Texas Rangers vs San Diego Padres 8/19/2020 Picks Predictions Previews

Texas Rangers vs San Diego Padres 8/19/2020 Picks Predictions Previews
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The Texas Rangers will skirmish with the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in San Diego, California on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 9:10 P.M, ET.

Game number 3 of this 4 game interleague series is underway as the Rangers are looking for some revenge after losing the 1st 2 games against the Padres. The Friars took game 1 with a 14-4 win, and game 2 at 6-4. The San Diego Padres are now in the 7th spot in the National League with a 13-12 record, and are 4th in the NL West Division.

The Padres are now on their 2nd straight win, snapping their recent 5 game losing skid. San Diego scored 24 total runs in their last 3 games. The Padres erupted early in the game, getting a grand slam in the 1st inning. Jurickson Profar followed up with a 2 run homer in the 4th inning. Craig Stammen got the win allowing 0 runs in 2 innings. Fernando Tatis Jr. is their top player for the season with 31 hits, 28 runs batted in and 11 home runs batting at .310 average. The Padres are batting at .233 average as a team which is 20th in the league. They are a fairly high scoring team with 127 total runs for the season which is 3rd in the league. They are 18th in earned run average allowing 4.65 runs per game. Chris Paddack will get the start in the 3rd game of the series.

Texas Rangers vs San Diego Padres Predictions 8/19/2020

The Rangers fire has been doused with a 3 game losing skid, after their 4 game win streak prior. Texas scored 16 total runs in 3 straight losses. Joey Gallo led the way in their loss going 1 for 3 with a 3 run homer in the 4th inning. Mike Minor got the loss for the team allowing 6 earned runs in 3.2 innings. Gallo leads the team with 12 RBIs and 5 bombs, while Nick Solack and Todd Frazier have a team high of 21 hits each. The Rangers are one of the worst batting teams in the league at .219 average which is 28th in the league, and 26th with 85 total runs for the season. Their pitching isn’t as bad as their offense with the team allowing 4.81 runs per game which is 21st in the league. The Rangers are 9th in the American League with a 10-12 record, and are 3rd in the AL West. Lance Lynn will start for the Rangers in game 3. Lynn is having an amazing start this year with a 3-0 record and an ERA at 1.11 pitching 32.1 innings while striking out 36 batters.

Texas Rangers vs San Diego Padres. MLB’s pick for the game will go to the Texas Rangers +105. The Padres had their way in the 1st 2 games with good batting performances, but they will have a run for their money against Lynn. The 33 year old is just phenomenal as of late with an ERA at the 1 mark playing 32 innings. The Rangers hold a good record against the Padres winning 8 of their last 11 games in Petco Park. Looking for the Rangers to turn this series around in game 3 to a predicted score of 6-3.

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