Padres at Rangers 4/10/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 04/09/2021 at 10:28 PM ET

The San Diego Padres play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday against the Texas Rangers. San Diego is 4-3 following a 3-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. San Diego opened the season strong, winning each of its first three games but the Padres have lost three of the last four and are second in the National League West one game behind the front-running Los Angeles Dodgers.

Eric Hosmer is batting .391 to lead San Diego and the first baseman has team highs in home runs with two, RBIs with seven and hits with nine. Right fielder Wil Myers is the leader in on-base percentage at .464. San Diego has hit seven home runs over its first seven games played. On Saturday, San Diego will send Chris Paddack to the mound. The right-hander is 0-1 with an ERA of 4.50, 3 Ks and 3 BBs.

The Texas Rangers have won each of their last two to head into this three-game series against the San Diego Padres. Texas is 3-3 following a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. Texas is third in the American League West 2 ½  games behind the first-place Houston Astros. Texas opened the season with two consecutive losses but has won three of its last four.

Nate Lowe is batting .320 to lead Texas and the first baseman has team highs in home runs with three, RBIs with 14 and hits with eight. Center fielder Joey Gallo is the team leader in on-base percentage at .481. Texas has hit eight home runs over its first six games played. On Saturday, Texas will send Jordan Lyles to the mound. This season, the right-hander is 1-0 with an ERA of 3.18, 8 Ks and 0 BBs.

San Diego is 4-3 to start the season and the Padres have hit well at the plate with a team batting average of .252 which is 11th in baseball, but the pitching staff for San Diego has performed even better as the Padres have the second-best team ERA in baseball at 1.97. Opponents are hitting an average of only .199 at the plate against San Diego. The Padres have won each of the last five head-to-head against Texas. Final Score Prediction, San Diego Padres win 5-2.

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