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Analysis: Rays need to get radical before season slips away

MINNEAPOLIS — The music was up and the laughter loud again in the Rays clubhouse after Saturday’s 7-4 rain-interrupted victory further distanced their horrid stretch of losing five straight and 11 of 13.

But two wins over the even-more-woeful Twins shouldn’t obscure the flaws and issues that have put the Rays in this position one-third through their schedule, 24-30 and last in the American League East, eight games back of the first-place Red Sox.

Here are five things they could do to fix the team before this season slips away:

♦ Move on from Desmond Jennings

After (once again) being projected as a key part of the lineup, Jennings has (once again) disappointed.