Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Angels vs. Yankees 8/6/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the Los Angeles Angels and the New York Yankees. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Los Angeles Angels vs. New York Yankees 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 tonight’s Los Angeles Angels vs. New York Yankees matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Luis Gil, Pitcher, New York Yankees $11,400

On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three game American League series between the Los Angeles Angels and the New York Yankees.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s Major League Baseball game? The New York Yankees arrive at this evening’s first game of this three game American League series with the Los Angeles Angels playing exceptionally good baseball. Let me be more specific. The New York Yankees have won seven of the team’s last eight games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including an 8-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays three days ago.

In direct contrast to the New York Yankees, the Los Angeles Angels have been playing below average baseball entering this evening’s contest. Let’s review the Angels recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement. The Los Angeles Angels have lost six of the team’s last ten games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 5-4 loss to the Colorado Rockies last week.

Now that we have determined how both of these Major League Baseball teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this tonight’s Game. New York pitcher Luis Gil has certainly established himself as a valuable member of the New York Yankees starting pitching rotation in 2024. Having stated that, how has Gil been playing from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Gil’s recent Game data to answer that question.

In the 21 Games that Luis Gil has pitched for the New York Yankees in the 2024 MLB regular season, Gil has posted a 3.20 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.10 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added a whopping 132 strikeouts while allowing 53 walks.

More recently, in the New York Yankees dominating 14-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies eight days ago, Yankees pitcher Luis Gil pitched rather well. More specifically, in the Yankees win over the Phillies just noted, Gil pitched 5.1 quality innings, striking out eight Phillies batters while allowing five hits and three walks.

In conclusion, I am backing New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil as my captain for this one game MLB DFS slate.

Flex plays I like (Draftkings price noted): Davis Daniel, Starting Pitcher (Los Angeles Angels) $10,800: Juan Soto, Outfielder, (New York Yankees) $9,600: Ben Rice, First Baseman (New York Yankees) $8,000: Zach Neto, Shortstop (Los Angeles Angels) $7,000.