Padres vs Yankees Picks and Prediction – 5/6/2025

The San Diego Padres play the second game of a three-game series Tuesday versus the New York Yankees. San Diego is 22-11 following its 4-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Stephen Kolek pitched 5.2 Innings of shutout baseball in his first start in the majors for the Padres. San Diego is second in the National League West, a half-game behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our expert MLB picks.

Fernando Tatis Jr is batting .328 with eight home runs, 18 RBI, 40 hits, and an on-base percentage of .399 to lead San Diego in the five categories. Gavin Sheets is second in home runs with four. San Diego is batting. 260 with a .393 slugging percentage. On Tuesday, San Diego will send Michael King to the mound. The right-hander is 4-1 with a 2.09 ERA, 46 Ks, and 12 BBs.

The New York Yankees dropped to 19-15 following Sunday’s 7-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. New York opened its series with Tampa Bay by defeating the Rays 3-0, but lost each of the next two games of that series. The Yankees have lost three of the last four but hold a two-game lead at the top of the American League East over the Boston Red Sox.

Aaron Judge is batting .423 with 11 home runs, 33 RBI, 55 hits, and an on-base percentage of .510 to lead New York in the five categories. Ben Rice is second in home runs with eight. New York is batting .262 with a .470 slugging percentage. On Tuesday, New York will send Clarke Schmidt to the mound. The right-hander is 0-1 with a 5.52 ERA, 15 Ks, and 9 BBs.

The play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in seven of San Diego's last 10, seven of San Diego's last nine versus New York, and eight of New York's last 11. San Diego starter Michael King has had four straight strong outings, allowing three runs on 13 hits across 25.1 innings. New York starter Clarke Schmidt will make his first appearance since April 27th, when he gave up just one run on one hit across five innings. Final Score Prediction: New York Yankees win but our best play is UNDER 4-2.