"Center fielder Alex Rios said his sore left big toe is an ongoing issue that he has dealt with for "a couple of years now'' and that he will continue to play through it.

"It's not something I'm worried about,'' Rios said. "It's not going to keep me out of a game.''

Manager Ozzie Guillen gave Rios a day off Sunday because he was in an 0-for-20 slump.

After a day to clear his head, Rios singled sharply in his third at-bat Monday to break the skid.

"Yeah, it's always good when you can get away for a health day when things aren't going well,'' he said before the game. "I feel refreshed now, and I can start over and battle again.''

Guillen knows from experience that slumps often go on because players tense up. Rios isn't the only one."