New York Yankees vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 5/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs San Diego Padres

Date: Saturday, May 25, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-126) San Diego (+108)

The San Diego Padres (27-26) will take on the New York Yankees (35-17) at Petco Park on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has New York at -126 while San Diego is coming in at +108. The betting total comes in at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Marcus Stroman and Dylan Cease.

The Yankees have accumulated 76 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 75 baseballs out of the park. New York has a slugging percentage of .434 and have struck out 390 times, while being walked on 202 occasions. As a unit, the New York Yankees are putting up 4.9 runs per outing, which has them at 6th in baseball. They have 242 runs batted in in addition to 445 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average is .257. They have notched a total of 252 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .338.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.69 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.14. Yankees pitchers have given up 48 home runs in addition to 168 runs in total (1st in baseball). New York has allowed 362 base hits (7.0 per 9 innings) and also 148 earned runs. The Yankees hold a team earned run average of 2.86 this year (1st in baseball), and they have struck out 458 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 170 opposing players and their FIP is 3.79 as a unit on the campaign.

The Yankees relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 73.1% and has entered the game in 53 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 86 base runners this year with 32.6% of them crossed home plate. Yankees pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 60 times as well as having 54 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have dispatched 153 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers have tallied 26 holds for the season (19th in MLB). They have accumulated 19 saves on the campaign and have not converted 7 of their 26 chances to get a save.

The Yankees have converted 72.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of 4,185 innings, ranking them 2nd in pro baseball. The New York Yankees are sitting with 1,395 putouts this year, in addition to 424 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .984 which has them ranked 16th in MLB, and they have turned 38 double plays.

Stroman (80-78 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.68 and he has faced 5,659 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 1,304 base hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) with 402 walks. His ERA is 3.63 (548 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.255. Stroman has taken the ball for 1,359 frames and has earned 1,139 strikeouts thus far in his career.

San Diego has accounted for 52 home runs so far this year to go along with 232 RBIs. They have recorded 78 doubles, while walking 164 times as well as notching 242 runs. The San Diego Padres have an OBP of .324 and a team batting average of .259 on the campaign. The Padres have a slugging percentage of .396 and they score 4.57 runs per contest (11th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 386 occasions (23rd in MLB) and have accounted for 467 hits.

The Padres hold a team WHIP of 1.215 and have a FIP of 3.91 as a unit over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.00 (469 strikeouts vs 160 free passes). They are currently ranked 18th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 411. They have given up 58 long balls and they give up 4.33 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB). The San Diego pitching staff have given up 226 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.92 (205 earned runs surrendered).

San Diego has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 21 save chances and they have tallied 15 saves. They are currently ranked 8th in baseball holding a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have sent 173 relief pitchers to the hill this season. Their relievers have come in 46 times in high leverage situations and on 58 occasions with runners on. San Diego relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.8% out of their 81 inherited base runners. Sitting with 45 save situations, the Padres have compiled 23 holds in addition to 6 blown saves.

The San Diego Padres have turned 42 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (13th in the majors). The Padres have racked up 422 assists, 29 errors and have accounted for 1,411 putouts over the course of the season. In 4,233 innings on the diamond, the Padres are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (9th in professional baseball).

During his MLB career, Cease has conceded 600 base hits and he has 865 K's in 717 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 300 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.275 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.75 and he has faced 3,053 hitters so far in his career. Cease (48-38 career record) has earned a 3.77 earned run average and has surrendered 7.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego (+108)

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