San Diego Padres vs New York Yankees Prediction, 5/28/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs New York Yankees

Date: Sunday, May 28, 2023

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (+115) New York (-135)

Yankee Stadium is the location where the New York Yankees (30-23) will take on the San Diego Padres (24-27) on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has the Padres at +115 and the Yankees open at -135. The betting total comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Yu Darvish and Gerrit Cole.

The Padres have hit 85 two-baggers as a team and have hit 60 baseballs out of the park. San Diego has a slugging rate of .388 and have struck out 453 times, while taking a walk on 214 occasions. As a unit, the San Diego Padres are scoring 4.0 runs per contest, which puts them at 25th in baseball. They have 195 RBI's as well as 373 base knocks so far this season, and their batting average comes in at .224. They have earned 205 runs scored while having a team OBP of .317.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.55 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26. Padres pitchers have allowed 55 home runs in addition to 206 runs in total (7th in the league). San Diego has allowed 399 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 196 earned runs. The Padres are sitting with a team ERA of 3.90 on the year (10th in the league), and the staff has rung up 431 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 169 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.23 as a team on the year.

Padres pitchers have entered the game with runners on 34 times and also have had 54 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have tallied 30 holds for the season (8th in baseball). The Padres relievers have earned a save rate of 62.5% and has come into the game in 54 save situations. They have 15 saves this season and have not converted 9 of their 24 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 54 runners this year and 38.9% of them ended up scoring. The Padres have dispatched 156 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Padres have converted 71.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of 4,074 innings, which has them ranked 2nd in the majors. The San Diego Padres have notched a total of 1,358 putouts so far this season, in addition to 437 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .991 which ranks 4th in the majors, and they have turned 37 double plays.

Darvish has pitched in 1,542 innings and has 1,845 punch outs so far in his MLB career. Darvish (98-78 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.48 while facing 6,323 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.51 (601 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.125. He has allowed 1,239 hits (7.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 496 walks.

The New York Yankees have an OBP of .307 as well as a team batting average of .234 on the season. They have been rung up on 444 occasions (16th in the league) and have 408 base hits. New York has accounted for 78 home runs so far this year and 232 runs batted in. The Yankees have a slugging percentage of .414 and they have an average of 4.53 runs per game (13th in the league). They have recorded 64 two-baggers, while getting a free base 175 times as well as earning 240 runs.

The Yankees are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.245 in addition to having a FIP of 4.16 as a team on the year. They come in at 8th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 409. The New York pitching staff have conceded 217 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 3.78 (199 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.10 (479 strikeouts against 180 free passes). They have surrendered 57 long balls and they give up 4.13 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league).

New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 40.0% of 90 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 62 times in high leverage situations and on 62 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 45 save situations, the Yankees have accumulated 23 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. They sit at 12th in baseball with a save rate of 68.2%, and they have sent 166 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this season. New York has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 22 save opportunities and they have recorded 15 saves.

In 4,263 innings on the diamond, the Yankees have a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (6th in pro baseball). The New York Yankees have gotten 43 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in professional baseball). The Yankees have recorded 458 assists, 29 errors and have earned a total of 1,421 putouts over the course of the season.

Cole (135-71 career mark) is the owner of a 3.21 earned run average while surrendering 7.6 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.48 and he has gone up against 6,927 hitters thus far in his career. He has surrendered 612 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.101 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. During his MLB career, Cole has conceded 1,446 hits while totaling 2,000 strikeouts in 1,717 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-135)

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