Texas Rangers vs San Diego Padres — Mar 9, 2026 | AI Prediction & Stats
Texas Rangers
4-2
Finished
4
:
1
San Diego Padres
2-4
Scoreboard
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rangers
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
|
Padres
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
AI PREDICTIONNeural Network Forecast
AI| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rangers
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
|
Padres
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
A tight, well-played contest tilts toward San Diego thanks to superior late-inning execution and a deeper bullpen. Joe Musgrove’s sharp cutter keeps the Rangers quiet after a shaky first, while Jack Leiter’s command wavers in the fifth, when the Padres string together three straight quality at-bats capped by Fernando Tatis Jr.’s two-run double.
San Diego’s lineup, riding a hot stretch (four wins in its last five), grinds out quality plate appearances, forcing Texas to the pen by the sixth. The Rangers answer with Seager’s RBI single in the fourth and a solo shot from Jung in the eighth, but the Padres match it immediately with a Ha-Seong Kim squeeze bunt and a late Manny Machado insurance homer into the left-field seats.
Texas’ bullpen depth remains an issue; middle-relief mismatches in the seventh and eighth open the door for San Diego’s add-on runs. Meanwhile, Robert Suárez locks down the ninth, leaning on a 99-mph fastball/slider mix to strike out two and induce a routine fly-out from Adolis García.
Padres capitalize on home-field advantage, better recent form, and a favorable pitching matchup to edge the Rangers 5-3 and tighten their grip on second place.
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Season Comparison
Rangers
STAT
Padres
4-2
Record
2-4
66.7%
Win %
33.3%
.667
PCT
.333
32
Runs For
19
27
Runs Against
26
6
Games Played
6
LWWWW
Form
WLLWL
Head to Head
2
3
Mar 14
Padres
2 - 22
Rangers
Jul 7
Rangers
1 - 4
Padres
Jul 6
Rangers
7 - 4
Padres
Jul 4
Rangers
2 - 3
Padres
Jul 4
Padres
3 - 1
Rangers
Rangers Recent
Apr 1
@ Orioles
3-8
L
Mar 31
@ Orioles
8-5
W
Mar 30
@ Orioles
5-2
W
Mar 29
@ Phillies
8-3
W
Mar 28
@ Phillies
5-4
W
Padres Recent
Apr 1
vs Giants
1-7
W
Apr 1
vs Giants
9-3
L
Mar 31
vs Giants
3-2
L
Mar 29
vs Tigers
0-3
W
Mar 28
vs Tigers
5-2
L
Lineups
AWAY ROSTER
Jake Burger
AVG-
HR2
RBI6
OBP-
H9
AB26
Joc Pederson
AVG-
HR0
RBI1
OBP-
H0
AB8
Josh Jung
AVG-
HR0
RBI1
OBP-
H2
AB21
Danny Jansen
AVG-
HR1
RBI4
OBP-
H5
AB17
Kyle Higashioka
AVG-
HR0
RBI1
OBP-
H2
AB8
Evan Carter
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H4
AB16
Sam Haggerty
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H2
AB6
Brandon Nimmo
AVG-
HR1
RBI4
OBP-
H9
AB25
Wyatt Langford
AVG-
HR0
RBI1
OBP-
H4
AB28
Carter Baumler
ERA3.86
W-L0-0
SO5
Chris Martin
ERA10.80
W-L1-0
SO2
Cole Winn
ERA0.00
W-L1-0
SO3
Jack Leiter
ERA3.00
W-L1-0
SO8
Jacob deGrom
ERA5.79
W-L0-0
SO7
Jacob Latz
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO3
Jakob Junis
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO3
Jalen Beeks
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO4
Kumar Rocker
ERA-
W-L---
SO-
MacKenzie Gore
ERA3.38
W-L1-0
SO7
Nathan Eovaldi
ERA11.42
W-L0-2
SO12
Robert Garcia
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO3
Tyler Alexander
ERA2.25
W-L0-0
SO3
Andrew McCutchen
AVG-
HR1
RBI4
OBP-
H6
AB14
Corey Seager
AVG-
HR3
RBI5
OBP-
H7
AB22
Ezequiel Duran
AVG-
HR1
RBI3
OBP-
H3
AB11
Josh Smith
AVG-
HR0
RBI1
OBP-
H3
AB17
HOME ROSTER
Ty France
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H0
AB3
Jake Cronenworth
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H4
AB21
Manny Machado
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H5
AB19
Freddy Fermin
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H1
AB14
Luis Campusano
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H0
AB5
Bryce Johnson
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H1
AB4
Jackson Merrill
AVG-
HR1
RBI4
OBP-
H5
AB23
Gavin Sheets
AVG-
HR0
RBI1
OBP-
H3
AB17
Miguel Andujar
AVG-
HR0
RBI2
OBP-
H2
AB12
Adrian Morejon
ERA2.45
W-L0-0
SO2
Bradgley Rodriguez
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO4
David Morgan
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO4
Germán Márquez
ERA12.00
W-L0-1
SO1
Jeremiah Estrada
ERA13.50
W-L0-1
SO6
Kyle Hart
ERA8.31
W-L0-0
SO5
Mason Miller
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO5
Michael King
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO6
Nick Pivetta
ERA6.75
W-L1-1
SO12
Randy Vásquez
ERA0.00
W-L1-0
SO8
Ron Marinaccio
ERA4.50
W-L0-0
SO4
Walker Buehler
ERA6.75
W-L0-1
SO3
Wandy Peralta
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO0
Yu Darvish
ERA-
W-L---
SO-
Fernando Tatis Jr.
AVG-
HR0
RBI2
OBP-
H5
AB21
Nick Castellanos
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H2
AB12
Ramón Laureano
AVG-
HR2
RBI4
OBP-
H7
AB18
Xander Bogaerts
AVG-
HR0
RBI3
OBP-
H4
AB24
