2025 MLB Sunday Night Baseball Betting
An interleague matchup between playoff contenders brings the Fourth of July weekend to a close when the Texas Rangers visit the San Diego Padres in a special edition of ESPN Sunday Night Baseball. First pitch is slated for 9:10 p.m. ET from PETCO Park in San Diego on July 6. Both teams entered the week on the outside of the wild card picture but are among a large group of postseason hopefuls in each league. Going back to the 2018 season the Padres have dominated the series winning 13 of the last 14 encounters and outscoring the Rangers 37-17 while winning the last six games in San Diego. If the pitching rotations stay on schedule the Rangers will send Patrick Corbin to the mound against recently recalled Matt Waldron for the Padres.
Despite their limited history there are some notable developments between the clubs. On April 9, 2021, Joe Musgrove threw the first no-hitter in Padres history blanking the Rangers, 3-0. Texas manager Bruce Bochy played on San Diego’s first World Series team in 1984 and later became the winningest manager in club history.
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Sunday, June 29
Texas Rangers at San Diego Padres, 9:10 PM ET (ESPN)
The Rangers landed themselves in a big hole at the start of the season with the help of a punchless offense. They were forced to make a change in May before it was too late firing hitting coach Donnie Ecker and replacing him with Bret Boone. Many pundits had the Rangers as the team to beat in the AL West with favorable World Series odds. But at the time of the change they were next to last in MLB in runs scored despite having the fourth lowest staff ERA. There has been improvement, but it’s a slow process. The Rangers enter the week with a record of 42-44, 9.5 games out of first place and 2.5 games behind Seattle for the third wild card spot. The Rangers rank in the bottom third in MLB in most offensive categories including runs/game and OPS. They are 27th with a team batting average below .230. Many scoffed at the acquisition of Jacob deGrom, who was thought to be damaged goods. However, the former Cy Young winner is showing he still has it anchoring the best staff in baseball going 9-2 with a 2.13 ERA across 17 starts.
The Padres have had to rely on young arms to combat the absence of starters Musgrove, Yu Darvish and Michael King. One of those arms belongs to rookie Ryan Bergert, who posted a 2.67 ERA in nine appearances. Unfortunately he took a line drive off his arm and was recently placed on the IL further depleting the staff. And it’s been a month-long struggle offensively for the Pads. Not long ago they led MLB in batting thanks to hot starts by Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado. However, they’ve cooled off and the clubs slipped to the middle of the pack in hitting. The Pads also rank 22nd in scoring and 27th in home runs, which has helped them cash the UNDER 47 times in 84 games. Both teams have talent to be much better offensively.
2025 Sunday Night Baseball Betting Schedule
ESPN will be showing 25 games for their 2025 Sunday Night Baseball schedule. ESPN released the early part of their schedule with 13 games announced from March 30 to August 17. The network recently completed the schedule for June adding the AL Central matchup between the Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers on June 29. The remainder of the season schedule will be announced at a later date.
| DATE |
GAME |
SCORE |
| March 30 |
Atlanta Braves at San Diego Padres |
0-5 |
| April 6 |
St. Louis Cardinals at Boston Red Sox |
7-18 |
| April 13 |
Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers |
4-2 |
| April 20 |
San Diego Padres at Houston Astros |
3-2 |
| April 27 |
Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs |
3-1 |
| May 4 |
Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves |
3-4 |
| May 11 |
Philadelphia Phillies at Cleveland Guardians |
3-0 |
| May 18 |
New York Mets at New York Yankees |
2-8 |
| May 25 |
Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets |
1-3 |
| June 1 |
New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers |
7-3 |
| June 8 |
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees |
11-7 |
| June 15 |
San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers |
4-5 |
| June 22 |
New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies |
1-7 |
| June 29 |
Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers |
0-3 |
| DATE |
GAME |
TIME (ET) |
| July 6 |
Texas Rangers at San Diego Padres |
9:10 PM |
| Aug. 17* |
Seattle Mariners vs. New York Mets |
7:10 PM |
*Little League Classic
ESPN will be showing a total of 25 Sunday Night Baseball games in 2025. Their broadcasts began with a game in late March and continue throughout the regular season, concluding with a game in late September. Many of the game’s top stars will be featured on Sunday Night Baseball including Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Juan Soto, Mookie Betts, Ronald Acuña Jr. and Bryce Harper, among others. The current schedule has the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers appearing five times with the Mets featured four times. The Yankees, Phillies and Padres have three appearances each. Some of the highlights of the 2025 Sunday Night Baseball schedule are a World Series rematch, as the Yankees visit the Dodgers on June 1, the Subway Series with the Mets visiting the Yankees during MLB Rivalry Week on May 18, a National League Championship Series rematch with the Los Angeles Dodgers visiting the New York Mets on May 25, a special Fourth of July weekend doubleheader on July 6 that includes the Rangers at the Padres and the 2025 MLB Little League Classic with the Seattle Mariners taking on the New York Mets on August 17.
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