesting with Josh Lowe and Christian Bethancourt slamming back-to-back solo home runs in seventh but could not sustain the rally on way to their first defeat.<\/p>\n

“Losing still sucks,” said Rasmussen. “It’s just one of those things the way we lost.<\/p>\n

“It’s a little bit frustrating but the streak was incredible to get off to such a good start.”<\/p>\n

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(Reporting by Steve Keating in Toronto. Editing by Christian Schmollinger)<\/p>\n

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