Rangers and Rays ready to light up scoreboard

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The Texas Rangers had their sights on four days of rest and home-field advantage for their American League playoff opener.

Instead, they made a long flight from Seattle to Florida to play the best-of-three AL wild-card series on the road against the Tampa Bay Rays. The series begins Tuesday at St. Petersburg, Fla.

The Rangers (90-72) led the AL West for nearly the entire season