"Seattle manager Eric Wedge felt Felix Hernandez had electric stuff. And even that wasn't enough for the tough-luck ace.

Evan Longoria and Ben Zobrist each had run-scoring singles with two outs during the eighth inning as the Tampa Bay Rays beat Hernandez and the Mariners 3-2 on Friday night.

"Felix was outstanding," Wedge said. "He had great stuff. He was in control of the ballgame. We gave it to them there in the eighth."

Hernandez (11-11) took a one-hitter in the eighth before the Rays' put together the late rally. An out after pinch-hitter Sam Fuld lined an one-out, opposite-field single to left, Johnny Damon had an infield single before Longoria and Zobrist had consecutive RBI hits to put Tampa Bay ahead 3-2.

Wedge felt Damon's ball to third baseman Adam Kennedy should have resulted in an inning-ending out.

"It's just a play that has to be made," Wedge said. "Adam took just a little bit too much time getting it (the throw to first) over there."

Said Kennedy: "I just made the play on it and he beat it out. ... Apparently I took too long. I didn't think so at the time, but he was getting down the line pretty well.""