It is game two of the weekend interleague series as the New York Yankees visit the San Diego Padres. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Yankees-Padres prediction and pick.

The Yankees enter the series after taking two of four from the Mariners and sitting in first place in the AL East. Meanwhile, the Padres enter the series in second in the NL West at 27-25. They have just won two of three over the Reds. these two will open their series with the Padres on Friday night. Carlos Rodon will be on the moon for the Yankees. He is 5-2 with a 3.27 ERA. Meanwhile, Yu Darvish will be going for the Padres. He is 4-1 with a 2.08 ERA.

Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel. 

MLB Odds: Yankees-Padres Odds

New York Yankees: -1.5 (+158)

Moneyline: +100

San Diego Padres: +1.5 (-192)

Moneyline: -118

Over: 7.5 (-115)

Under: 7.5 (-105)

How to Watch Yankees vs. Padres

Time: 9:40 ET/6:40 PT

TV: MLB.TV, YES

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Why The Yankees Will Cover The Spread/Win

The Yankees are third in the majors in runs scored while sitting fourth in batting average, second in slugging, and second in on-base percentage. Juan Soto has led the way this year. He is hitting .312 on the year with a .409 on-base percentage. He has nine doubles, a triple, and 13 home runs. This has led to 41 RBIs and 38 runs scored. Aaron Judge leads the team in home runs this year. He has 17 doubles and 15 home runs while hitting .276 on the year. He is also getting on base at a .416 rate. Judge has also scored 34 times this year.

Anthony Volpe is also having a great year. He is hitting .278 on the year with a .349 on-base percentage. He has nine doubles, two triples, and six home runs. This has led to 23 RBIs. Further, Volpe has stolen ten bases and scored 32 times. Meanwhile, Giancarlo Stanton is driving in runs this year. He is hitting .246 on the year with a .296 on-base percentage. Stanton has eight doubles and 12 home runs, leading to 27 RBIs. He has also scored 22 times this year.

Yankees pitching is first in team ERA while sitting fifth in WHIP and first in opponent batting average. Marcus Stroman will be on the mound in this one for the Yankees. He is 3-2 on the year with a 3.05 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP. He has been solid this month, giving up six runs in his last 24.1 innings of work. Current members of the Padres have 92 at-bats against Stroman. They have hit just .207 with three home runs and 11 RBIs.

Why The Padres Will Cover The Spread/Win

The Padres are seventh in the majors in runs scored, while sitting third in batting average, sixth in base percentage, and 12th in slugging. Jurickson Profar has been amazing for the Padres this year. He is hitting .337 on the year with a .431 on-base percentage. He has ten doubles and seven home runs, leading to 32 RBIs. Further, Profar has stolen three bases and scored 32 times. Leading the team in home runs this year is Jake Cronenworth and Fernando Tatis Jr. Cronenworth is hitting .263 on the year with a .329 on-base percentage. He has ten doubles and eight home runs, leading to 34 RBIs. Cronenworth has also scored 22 times this year. Luis Arraez has eight straight multi-hit games and is one of the hottest hitters in baseball.

Meanwhile, Tatis leads the team in runs scored this year. Tatis is hitting .246 on the year with a .329 on-base percentage. He has hit eight doubles and eight home runs, leading to 26 RBIs. Tatis has also stolen six bases and scored 34 times this year. Luis Campusano rounds out the hottest bats so far this year. He is hitting .257 on the year with a .298 on-base percentage. He has four home runs and ten doubles, leading to 25 RBIs and 21 runs scored.

The Padres are 15th in the majors in ERA this year, while sitting ninth in WHIP and 11th in opponent batting average. Dylan Cease will be on the mound for the Padres. He is 5-3 on the year with a 3.05 ERA and a .93 WHIP. Last time out he went four innings and gave up five runs. Current Yankees have 46 career at-bats against Cease, giving up 12 hits, with three home runs and 13 RBIs.

Final Yankees-Padres Prediction & Pick

Cease has been hit or miss as of late. In his first five starts of the season, Cease gave up six runs in 29.2 innings. Since then,. Cease has given up 14 runs in five starts over 29.1 innings of work. The Yankees have had solid success against Cease and they have been great at the plate as of late. Further, the overall pitching staff has been better for the Yankees. Expect them to get the win in this one.

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Final Yankees-Padres Prediction & Pick: Yankees ML (+100)