ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Evan Longoria homered during a five-run first inning against wild Francisco Liriano and the Tampa Bay Rays went on to outscore the Toronto Blue Jays 10-8 Friday night.Liriano faced only eight batters, walking four and giving up three hits before getting pulled. The Blue Jays rallied for a 7-6 lead, but Tampa Bay overtook them by scoring three times in the sixth inning, two on a double by Steven Souza Jr. 
Brad Miller and Derek Norris also drove in two runs each for the Rays.Xavier Cedeno (1-0) won despite giving up a bases-loaded walk to Troy Tulowitzki that put the Blue Jays ahead in the sixth. Alex Colome got four outs to earn his third saveJ.P. Howell (0-1) took the loss.Josh Donaldson and Tulowitzki hit their first home runs for Toronto.The game started on time despite a late arrival by the umpiring crew. The four umps needed a police escort after a fire shut down a highway, and they got to Tropicana Field just 42 minutes before the first pitch.The Rays' five-run first included Daniel Robertson's first major league hit, a single. Longoria connected for his second homer.Tulowitzki drove in four runs. He hit a two-run double in the first off Matt Andriese.
Brad Miller and Derek Norris also drove in two runs each for the Rays.Xavier Cedeno (1-0) won despite giving up a bases-loaded walk to Troy Tulowitzki that put the Blue Jays ahead in the sixth. Alex Colome got four outs to earn his third saveJ.P. Howell (0-1) took the loss.Josh Donaldson and Tulowitzki hit their first home runs for Toronto.The game started on time despite a late arrival by the umpiring crew. The four umps needed a police escort after a fire shut down a highway, and they got to Tropicana Field just 42 minutes before the first pitch.The Rays' five-run first included Daniel Robertson's first major league hit, a single. Longoria connected for his second homer.Tulowitzki drove in four runs. He hit a two-run double in the first off Matt Andriese.
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