New York Yankees vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 5/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs San Diego Padres

Date: Sunday, May 26, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+100) San Diego (-118)

The New York Yankees (36-17) are hitting the road to Petco Park on Sunday where they will take on the San Diego Padres (27-27). The moneyline on this contest has the Yankees at +100 while the Padres are coming in at -118. The betting total comes in at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Clarke Schmidt and Joe Musgrove.

As a team, the New York Yankees are notching 4.9 runs per game, which is 6th in baseball. They have tallied 260 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .337. The Yankees have hit 77 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 79 balls out of the park. They have tallied 249 runs batted in in addition to 455 hits on the season, while their team batting average sits at .257. New York owns a slugging percentage of .440 and have struck out 397 times, while drawing a walk on 204 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.68 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.14. Yankees pitchers have relinquished 48 home runs and also 168 runs (1st in the league). New York has allowed 365 base hits (6.9 per 9 innings) and 148 earned runs. The Yankees have a team earned run average of 2.81 on the year (1st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 464 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 173 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.77 as a team for the season.

Yankees bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 61 times in addition to having 54 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have notched 26 holds so far this year (19th in the league). The Yankees relief pitchers have a save percentage of 73.1% and has come into the game in 53 save situations. They have compiled 19 saves on the campaign and have not converted 7 out of their 26 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 88 runners for the season with 31.8% of those players ended up scoring. The Yankees have sent 155 relievers to the hill this season.

The New York Yankees have accumulated 1,422 putouts thus far, in addition to 431 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them sitting 16th in the majors, and have accumulated 40 double plays. The Yankees have converted 72.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 4,266 innings, which has them sitting 2nd in MLB.

Schmidt (19-17 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.12 and he has faced 1,225 batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 279 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 96 free passes. His earned run average is 4.01 (127 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.316. Schmidt has taken the mound for 285 innings and has tallied 279 punch outs thus far in his career.

The Padres have a SLG% of .391 and they have an average of 4.48 runs per game (11th in the league). They have put up 78 doubles, while walking 167 times and earning 242 runs. San Diego has compiled 52 long balls on the campaign to go along with 232 RBIs. They have been rung up on 392 occasions (24th in MLB) and have totaled 470 base hits. The San Diego Padres hold a team OBP of .322 and a batting average of .257 over the course of the season.

The San Diego pitching staff have conceded 234 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.00 (213 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 62 home runs and they yield 4.40 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball). The Padres have a WHIP of 1.217 with a FIP of 3.98 as a team this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.90 (476 strikeouts against 162 free passes). They are sitting at 19th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 421.

San Diego has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 21 save opportunities and they have tallied 15 saves. They are ranked 8th in the league with a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 175 relievers to the mound this season. Their relievers have come in 46 times in high leverage situations in addition to 59 occasions with base runners. San Diego relievers hold an inherited score rate of 35.4% out of their 82 inherited base runners. With 45 save situations, the Padres have 23 holds and also 6 blown saves.

The San Diego Padres have gotten 42 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (13th in the majors). The Padres have accrued 431 assists, 29 errors and have earned 1,438 putouts for the season. In 4,314 innings played, the Padres have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (8th in professional baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Musgrove has given up 928 base knocks while he has totaled 988 punch outs in 1,000 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 425 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.182 and having a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.89 and he has gone up against 4,169 batters in his career. Musgrove (63-61 career mark) has earned a 3.82 ERA while allowing 8.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego (-118)

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