The Tampa Bay Rays host the Los Angeles Angels in MLB 2023 action Thursday, Sept. 21, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. The game will be live streamed on ESPN+.

The Rays are 93-60 this season, while the Angels are 69-83. Tampa Bay will send Zach Eflin to the mound vs. fellow right-hander Griffin Canning for Los Angeles.

The Rays-Angels game starts at 12:10 p.m. Central (1:10 p.m. Eastern) and will be live streamed on ESPN+, which is available for $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year. MLB Network will broadcast the game live, with regional coverage by Bally Sports Sun and Bally Sports West.

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FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Rays -251, Angels +207; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Angels play on Thursday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Tampa Bay is 51-26 at home and 93-60 overall. The Rays have a 67-23 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

Los Angeles has a 34-43 record on the road and a 69-83 record overall. The Angels have gone 46-21 in games when they scored at least five runs.

The teams match up Thursday for the sixth time this season. The Rays are ahead 3-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yandy Diaz has 34 doubles and 20 home runs for the Rays. Randy Arozarena is 11-for-41 with a double, a triple and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 6-4, .249 batting average, 3.83 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

Angels: 4-6, .194 batting average, 4.20 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

INJURIES: Rays: Luke Raley: day-to-day (neck), Greg Jones: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Jose Siri: 10-Day IL (hand), Jason Adam: 15-Day IL (oblique), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (forearm), Drew Rasmussen: 60-Day IL (flexor), Garrett Cleavinger: 60-Day IL (knee), Jeffrey Springs: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane Baz: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Angels: Randal Grichuk: day-to-day (head), Kyren Paris: 60-Day IL (thumb), Shohei Ohtani: 15-Day IL (oblique), Mike Moustakas: 10-Day IL (forearm), Mickey Moniak: 10-Day IL (back), Luis Rengifo: 60-Day IL (biceps), Jaime Barria: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Chase Silseth: 7-Day IL (head), Mike Trout: 10-Day IL (hand), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (shin), Sam Bachman: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Taylor Ward: 60-Day IL (face), Gio Urshela: 60-Day IL (pelvis), Austin Warren: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jose Quijada: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

The Associated Press contributed to this report.