San Diego Padres vs New York Yankees Prediction, 5/26/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs New York Yankees

Date: Friday, May 26, 2023

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Yankee Stadium is where the New York Yankees (30-21) will take on the San Diego Padres (22-27) on Friday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Joe Musgrove and Ryan Weber.

The Padres have recorded 82 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 56 baseballs out of the stadium. San Diego is slugging .385 and have struck out 434 times, while taking a walk on 203 occasions. As a unit, the San Diego Padres are earning 3.9 runs per game, which ranks them 25th in MLB. They have accounted for 182 RBI's as well as 355 hits this season, while their team batting average is .223. They have earned a total of 192 runs while having a team OBP of .314.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.49 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26. Padres pitchers have conceded 55 home runs and also 199 total runs (8th in baseball). San Diego has relinquished 380 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 190 earned runs. The Padres hold a team ERA of 3.93 on the year (10th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 411 batters. They have walked 165 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.31 as a team on the campaign.

The Padres have dispatched 149 relievers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 50 runners on the year with 38.0% of those runners crossed home plate. They have earned 14 saves for the season and have blown 8 of 22 chances to save the game. The Padres bullpen have a save percentage of 63.6% and has come into the game in 51 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 29 holds so far this season (9th in baseball). Padres relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 32 times in addition to having 51 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Diego Padres have accounted for 1,304 putouts thus far, as well as 428 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .991 which has them sitting 2nd in professional baseball, and have accumulated 37 double plays. The Padres have turned 71.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,912 innings, ranking them 3rd in the majors.

Musgrove has thrown 883 innings and is sitting with 877 K's during his MLB career. Musgrove (51-56 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.85 while he has faced 3,688 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.87 (380 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.180. He has surrendered 815 base knocks (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 227 walks.

The New York Yankees are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .310 and a batting average of .237 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 427 instances (16th in the league) and are sitting with 398 hits. New York has a total of 78 HRs on the campaign as well as 230 RBIs. The Yankees hold a team slugging percentage of .422 and they average 4.67 runs per contest (12th in the league). They have put up 62 doubles, while getting a free base 170 times as well as racking up 238 runs.

The New York pitching staff have yielded 209 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.78 (191 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 55 home runs and they allow 4.13 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.241 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.13 as a team this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.10 (462 strikeouts against 172 bases on balls). They rank 10th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 393.

Sitting with 45 save situations, the Yankees have tallied 23 holds and 7 blown saves. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 22 save opportunities and they have converted 15 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 60 times in high leverage situations and also on 58 occasions with base runners. New York relievers have an inherited score rate of 41.0% out of 83 inherited runners. They are ranked 12th in the league with a save rate of 68.2%, and they have sent 159 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this season.

Out of their 4,101 innings on the diamond, the Yankees have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (7th in baseball). The New York Yankees have turned 41 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in pro baseball). The Yankees have accrued 442 assists, 27 errors and have accounted for 1,367 putouts on the campaign.

Thus far in his career, Weber has given up 202 base hits and he has 112 strikeouts in 185 innings pitched. Weber (5-12 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.96 ERA and has surrendered 9.8 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 102 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.314 and a FIP of 5.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.73 and he has faced 785 hitters so far in his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego

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