Which potential first round opponent would the Rays rather see: Cleveland or Toronto?

Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty ImagesWith less than a week to go in the 2020 truncated regular season, the Tampa Bay Rays have clinched a playoff spot and are one win or Yankee loss away from clinching the American League East. October baseball in the Bay Area for the second straight year, and now the question becomes: What does the Rays path to a second-ever pennant and potentially first-ever title look like?

There’s plenty that can change in the final week, but with the Yankees three games ahead of Toronto, Minnesota two and a half games ahead of Cleveland, and the Rays two games ahead of Oakland, the Rays first-round opponent is more than likely going to be one of two teams: Cleveland or…