The Rays leave the pit of despair in Kansas City to head to the face off against the worse team in the American League. The Rays have the second worst record in the AL, but are 7.5 games ahead of the Twins. The distance between the Rays and Twins is only 0.5 game closer than the Rays and the second wild card spot.
The Matchups:
Thursday: Matt Moore vs Phil Hughes
Friday: Jake Odorizzi vs Ricky Nolasco
Saturday: Matt Andriese vs Ervin Santana
Sunday: Drew Smyly vs Tyler Duffey
These matchups are subject to change as Kyle Gibson was scheduled to open the series, but the Twins are delaying his return from the disabled list.