Draftkings Best MLB Showdown Picks: Mets vs. Mariners 8/11/24

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-Luis Castillo, Starting Pitcher, Seattle Mariners $11,800

On Sunday night, Major League Baseball presents the final 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 arrive at this evening’s National League contest playing average baseball. Let’s review the Mets recent Game data to better shed light on my previous statement. The New York Mets have won five of the team’s last ten Games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 6-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies last week.

Conversely, the Seattle Mariners arrive at the final Game of this three-Game interleague series playing quality baseball. Let me be more specific. The Seattle Mariners have won three consecutive baseball Games, including a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers three days ago.

It should be noted that the Seattle Mariners defeated the New York Mets 4-0 in last night’s second game of this three game interleague series.

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

In the 22 games that Luis Castillo has pitched for the Seattle Mariners in the 2024 MLB regular season, Castillo has posted a 3.38 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.17 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added a whopping 139 strikeouts while allowing 38 walks.

More recently, in the Seattle Mariners 10-6 win over the Boston Red Sox ten days ago, Seattle hurler Luis Castillo pitched well. Let me be more specific. Castillo pitched six quality innings striking out five Boston batters while allowing six hits and one walk in the Mariners victory over the Red Sox just noted. I fully expect Luis Castillo will continue to pitch at a high level versus the Mets later today.

For the reasons just noted, I am backing Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Luis Castillo at the captain position for this one game DFS MLB Showdown slate.

Flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): Luis Severino, Starting Pitcher (New York Mets) $11,600: Randy Arozarena, Outfielder (Seattle Mariners) $9,400: Francisco Lindor, Shortstop (New York Mets) $9,800.