MILWAUKEE — Debuting the City Connect uniforms on Friday should work out well for the Rays.

Because as bad as they’ve been playing, they need a new identity.

Wednesday’s 7-1 loss to the Brewers capped a miserable 1-5 road trip in which they were swept by a White Sox team that started the series with a majors-low three wins and then lost two of three to the Brewers, scoring four runs total in the three games.

The Rays headed home in last place in the American League East with a 14-18 record that marked the first time they’ve been four games under .500 since the 2018 season. They have lost eight of their last 10.

As has been the case during much of the first month of the season, the Rays struggled to produce much offense. Wednesday was among their low points, an eighth-inning, run-scoring wild pitch the only thing that kept them from being shut out for the first time.

They had five singles for the day — two of which didn’t leave the infield — off Milwaukee starter Colin Rea and three relievers, and got only four runners past second base.

The Brewers (19-11) didn’t hit starter Zach Eflin overly hard, but it was enough to score three runs and end his afternoon after 5 2/3 innings.

They got two in the third as Brice Turang and Oliver Dunn led off with back-to-back singles, then William Contreras delivered a two-out, two-run double.

Then, ex-Ray Willy Adames took over the game against his former mates, clubbing a solo homer in the sixth (off Eflin) and a three-run shot in the seventh (off reliever Erasmo Ramirez). Adames also hit a three-run homer in Tuesday’s game.

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