TAMPA — The Rays have tried to keep as much of what they’re doing the same as much as possible in extending the three-game winning streak they brought home from Washington to a season-high seven this week.

Friday, they made a slight change in their plans, inserting struggling reliever Griffin Jax as the opener and pushing Ian Seymour, who had made two solid starts since moving into the rotation, back to a bulk-inning relief role.

That didn’t work out too well as the Guardians greeted Seymour with a five-run second inning and rolled to a 7-1 win that halted the Rays streak.

The Rays dropped to 71-70 and stayed two games behind the Mariners, who hold the third American League wild-card spot and lost again at Atlanta.

There was one highlight for the Rays — Junior Caminero hit his 41st hom

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