New York Yankees (81-61, second in the AL East) vs. San Diego Padres (74-68, third in the NL West)
San Diego; Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Gerrit Cole (8-7, 3.29 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 110 strikeouts); Padres: Michael King (9-9, 3.11 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 141 strikeouts)
LINE: Yankees -113, Padres -108; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres and New York Yankees play on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series.
San Diego has gone 42-29 at home and 74-68 overall. The Padres have gone 35-14 in games when they did not give up a home run.
New York has an 81-61 record overall and a 44-30 record in road games. Yankees pitchers have a collective 3.21 ERA, which leads MLB.
The teams meet Sunday for the third time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jackson Merrill has 22 doubles, three triples and 22 home runs for the Padres. Ty France is 11 for 34 with two doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
Ben Rice has 36 home runs, 70 walks and 88 RBIs while hitting .261 for the Yankees. Cody Bellinger is 13 for 40 with four RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 3-7, .207 batting average, 3.06 ERA, outscored by eight runs
Yankees: 6-4, .265 batting average, 3.00 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs
INJURIES: Padres: Joe Musgrove: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Rengifo: 60-Day IL (knee), Gavin Sheets: 10-Day IL (foot), Nick Pivetta: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jason Adam: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Miguel Andujar: 10-Day IL (wrist), Jeremiah Estrada: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Lucas Giolito: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ramon Laureano: 60-Day IL (hip), Bryan Hoeing: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Yankees: Trent Grisham: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kervin Castro: 60-Day IL (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton: 60-Day IL (calf), Ryan Weathers: 15-Day IL (forearm), Aaron Judge: 60-Day IL (rib)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.