What you need to know about Friday’s Rays-Dodgers World Series game

World Series, Game 3

Tonight: vs. Dodgers

8:08, Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas

TV/radio: FOX; ESPN radio, 95.3-FM, 620-AM, 680-AM (Spanish)

Tickets: Sold out

Rays info: 1-888-326-7297

Probable pitchers

Rays: Charlie Morton (2-2, 4.74 regular season; 3-0, 0.57) has an extra day’s rest coming off a dazzling and relatively short outing in Saturday’s ALCS clincher, allowing two hits over 5 2/3 shutout innings on 66 pitches. Faced Dodgers twice in 2017 Series for Astros, allowing one run in a 6 1/3-inning Game 4 start, then one over the final four innings to close out Game 7. Is 7-2, 2.84 in 12 postseason starts.

Dodgers: Walker Buehler (1-0, 3.44; 1-0, 1.89) has made four postseason starts, working four innings twice, then five and six, with 29 strikeouts over 19 innings. Made eight regular season starts, allowing seven homers in 36 2/3 innings while striking out 42. Averaged 96.9 mph with his fastball and 97.2 with his slider, per fangraphs. Missed time during the season with blister issues.

Remaining Series schedule

Saturday, Game 4: 8:08. Rays, Ryan Yarbrough (1-0, 3.38; 1-4, 3.56; ; Dodgers, Julio Urias (3-0, 3.27; 4-0, 0.56)

Sunday, Game 5: 8:08. Rays, Tyler Glasnow (5-1, 4.08; 2-2, 6.08, TBA; Dodgers, Clayton Kershaw (6-2, 2.16; 3-1, 2.88)

Monday: Off

Tuesday, Game 6*: 8:08

Wednesday, Game 7*: 8:09

*If necessary

World Series roster

Pitchers (13): RH Nick Anderson, RH Diego Castillo, RH John Curtiss, RH Pete Fairbanks, LH Josh Fleming, RH Tyler Glasnow, LH Aaron Loup, LH Shane McClanahan, RH Charlie Morton, LH Ryan Sherriff, LH Blake Snell, RH Ryan Thompson, LH Ryan Yarbrough

Catchers (2): Michael Perez, Mike Zunino

Infielders (6): Willy Adames, Mike Brosseau, Ji-Man Choi, Yandy Diaz, Brandon Lowe, Joey Wendle

Outfielders (7): Randy Arozarena, Kevin Kiermaier, Manuel Margot, Austin Meadows, Brett Phillips, Hunter Renfroe, Yoshi Tsutsugo

In player pool (11): LH Jose Alvarado, INF Vidal Brujan, INF Wander Franco-y, LH Sean Gilmartin-y, C Ronaldo Hernandez, RH Brent Honeywell, INF Nate Lowe, INF/OF Brian O’Grady, RH Trevor Richards, RH Aaron Slegers, C Kevan Smith

y-not on 40-man roster. Note: Pitcher Oliver Drake was in pool but was injured, then designated for assignment and elected free agency

Rays' postseason history

2008

ALDS: Beat White Sox 3-1

ALCS: Beat Red Sox 4-3

World Series: Lost to Phillies 4-1

2010

ALDS: Lost to Rangers 3-2

2011

ALDS: Lost to Rangers 3-1

2013

AL wild card: Beat Indians

ALDS: Lost to Red Sox 3-1

2019

AL wild card: Beat Athletics

ALDS: Lost to Astros 3-2

2020

Wild Card Series: Beat Jays 2-0

ALDS: Beat Yankees 3-2

ALCS: Beat Astros 4-3

Rays' 2008 World Series team

Pitchers: Grant Balfour, Chad Bradford, Matt Garza, J.P. Howell, Edwin Jackson, Scott Kazmir, Trever Miller, David Price, James Shields, Andy Sonnanstine, Dan Wheeler