The Chicago White Sox head into Thursday's matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays a game and a half back of the Detroit Tigers, who won earlier on Thursday. The Sox will get a bit of a power boost in the form of Dayan Viciedo, who returns to the lineup after sitting out of Wednesday's game.
Here are the full lineups:
Rays
1. Desmond Jennings LF
2. B.J. Upton CF
3. Ben Zobrist SS
4. Evan Longoria B
5. Carlos Pena 1B
6. Jeff Keppinger 2B
7. Luke Scott DH
8. Matt Joyce RF
9. Jose Lobaton C
White Sox
1. Alejandro De Aza CF
2. Kevin Youkilis 3B
3. Adam Dunn DH
4. Paul Konerko 1B
5. Alex Rios RF
6. A.J. Pierzynski C
7. Dayan Viciedo LF
8. Alexei Ramirez SS
9. Gordon Beckham 2B
The Sox will send Jake Peavy (11-12, 3.40 ERA) to the hill to kickstart this massive series, while the Rays will counter with James Shields (15-9, 3.65 ERA). First pitch is slated for 7:10 p.m. CT.