The Yankees (80-60) continue their swing along the West Coast with a weekend series in San Diego against the Padres (73-67).
Each of these teams is currently in the hunt for a playoff berth, but the Padres’ situation is far more tenuous. The Yankees are ten clear of the pack in the race for a Wild Card spot and are very much alive in the hunt for the division title trailing the Rays by just three games. The Padres are on the outside looking in, trailing the Diamondbacks by 0.5 games for the final Wild Card spot…and they are not catching the Dodgers in the NL West.
San Diego’s outlook is grim following a recent run of awful results. After being…
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