ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tuesday’s series opener between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Chicago White Sox features two teams grateful to have a long-awaited day off on Monday.
The Rays, swept in three games at Seattle, and the White Sox, losers of five straight after a three-game sweep at Detroit, got a much-needed break and hope to show the benefits of that in a three-game set at Tropicana Field.
“The only good thing is that we’re getting out of here,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said Sunday after his team’s third straight loss by a combined score of 28-7.