CHICAGO -- The Tampa Bay Rays will play several teams in playoff contention during the final month of the season. The Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs all loom on the schedule.
But before then, the Rays (68-68) have to complete a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox, who are an American League-worst 52-81.
The Rays aren't planning to coast through this weekend. After winning the series opener 3-1 on Friday night to stand 3 1/2 games back in the AL wild-card race, Tampa Bay will play the middle game of the series against Chicago Saturday night at Guaranteed Rate Field.