New York Yankees vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 5/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs San Diego Padres

Date: Friday, May 24, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

The San Diego Padres (26-26) will try to beat the New York Yankees (34-17) at Petco Park on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound are Carlos Rodon and Yu Darvish.

As a squad, the New York Yankees are knocking in 4.8 runs per outing, which has them at 7th in MLB. They have 247 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .336. The Yankees have tallied 74 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 73 balls out of the park. They have 237 runs batted in and 434 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average is sitting at .255. New York has a slugging % of .431 and have been called out on strikes 386 times, while taking a walk on 197 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.67 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.15. Yankees pitchers have conceded 43 long balls and also 159 total runs (1st in the league). New York has surrendered 343 hits (7.0 per 9 innings) as well as 139 earned runs. The Yankees hold a team ERA of 2.86 so far this year (1st in baseball), and the staff has rung up 424 hitters. They have walked 159 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.76 as a team on the campaign.

Yankees relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 58 times as well as having 54 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 25 holds this year (18th in MLB). The Yankees bullpen have a save percentage of 72.0% and has entered the game in 51 save situations. They have accumulated 18 saves for the season and have missed out on 7 of their 25 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 82 base runners on the season with 34.1% of them ended up scoring. The Yankees have dispatched 150 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Yankees have turned 72.4% of baseballs in play into outs in their 4,104 innings, which has them sitting 4th in MLB. The New York Yankees are sitting with 1,368 putouts on the year, as well as 416 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which ranks 18th in MLB, and have accumulated 38 double plays.

Rodon (64-56 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.78 while facing 4,087 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 846 base knocks (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 363 walks. His earned run average is 3.80 (408 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.251. Rodon has taken the ball for 966 frames and has earned 1,066 K's during his MLB career.

San Diego has accumulated 52 long balls over the course of the season as well as 226 RBIs. They have tallied 74 two-baggers, while walking 162 times as well as earning 236 runs. The San Diego Padres hold an OBP of .324 in addition to a team batting average of .258 on the season. The Padres hold a team slugging percentage of .395 and they are scoring 4.54 runs per contest (11th in MLB). They have struck out on 378 occasions (26th in the league) and have notched a total of 455 base knocks.

The San Diego pitching staff have allowed 217 runs this year while holding an ERA of 4.00 (197 earned runs given up). They have given up 56 long balls and they surrender 4.41 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball). The Padres hold a team WHIP of 1.225 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.96 as a team this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.90 (438 strikeouts against 149 walks). They come in at 20th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 394.

San Diego relievers have an inherited score rate of 35.8% out of their 81 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 44 times in high leverage situations and also on 57 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 43 save situations, the Padres have earned 23 holds and also 5 blown saves. They are currently ranked 5th in baseball holding a save percentage of 73.7%, and they have dispatched 169 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the year. San Diego has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 19 save opportunities and they have walked away with 14 saves.

The San Diego Padres have turned 41 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (17th in baseball). The Padres have recorded 414 assists, 30 errors and have earned a total of 1,381 putouts so far this year. In 4,143 innings on the field, the Padres hold a efficiency on defense of 70.4% (9th in the majors).

Thus far in his career, Darvish has conceded 1,359 base knocks while tallying 1,975 strikeouts in 1,672 innings. He has allowed 659 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.133 and a FIP of 3.5. His K/BB ratio is 3.69 and he has gone up against 6,863 batters so far in his career. Darvish (107-86 mark in his career) has earned a 3.55 ERA while giving up 7.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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