Draftkings Best MLB Showdown Picks: Rockies vs. Giants 7/26/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the Colorado Rockies and the San Francisco Giants. Let’s take a look at this MLB Game from a Draftkings perspective.

Prior to discussing the Colorado Rockies vs. San Francisco Giants 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 Colorado Rockies vs. San Francisco Giants matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Kyle Freeland, Pitcher, Colorado Rockies $10,600

On Friday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a four game National League series between the Colorado Rockies and the San Francisco Giants.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB Game? The Colorado Rockies arrive at this evening’s first Game of this four Game National League series with the San Francisco Giants playing rather below average baseball. Let’s review the Rockies recent Game data to better shed light on my previous statement. The Colorado Rockies have lost eight of the team’s last 14 Games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a including a 6-0 shutout loss to the Boston Red Sox three days ago.

Similar to the Colorado Rockies, the San Francisco Giants have not been playing good baseball recently. More specifically, the San Francisco Giants have lost five of the team’s last seven Games played this season, including a 8-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers three days ago.

Now that we have determined how both of these Major League Baseball teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to tonight’s game. Talented Colorado Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeland has certainly pitched at a high level when give the opportunity to do so this season. Having stated that, how has Freeland been playing from a statistical standpoint in 2024? Let’s review Kyle Freeland’s recent game data to answer that question.

In the nine games that Kyle Freeland has pitched for the Colorado Rockies in the 2024 MLB regular season, Freeland has posted a 4.63 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.54 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added 34 strikeouts while allowing 14 walks.

For the reasons just noted, I am backing Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Kyle Freeland as my captain for this one game DFS MLB contest.

Flex Plays

Charlie Blackmon, Outfielder, Colorado Rockies $8,400

Colorado outfielder Charlie Blackmon certainly brings a quality bat to this Colorado Rockies lineup. In his last two games played for the Colorado Rockies in the 2024 MLB regular season, Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon has accumulated four hits (one home run), six runs scored, and one walk in ten plate appearances.

Additional flex plays I like to play well tonight (Draftkings price noted): Kyle Harrison, Starting Pitcher (San Francisco Giants) $11,400.: Matt Chapman, Third Baseman (San Francisco Giants) $8,400.