Rays fall behind early in 5-3 loss to Angels

Charlie Morton suffers his first loss of the season as the disappointing homestand trudges on.

Rays pitcher Charlie Morton (50) lost Saturday for the first time since last August. MONICA HERNDON | TimesRays pitcher Charlie Morton (50) lost Saturday for the first time since last August. MONICA HERNDON | Times

ST. PETERSBURG — It has been a bad week for the Rays.

On Saturday they again fell behind early, and again lost to the Angels after a reprieve comeback win on Friday. They again lost at home, something that didn’t happen much last season, when they went 51-30 as part of their 90-win breakout. They need a win Sunday to salvage a split in the four-game series and make it a still-disappointing…