The New York Yankees (36-17) and San Diego Padres (27-27) play the middle contest a 3-game interleague series Saturday at Petco Park. First pitch is scheduled for 9:40 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s'lines around the Yankees vs. Padres odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Yankees lead 1-0
The Yankees routed the Padres 8-0 in the series opener behind LHP Carlos Rodon Friday night, getting to the previously white-hot RHP Yu Darvish early and often.
Former Padres OF Juan Soto collected 2 hits, including a double and a home run, while driving in 2 runs. Rodon twirled 6 scoreless innings and scattered 3 hits with 3 walks to improve to 5-2 while lowering his ERA to 2.95.