Rangers vs Padres Picks and Prediction – 7/4/2025

The Texas Rangers open a three-game series on the road Friday versus the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Texas is 43-44 following its 6-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday. Corey Seager and Marcus Semien each hit home runs for the Rangers, while Nathan Eovaldi threw five solid innings. Texas is third in the American League West, 9 ½ games behind the first-place Houston Astros. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB predictions.

Josh Smith is batting .283 with 75 hits and an on-base percentage of .353 to lead Texas in the three categories. Wyatt Langford (IL) is the leader in home runs with 13, while the active leader is Corey Seager with 11, and Adolis Garcia leads in RBI with 49. On Friday, Texas will send Kumar Rocker to the mound. The right-hander is 3-4 with a 6.13 ERA, 37 Ks, and 12 BBs.

The San Diego Padres look to bounce back from a loss with a victory on Friday when hosting Texas. San Diego 46-40 following a 5-1 defeat to the Philadelphia Phillies in the second game of a doubleheader after winning the first 6-4. San Diego has lost three of the last four, and the Padres trail the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers by 8 ½ games in the National League West.

Manny Machado is batting .289 with 50 RBI, 95 hits, and an on-base percentage of .351 to lead San Diego in the four categories. Fernando Tatis Jr leads in home runs with 15. San Diego is batting .245 with a .374 slugging percentage. On Friday, San Diego will send Randy Vasquez to the mound. The right-hander is 3-4 with a 3.84 ERA, 48 Ks, and 39 BBs.

Texas has won eight of its last 11 played on the road, while San Diego has lost four of its last six overall and seven of its last nine versus an American League opponent. Texas starter Kumar Rocker has had three consecutive solid outings, allowing four runs on 13 hits across 16.1 innings, with Texas winning each of the three. San Diego starter Randy Vasquez gave up four runs on nine hits across 4.1 innings last time out. Final Score Prediction: Texas Rangers win 5-2.