Draftkings Best MLB Showdown Picks: Twins vs. Mets 7/30/24

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

Prior to discussing the Minnesota Twins 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 Minnesota Twins vs. New York Mets matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Sean Manaea, Starting Pitcher, New York Mets $11,400

On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three game interleague series between the Minnesota Twins and the New York Mets.

How are these two teams playing entering this evening’s MLB Game? The Minnesota Twins arrive at the second Game of this three Game interleague series with the New York Mets playing decent baseball. Let’s review Minnesota’s recent Game data to better shed light on my previous statement. The Minnesota Twins have won four of the team’s last seven Games played this season, including a including a 5-0 shutout win over to the Detroit Tigers two days ago.

Similar to the Minnesota Twins, the New York Mets are also playing rather good baseball. Let me be more specific. The New York Mets have won six of the team’s last eight games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including an 8-4 win over the Atlanta Braves four days ago.

It should be noted that the New York Mets defeated the Minnesota Twins 15-2 in last night’s second 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 focus 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? Let’s take a look at Sean Manaea’s recent game data to answer that question.

In the 20 Games that Sean Manaea has pitched for the New York Mets in the 2024 MLB regular season, Manaea has posted a 3.74 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.28 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added 101 strikeouts while allowing 45 walks.

More recently, in the New York Mets 12-3 win over the New Yankees six days ago, Mets hurler Sean Manaea pitched rather average baseball. Manaea pitched 4.2 innings allowing three hits and two earned runs in the Mets victory over the New York Yankees. I think Manaea pitches far better versus the Twins 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): Carlos Santana, First Baseman (Minnesota Twins) $7,000: Pete Alonso, First Baseman (New York Mets) $9,200: Manuel Margot, Outfielder (Minnesota Twins) $4,200.