Rangers and Padres meet, series ends 1:1

San Diego Padres (47-43, second in the NL West) vs. Texas Rangers (39-47, third in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Thursday, 2:35 p.m. EDT

PROBABLE PITCHING PLAYERS: Padres: Michael King (6-5, 3.61 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 115 strikeouts); Rangers: Max Scherzer (1-1, 1.74 ERA, 0.68 WHIP, eight strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Rangers -138, Padres +116; Over/Under is 8 runs

Conclusion: Both the Texas Rangers and the San Diego Padres want to win the series with a victory on Thursday.

Texas has a 39-47 record overall and a 21-20 record in home games. The Rangers have a 26-7 record in games in which they have scored at least five runs.

San Diego has a 23-21 road record and a 47-43 overall record. The Padres are fourth in the NL with 100 total home runs, an average of 1.1 per game.

Thursday’s game will be the third meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Marcus Semien has 16 doubles, a triple and 11 home runs for the Rangers. Nate Lowe has hit 14 of 40 with a double and four home runs in the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 3-7, .254 batting average, 4.33 ERA, one point more than opponents

Padres: 7-3, .273 batting average, 4.15 ERA, 13 runs more than opponents

INJURIES: Rangers: Cole Winn: 60-day IL (shoulder), Evan Carter: 10-day IL (lumbar spine), Cody Bradford: 60-day IL (back), Austin Pruitt: 60-day IL (knee), Josh Sborz: 15-day IL (rotator cuff), Joshua Jung: 60-day IL (wrist), Tyler Mahle: 60-day IL (elbow), Jacob deGrom: 60-day IL (elbow), Carson Coleman: 60-day IL (elbow)

Padres: Joe Musgrove: 60-day IL (elbow), Tom Cosgrove: 15-day IL (elbow), Fernando Tatis Jr.: 10-day IL (quadriceps), Luis Campusano: 10-day IL (thumb), Yu Darvish: 15-day IL (groin), Luis Patino: 60-day IL (elbow), Xander Bogaerts: 10-day IL (shoulder), Glenn Otto: 15-day IL (shoulder)

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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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