Two southpaws will face each other tonight in Arlington when the San Diego Padres send Clayton Richard to the rubber to face the Texas Rangers’ Martín Pérez. Richard has struggled over his last 3 starts, posting an ERA of 8.36, a 2.21 WHIP and in 5 career appearances against Texas, he owns an ERA of 7.36. San Diego is 1-6 in their last 7 overall and 0-4 in their last 4 interleague road games. Pérez has fared better in his last 3 outings, with an ERA of 4.58 and a 1.64 WHIP. Texas is 4-1 in their last 5 interleague games and 5-2 in Pérez’s last 7 interleague starts. I like the home team here.
Tonight’s pick:
Texas Rangers