Padres-Yankees Preview

The San Diego Padres and the New York Yankees will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Yankee Stadium. The Padres will give the ball to starter Randy Wolf in this one. Lefthander Wolf is 5-4 this season with a 3.83 ERA. The Yankees will counter Wolf with Andy Pettitte. Lefthander Pettitte has a 4.64 ERA to go along with a 6-5 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Padres lost to Cleveland 7-3 as a +160 underdog on Sunday. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8.5). Khalil Greene was 2-4 with an RBI for San Diego and Greg Maddux was tagged with the loss after giving up five runs (two were earned) on eight hits in six innings. The Yankees slammed Houston 13-0 as a -125 favorite on Sunday. The 13 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9). Alex Rodriguez hit two home runs and had three RBI for the Yankees, while Jorge Posada homered and had three RBI in the win. Current streak: New York has won 4 straight games. Team records: San Diego: 31-40 SU New York: 37-33 SU San Diego most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing NY Yankees are 2-4 After playing Cleveland are 3-5 After a loss are 7-3 New York most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing San Diego are 3-3 After playing Houston are 4-1 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games San Diego is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games on the road San Diego is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games on the road NY Yankees are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing San Diego NY Yankees are 9-3 SU in their last 12 games at home Next up: NY Yankees home to San Diego, Wednesday, June 18