Rays face Twins with eyes on late-season playoff push

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If the Tampa Bay Rays hope to make a run at making the playoffs for a sixth consecutive season, a good time to start would be Monday evening in the opener of a four-game series against the visiting Minnesota Twins.

The Rays (67-69) are seven games back of the final two American League wild-card spots, currently occupied by the Twins (74-62) and Kansas City Royals (75-63