ST. PETERSBURG — Wednesday night’s season finale at the Trop offered little consolation to the Rays for not making the playoffs, but Tampa Bay did manage to make the most of the situation by turning another Game 162 into something special.

The results of that effort showed in a 4-1 win over the Orioles, giving the Rays their 12th win in their final 14 games and their 90th win of the season.

ANAHEIM — The fans watching at home Saturday night weren’t the only one’s thinking that the Rays’ come-from-behind victory against the Angels had a similar feel to last season’s memorable Game 162, when Tampa Bay beat the Yankees, 8-7, on the final day of the season and clinched the American League Wild Card.

Third baseman Evan Longoria noted, “There were some guys, you know, making mention of it during the game.”

Outfielder Sam Fuld was one of those players, and he said “the similarities were pretty amazing.”

“I came up with the bases loaded when we were down 8-0 [Saturday night], and 7-0 in Game 162. Then, Longo hitting the home run later in the inning to put us just down by one, then having a pinch-hitter hit a huge home run, Carlos [Pena] and Dan Johnson,” Fuld said. “Pretty freaky. I said it at the time, and everyone was like, ‘You’re right. The similarities are amazing.’”

ST. PETERSBURG — Evan Longoria’s name may have been on the marquee, but James Shields stole the show.

The right-hander threw eight innings of one-run baseball as the Rays rolled to a 4-1 win over the Blue Jays on Tuesday night at Tropicana Field.

“It’s nice to go deep into the game and get a quality start underneath my belt — and also get a win,” Shields said. “Hopefully I can roll from here on out. … I was just staying aggressive with my fastball and I was making adjustments as the game went on.”