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Blue Jays Blow Lead, Lose to Rays

AM800-Sports-Toronto-Blue-Jays-Aaron-Sanchez-July-2019-1.9571713 TORONTO, ONTARIO - JULY 28: Aaron Sanchez #41 of the Toronto Blue Jays pitches to the Tampa Bay Rays in the first inning during their MLB game at the Rogers Centre on July 28, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images) (Mark Blinch/Aaron Sanchez #41 of the Toronto Blue Jays pitches to the Tampa Bay Rays in the first inning during their MLB game at the Rogers Centre on July 28, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images))

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Starter Aaron Sanchez misses out on first win in more than three months

The Blue Jays let one slip away at Rogers Centre.

Joey Wendle's RBI grounder capped the Rays' rally from an 8-1 deficit in a 10-9 triumph over the Jays in Major League Baseball action Sunday.

The comeback prevented Aaron Sanchez from ending his 13-game losing streak.

His last victory was April 27th.

Toronto led 8-1 after five innings but couldn't hold on.  Tampa Bay chased Sanchez in a three-run sixth, but Toronto Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit an RBI double in the bottom half of the inning, making it 9-4.

The Rays cut it to 9-6 with two runs in the seventh inning, then tied it in the eighth inning on back-to-back home runs from Guillermo Heredia and Willy Adames.  Both homers came off Blue Jays right-hander David Phelps.

The Blue Jays are in Kansas City Monday night to open a MLB series against the Royals.

In other action on Sunday, the Detoit Tigers lost 3-2 in 10 innings to Seattle.