Draftkings Best MLB Showdown Picks: Mets vs. Mariners 8/10/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the Seattle Mariners and the New York Mets. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a Draftkings perspective.

Prior to discussing the Seattle Mariners vs. New York Mets 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 evening’s New York Mets vs. Seattle Mariners matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Sean Manaea, Starting Pitcher, New York Mets $11,600

On Saturday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three game interleague series between the New York Mets and the Seattle Mariners.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s Game? The New York Mets have been playing quality baseball entering this evening’s contest in Seattle. Let’s review the Mets recent Game data to better shed light on my previous statement. The New York Mets have won 11 of the team’s last 18 Games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 6-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies four days ago.

Conversely, the Seattle Mariners arrive at the second Game of this three-Game interleague series playing below average baseball. Let me be more specific. The Seattle Mariners have lost 13 of the team’s last 22 Games played this season, including a 6-0 shutout loss to the Philadelphia Phillies last week.

It should be noted that the Seattle Mariners defeated the New York Mets 6-0 in last night’s first Game of this three Game interleague series.

Now that we have determined how both of these Major League Baseball teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to this evening’s contest. New York pitcher Sean Manaea has established himself as a valuable member of the New York Mets starting pitching rotation in 2024. Having stated that, how has Manaea been playing from a statistical standpoint this season?

In the 22 games that Sean Manaea has pitched for the New York Mets in the 2024 MLB regular season, Manaea has posted a 3.30 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.18 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added 122 strikeouts while allowing 46 walks.

More recently, in the New York Mets 6-0 shutout win over the St. Louis Cardinals five days ago, Mets hurler Sean Manaea pitched exceptionally well. Manaea pitched seven quality innings striking out a whopping ten Cardinals batters while allowing six hits and zero walks in the New York Mets impressive victory over St. Louis. I fully expect Sean Manaea will continue to pitch at a high level versus the Mariners later today.

For the reasons just noted, I am backing New York Mets starting pitcher Sean Manaea at the captain position for this one game DFS MLB Showdown slate.

Flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): Logan Gilbert, Starting Pitcher (Seattle Mariners) $11,600: Pete Alonso, First Baseman (New York Mets) $8,400: Francisco Lindor, Shortstop (New York Mets) $9,600.