The New York Yankees host the San Diego Padres tonight to conclude their three-game series at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. ET. Tonight's Yankees game is available exclusively for streaming on Amazon Prime Video. The teams enter the rubber game tied at one win each.
New York evened the series Tuesday night with a 12-3 victory. The win followed a rain-affected 4-3 loss in the opener. The Yankees broke open the game Tuesday with a 10-run outburst in the seventh inning. Catcher Austin Wells drove in five runs, including a grand slam, during the inning.
Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. had given San Diego a brief lead in the seventh inning Tuesday before New York responded. The loss snapped a six-game winning streak for the San Diego Padres.
Right-hander Dylan Cease is expected to pitch for the Padres. He holds a 1-2 record with a 5.61 ERA over seven starts this season. Left-hander Max Fried is scheduled to start for the New York Yankees. Fried is currently undefeated with a 6-0 record and a 1.01 ERA across seven starts.
Cease has faced the Yankees five times in his career, posting a 1-2 record with a 6.39 ERA. His most recent start against them was a loss in May 2024. Fried has faced San Diego five times in regular season play, holding a 3-1 record and a 2.30 ERA. His last outing against the Padres was in the 2024 postseason while with a previous team.
Betting odds list the Yankees as favorites for Wednesday's contest. The run line shows the Padres +1.5 runs, while the Yankees are -1.5 runs. The total for the game is set at 8 runs.
Following tonight's game, the Yankees have an off day Thursday before beginning a six-game road trip. They will play series against the Athletics and Seattle Mariners. The team returns home later to face the Mets.
Prime Video will carry several other Yankees games later in the 2025 season. The schedule includes home games against the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Guardians, Los Angeles Angels, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies, as well as road games against the Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, Toronto Blue Jays, Houston Astros, and Minnesota Twins.
