Draftkings Best MLB Showdown Picks: Mariners vs. Red Sox 7/31/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the Boston Red Sox and the Seattle Mariners. Let’s take a look at this MLB Game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Boson Red Sox vs. Seattle Mariners Game let’s review the rules for the Draftkings single Game showdown contest.

Draftkings Single Game Showdown Contest Rules

You have $50,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team captain. The captain accumulates 1.5 times the standard fantasy points. Additionally, the captain is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.

The remaining four players in your lineup will receive the standard fantasy points. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your captain position if you hope to win a large field DFS GPP (guaranteed prize pool) showdown contest.

If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game showdown contest, I recommend that you check out the Draftkings website for more details.

*I recommend that all readers review the starting lineups for both teams prior to setting your DFS lineup for this one game slate.

Here are my Draftkings picks for this afternoon’s Boston Red Sox vs. Seattle Mariners matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-George Kirby, Pitcher, Seattle Mariners $11,600

On Wednesday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three game American League series between the Boston Red Sox and the Seattle Mariners.

How are these two teams playing entering this evening’s Major League Baseball Game? The Seattle Mariners arrive at the third Game of this three Game American League series with the Boston Red Sox playing rather below average baseball. Let’s review Seattle’s recent Game data to better shed light on my previous statement. The Seattle Mariners have lost nine of the team’s last 14 Games played this season, including a including a 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Angels three days ago.

Similar to the Mariners, the Boston Red Sox have not been playing well recently. The Red Sox have lost eight of the team’s last 14 Games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 8-2 loss to the New York Yankees three days ago.

It should also be noted that the Seattle Mariners defeated the Boston Red Sox 10-6 in last night’s second game of this three game American League series.

Now that we have determined how both of these American League teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to this afternoon’s contest. Seattle Mariners pitcher George Kirby has quickly established himself as one of the best starting pitchers in the American League. Having stated that, how has Kirby been playing from a statistical standpoint this season? Let’s review George Kirby’s recent game data to answer that question.

In the 22 games that George Kirby has played for the Seattle Mariners in 2024, Kirby has posted an impressive 3.03 ERA (Earned Run Average), 0.98 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added 129 strikeouts while allowing only 19 walks.

More recently, in the Seattle Mariners dominating 10-0 win over the Chicago White Sox five days ago, Seattle Mariners pitcher George Kirby pitched exceptionally well. More specifically, in the Mariners victory over the White Sox just noted, Kirby pitched seven quality innings, striking out seven Chicago batters while allowing only six hits and one walk.

For the reasons just mentioned, I am rolling with Seattle Mariners pitcher George Kirby as my captain for this one game MLB DFS Showdown slate.

Flex plays I like to play well (Draftkings price noted): Brayan Bello, Starting Pitcher, (Boston Red Sox) $10,400: Rafael Devers, Third Baseman (Boston Red Sox) $9,000: Cal Raleigh, Catcher (Seattle Mariners) $8,600.