It is Dunning vs Musgrove as the Rangers face the Padres in San Diego. Dunning struggled his last time out with his worst start of the year; five runs over three innings pitched. That is two sub-par starts in his last three appearances. And while the Rangers are still hitting very well, their bullpen has not been an asset, resulting in a 6.6/7.3 runs for and against ratio. The Padres hitting still isn’t really where it should be, but they are now 10th in OPS (.811) over the last week. Padres’ right-hander Musgrove has been on a roll with just a 2.00 ERA last three starts. His three runs given up to Detroit last time out is the most he has given up in six appearances. The Padres’ pen has been very strong with an ERA of under 3.00 in home games this year.

San Diego has won each of Musgrove’s last four starts by two or more runs. Dunning’s performance lately is concerning and there is also the bullpen to consider. Look for Musgrove and the SD bullpen to hold down the Texas offense. Take the Padres to win today.