The Cleveland Indians are just beginning an extremely important series against the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Indians open play today with a 1.5-game lead over the Oakland A’s in the Wild Card race, while the Rays are one-game behind the A’s for that second spot. That means a sweep of the Indians could put the Rays back on top.
This series is just one of the tough remaining ones for the Indians here in the final month of the season. Yet the team does have the luxury of taking on some weak AL Central opponents throughout September.