Draftkings Best MLB Showdown Picks: Phillies vs. Twins 7/24/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Minnesota Twins. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Philadelphia Phillies vs. Minnesota Twins 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 Philadelphia Phillies vs. Minnesota Twins matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Aaron Nola, Pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies $12,00

On Wednesday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the final Game of a three Game Interleague series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Minnesota Twins.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Philadelphia Phillies arrive at this evening’s third game of this three game interleague series with the Minnesota Twins playing below average baseball. Let me be more specific. The Philadelphia Phillies have lost five of the team’s last eight games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a including a 4-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates four days ago.

Similar to the Philadelphia Phillies, the Minnesota Twins are not playing good baseball either. The Minnesota Twins have lost seven of the team’s last nine Games played this season, including a 6-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers last week.

It should be noted that, last night, the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Minnesota Twins 3-0 in the second Game of this three Game interleague series.

Now that we have determined how both of these baseball teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to this afternoon’s contest. Philadelphia pitcher Aaron Nola has quickly established himself as a valuable member of the Philadelphia Phillies starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has Nola been playing from a statistical standpoint in 2024? Let’s review Aaron Nola’s recent game data to answer that question.

In the 20 games that Aaron Nola has pitched for the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2024 MLB regular season, Nola has posted a respectable 3.54 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.04 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added 120 strikeouts while allowing only 28 walks. It has to be said, those are the type of DFS numbers I need to see from a player that I select for the captain position of a Draftkings MLB showdown contest.

For the reasons just noted, I am rolling with Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola as my captain for this one game DFS contest.

Flex Plays

Christian Vazquez, Catcher, Minnesota Twins $3,600

Minnesota catcher Christian Vazquez continues to be an important part of the Minnesota Twins lineup in 2024. In his last two Games played for the Minnesota Twins this season, Twins catcher Christian Vazquez accumulated two hits, one run batted in, and one walk in five plate appearances.

Additional flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): Bryce Harper, First Baseman (Philadelphia Phillies) $9,200: Trea Turner, Shortstop (Philadelphia Phillies) $9,600.