San Diego Padres vs Texas Rangers Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 7/3/24, 10:22 AM  by Carlos Zabala | Modified on 7/3/24 at 10:59 AM in MLB Picks

Rangers stopped the Padres by beating them 7-0 in game 1 at Globe Life Field. Lowe hit 2 HRs, his 5th and 6th in 2024, being a bat that Bochy urgently needs to reappear, as he hits in 2024 for 223 AVG. If they lost the 2nd game against Rangers Padres would lose a series, something they have not done since June 17. Padres have a record of 7-3 in their last 10 games and their games have been OVER in 8 of their last 10. The current champions have 5 games in a row being underdogs and today they will be favorites again with odds of -140 on the betting sites. This is probably due to the apparent dominance that Eovaldi and the Bullpen had yesterday reducing the Padres to just 2 hits.

4.51 is the ERA of the Rangers Bullpen in 2024, being the 6th worst in the MLB. Even so, in 2023, when the Rangers won, their Bullpen had an ERA of 4.77 and was the 7th worst. Likewise, they will need great openings from their starting staff, like in game 1, to keep the games close against the Padres, since the Padres have up to 3 players in AVG's top 19 in MLB.