The San Diego Padres (46-42) will visit the Texas Rangers (38-46), Tuesday at 8:05 PM ET, in the first of a three-game series.
Oddsmakers project the Padres as a close favorite (-116 to win on the moneyline) against the Rangers (-102). The Padres will give the ball to Dylan Cease (7-6) versus the Rangers and Nathan Eovaldi (4-3).
The Padres lost 4-1 to the Red Sox Tuesday, with Matt Waldron (4 1/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on six hits while striking out three) on the line for the loss. Jackson Merrill went 3-for-4 with a double to lead the Padres offensively in the defeat.