The Padres swept both series last week, two against the Giants and three over the weekend in Pittsburgh to move to within a half-game of the Dodgers in the division. The Padres are 8-7 on the road so far this year and their plus-38 run differential ranks sixth in the majors. The Yankees took two of three last year at Petco Park.

Merrill played the last two days with Double-A San Antonio, so the Padres are giving him Monday night off as the final stage of his rehab. Luis Campusano, who was recently called