Rangers visit the Padres to begin 3-game series
San Diego; Friday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Kumar Rocker (3-4, 6.13 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 37 strikeouts); Padres: Randy Vasquez (3-4, 3.84 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 48 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Padres -121, Rangers +101; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres host the Texas Rangers on Friday to begin a three-game series.
San Diego is 46-40 overall and 25-14 in home games. Padres pitchers have a collective 3.71 ERA, which ranks eighth in MLB play.
Texas is 43-44 overall and 17-25 on the road. The Rangers have gone 24-4 in games when they scored five or more runs.
Friday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Fernando Tatis Jr. has 11 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 38 RBIs while hitting .261 for the Padres. Xander Bogaerts is 12 for 35 with four doubles and a home run over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 5-5, .203 batting average, 4.29 ERA, outscored by 13 runs
Rangers: 5-5, .231 batting average, 3.67 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
INJURIES: Padres: Ryan Bergert: 15-Day IL (forearm), Yu Darvish: 60-Day IL (elbow), Michael King: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jhony Brito: 60-Day IL (forearm), Joe Musgrove: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Rangers: Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Wyatt Langford: 10-Day IL (side), Joc Pederson: 10-Day IL (hand), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jon Gray: 60-Day IL (wrist), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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