San Diego Padres vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 7/3/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Texas Rangers

Date: Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-105) Texas (-111)

The Texas Rangers (38-46) will take on the San Diego Padres (46-42) at Globe Life Field on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has the Padres at -105 while the Rangers open at -111. The total comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Adam Mazur and Jon Gray.

As a squad, the San Diego Padres are earning 4.7 runs per game, which puts them at 10th in the league. They have accumulated 412 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .326. The Padres have compiled 128 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 98 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 396 RBI's in addition to 784 base knocks for the season, while their batting average comes in at .263. San Diego has a slugging % of .411 and have struck out 592 times, while being walked on 259 occasions.

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The Padres have a team ERA of 412.00 so far this year (26th in the league), and they have rung up 1,226 hitters. Padres pitchers have surrendered 0 home runs and 0 total runs (29th in the league). They have walked 1 batters and their FIP comes in at 572.00 as a squad on the season. San Diego has given up 592 hits (20.6 per 9 innings) as well as 0 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1663.50 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 2.29.

Padres pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 87 times in addition to having 71 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 42 holds so far this season (16th in the league). The Padres bullpen have a save percentage of 62.9% and stepped onto the hill in 78 save situations. They have accumulated 22 saves over the course of the season and have blown 13 of their 35 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 130 base runners this season and 36.2% of those runners crossed the plate. The Padres have dispatched 286 relievers to the hill for the season.

The San Diego Padres have accounted for 2,330 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 694 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which has them ranked 13th in MLB, and have 64 double plays. The Padres have turned 69.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 6,990 innings on the field, which ranks them 22nd in the majors.

Mazur has taken the mound for 22 frames and has racked up 11 punch outs so far in his MLB career. Mazur (1-2 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 7.22 and he has faced 103 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 7.33 (18 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.855. He has given up 24 base hits (9.8 hits per nine innings) and has 17 walks.

The Texas Rangers have earned an OBP of .308 as well as a team batting average of .238 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 641 occasions (25th in the league) and have totaled 675 hits. Texas is sitting with 86 home runs for the season to go along with 341 runs batted in. The Rangers hold a slugging % of .376 and they score 4.25 runs per game (18th in MLB). They have recorded 112 two-baggers, while getting a free base 262 times and notching 357 runs.

The Texas pitching staff have yielded 0 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 0.01 (0 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 0 homers and they allow 0.01 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball). The Rangers have a WHIP of 2.449 in addition to having a FIP of 566.00 as a unit on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (1,067 strikeouts vs 1 bases on balls). They rank 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 641.

Texas has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 24 save chances and they have come away with 14 saves. They are ranked 22nd in baseball with a save percentage of 58.3%, and they have sent 243 relief pitchers onto the field this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 86 times in high leverage situations and on 95 occasions with base runners. Texas bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.3% of 156 inherited runners. With 59 save situations, the Rangers have 33 holds and also 10 blown saves.

The Texas Rangers have turned 63 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (5th in MLB). The Rangers have recorded 726 assists, 38 errors and have amassed 2,210 putouts this season. In their 6,630 innings played, the Rangers are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.3% (5th in the majors).

During his career, Gray has conceded 1,162 hits while tallying 1,194 K's in 1,189 innings. He has allowed a total of 583 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.307 and having a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.04 and he has gone up against 5,056 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Gray (72-68 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.41 earned run average while giving up 8.8 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego (-105)

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