San Diego Padres vs New York Yankees 5/26/2023 Analysis, Tips and Picks
On Friday night, the San Diego Padres will carry on their road trip by taking on the New York Yankees in a three-game interleague series at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. After winning two of its last three road games, San Diego moved to 23-27 overall and 11-12 on the road, finishing fourth in the NL West, 7.5 games behind the first-place LA Dodgers. The Padres enter this three-game tournament having won three of the previous four games, including a thrilling road victory against the Nationals on Thursday at 8-6. San Diego defeated Washington on the road 8-6 thanks to a three-run home run by second baseman Rougned Odor in the final inning.
Joe Musgrove, a right-handed pitcher, will ascend the hill on Friday night to make the San Diego Padres’ sixth start of the year. The right-handed pitcher, who is thirty years old, is 1-2 on the year with a 6.75 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 25 strikeouts, and 29 hits, 9 free walks, and 6 home runs surrendered in 24.0 innings of work throughout his starts. Musgrove lost three games for the Padres in his most recent three starts on the mound because he allowed nine runs (8 ER) across 15+ innings.
The San Diego Padres have scored four or more runs in five of their previous ten games, totaling 18 runs over their last three games. When they scored four runs or more, the Padres won five out of their past six games. With 47 hits and 19 RBI, Xander Bogaerts leads the Padres, while Juan Soto and Jake Cronenworth have combined for 81 hits and 40 RBI.
In 16 of San Diego’s previous 20 games, the totals were under, and in the Padres’ last 14 games, they are 4-10 SU. The San Diego Padres are 1-7 SU in their previous 8 games while facing the New York Yankees on the road, and they are 2-6 straight up in their last 8 away games.
San Diego Padres vs New York Yankees 5/26/2023 Analysis, Tips and Picks
The New York Yankees will play San Diego at home on Friday in an effort to snap their losing streak of two games in a row. The NY Yankees’ record at home improved to 17-12 as they won 17 of their first 29 games there, dropping their total record to 30-22 overall but still finishing third in the AL East, 7 games behind first-place Tampa Bay. The Yankees won five straight games, including the first game of the series, but were unable to continue the run after dropping the final two games of a series against the Orioles. The Bronx Bombers fell to Baltimore 3-1 on Thursday, managing just three hits and making a few mistakes. Starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt (2-5) lost to the Yanks after allowing one run over the course of five innings.
On Friday night against San Diego, New York manager Aaron Boone will give the go-ahead for righty Luis Severino to get the series started. The gifted right-handed pitcher has a fantastic 1.93 ERA, a strong 1.07 WHIP, and 5 strikeouts in 4.2 innings thrown in his starts. He is 0-0 on the year. In his first start of the year, Severino finished with four or more innings and five strikeouts in a 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on the road.
The New York Yankees have scored four or more runs in eight of their previous ten games, including 13 runs in their last three. When scoring four runs or more, the Yankees have won 12 of their previous 14 games. Gleyber Torres and Aaron Judge have combined for 91 hits and 58 RBI, while Anthony Rizzo leads the Yankees with 58 hits and 30 RBI. When Randy Vasquez reaches the mound, he will play in his first major league game. Vasquez has a minor league record of 16–18, 3.31 ERA, and 381 strikeouts.
The NY Yankees have seen 13 of their previous 18 games’ totals go over, and they are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games overall. The totals have gone over in 9 of the Bronx Bombers’ previous 10 home games as well as in 4 of the last 5 games the New York Yankees have played against the Padres.
New York Yankees vs. San Diego Padres. The New York Yankees are the MLB prediction for this game at 158. The Yankees are the superior club in this matchup, and they will win easily thanks to having home-field advantage on Friday. San Diego finished the season with an OPS of 23 and runs scored of 26, while New York had an OPS of 13 and runs scored of 20 after 50 games. The New York Yankees are expected to triumph 5-3.
Major League Baseball: 7:05 PM ET
Venue: Yankee Stadium is situated in the Bronx, New York.
Date: May 26, 2023, on Friday
TV: Apple TV Plus
New York Yankees are -158 in the MLB odds and point spread.
Totals for MLB: 9.0
