ST. PETERSBURG – The Blue Jays hope May 25 at Tropicana Field is the pivot point, the date they look back on four months from now and say, “That’s when it all turned around.” Thursday’s 6-3 loss to the Rays was uglier than the numbers suggest, with Opening Day starter Alek Manoah struggling yet again and the team behind him doing little to help. By the time it ended, the players had seen enough, calling a clubhouse meeting amongst themselves. With four months to go, the Blue Jays know that a 26-25 record is miles below their own expectations, especially with the rest of the American League East pulling away from them already.
