The Chicago White Sox (57-51) begin a three-game series tonight at Tropicana Field against the Tampa Bay Rays (64-44) in a matchup of division leaders. The Sox enter the weekend atop the AL Central, holding a two-game lead over Cleveland, while the Rays sit in first place in the AL East, 3½ games ahead of the Yankees.

The White Sox are coming off a series split with the Yankees following yesterday’s second straight win in extra innings. After winning 6-5 in 12 innings Wednesday, Chicago claimed a 2-1 win yesterday in 11 innings. Tristan Peters drew a bases-loaded walk to plate the winning run, but the star of the afternoon was Sean Burke…

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