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7:10 pm EDT Mon Aug 16, 2010

The Texas Rangers and the Tampa Bay Rays could be headed for an October showdown. For now, the mound matchup in Monday’s series opener should be more than enough to give the game a postseason feel. Two of baseball’s premier left-handers, Cliff Lee and David Price, face each other for the first time at Tropicana Field as the Rangers and Rays kick off their potential playoff preview. The two biggest leads in baseball’s playoff races belong to Texas - up 8 1/2 games on the Angels in the AL West - and Tampa Bay, which boasts a five-game edge over Boston for the wild card. The Rays also pulled within one game of New York for the East lead after a 3-2 win over Baltimore on Sunday.

The current standings would pit the Rangers against the Rays in an AL division series. A potential Game 1 would likely feature the same pitching matchup as will occur in Monday’s series opener. Lee has given Texas the ace its rotation lacked since arriving in a July 9 trade, while Price can become the first AL starter to 16 victories. Price has never faced Lee, but the former No. 1 overall draft pick knows he’s in for a challenge. Price didn’t have his best stuff last Monday, but he had enough to defeat Detroit. He gave up two runs, five hits and walked four while striking out nine over five innings in the 6-3 victory, becoming the first pitcher in Tampa Bay history to win 15 games in a season.