The Oakland Athletics (14-28) visit St. Petersburg's Tropicana Field for a four-game set with the Tampa Bay Rays (22-19). The Rays enter this weekend's series tied atop the American League East with the New York Yankees.
A's fans should hardly be talking about other team's attendance figures, but Tampa has had a terribly difficult time drawing of late. For their last four-game mid-week set against the Yankees, the Rays failed to exceed 12,000 in any game. They have already twice reported attendance under 10,000, once against the Orioles and once against the Rangers.