New York Yankees vs San Diego Padres Picks and Predictions for Sunday, September 6th, 2026

By: Cameron Ross Published 09/06/2026, 12:52 AM ET

Yankees vs Padres Game Information

The New York Yankees stay on the road Sunday afternoon with a 4:10 PM matchup inside Petco Park in San Diego, CA, against the San Diego Padres. New York is 20 games above .500 this season, currently 4 games back in the American League Central, having won the last 6 following the victory in Game 2 of this series on Saturday. The San Diego Padres stay home Sunday, 6 games above .500 in the middle of the National League West standings after losing 4 of the last 6 games played. Stay up to date with our MLB Picks.

Yankees Preview

The New York Yankees offense has a .233 batting average this season, scoring 638 runs on 1088 hits. New York has a .311 OBP and a .408 team slugging percentage. New York's pitching has been its biggest strength, with a 3.23 team ERA. Cody Bellinger leads New York this season with a .265 batting average. Ben Rice has a .257 batting average and leads the team with 36 home runs and 88 RBIs.

Padres Preview

The San Diego Padres have a .237 batting average this season, having scored 597 runs on 1102 hits. San Diego has a .314 OBP and a .386 team batting average. San Diegoโ€™s pitching has carried them this season with a 3.91 team ERA, but they have allowed 21 runs across their last 4 losses. Fernando Tatis Jr. leads San Diegoโ€™s offensive season with a .282 batting average. Manny Machado is batting .220 and leads the team with 24 home runs and 75 RBIs.

Yankees vs Padres Pitching Matchup

Gerrit Cole will start Sunday for New York. Cole is 8-7 this season with a 3.29 ERA in 104 innings of work. Michael King will counter for San Diego at Petco Park. King is 9-9 with a 3.11 ERA and 141 strikeouts this year.

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Yankees vs Padres Pick

This should be a competitive pitcher's duel between 2 strong right-handers. King has the slightly better ERA, but New York has the more dangerous lineup and more ways to create runs in a close game. Take the Yankees to give Cole enough support and edge the Padres in the series finale.

  • Pick: New York Yankees -110
  • Secondary: ย Under 7
  • Lean:ย  Cody Bellingerย Over 1.5 Bases

Final Score Prediction:ย ย New York Yankees win 3-1.

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