The Texas Rangers (39-46) will look to Nate Lowe, who is coming off a two-homer game, to lead them in a matchup with the San Diego Padres (46-43) Wednesday at 8:05 PM ET on MLB Network. The Rangers are -145 favorites for the contest, according to bookmakers. Jon Gray will get the ball for Texas while San Diego will counter with Adam Mazur.
Be sure to check out our betting primer for this contest, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $33.79
Rangers to win vs Padres -145
Rangers vs. Padres Betting Lines
- Favorite: Rangers (-145)
- Underdog: Padres (+122)
- Over/under: 9
Rangers vs. Padres Betting Insights
- The Rangers have been chosen as favorites in 43 games this year and have walked away with the win 24 times (55.8%) in those games.
- This season Texas has been victorious 10 times in 18 chances when named as a favorite of at least -145 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rangers have a 59.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Padres have won 48.6% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (17-18).
- San Diego has gone 7-8 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +122 or longer (46.7%).
- The Padres have an implied moneyline win probability of 45% in this matchup.
Rangers vs. Padres Hitting Leaders
- Marcus Semien leads Texas in runs batted in with 45 and has a batting average of .234.
- Including all hitters in baseball, Semien is 60th in home runs and 36th in RBI.
- Corey Seager is batting .260 with an OBP of .345 and a slugging percentage of .451 this season.
- Jurickson Profar paces the Padres with 55 runs batted in.
- In all of the majors, Profar ranks 60th in homers and 13th in RBI.
- Ha-Seong Kim has 10 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 47 walks while batting .226.
Rangers vs. Padres Pitching Rankings
- The Rangers have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in the majors.
- Rangers pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.07 this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- The Rangers have a combined WHIP of 1.271 as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in MLB.
- The 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Padres pitching staff ranks sixth in the majors.
- San Diego has a 4.09 team ERA that ranks 20th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Padres average MLB’s 17th-ranked WHIP (1.274).