Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Blue Jays vs. Red Sox 8/26/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Toronto Blue Jays vs. Boston Red Sox 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 Toronto Blue Jays vs. Boston Red Sox matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Jose Berrios, Starting Pitcher, Toronto Blue Jays $11,800

On Monday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening Game of a five Game American League series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox.

How are these two teams playing entering tomorrow afternoon’s MLB game? The Toronto Blue Jays arrive at the first game of this five game American League series playing quality baseball. The Blue Jays have won six of the team’s last eight games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels to days ago.

In direct contrast to the Toronto Blue Jays, the Boston Red Sox arrive at this evening’s contest playing below average baseball. Let me be more specific. The Red Sox have lost seven of the team’s last 11 games played this season, including a 5-4 loss to the Houston Astros last week.

Now that we have determined how both of these American League teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to tonight’s Game. Toronto pitcher Jose Berrios has certainly established himself as a valuable member of the Toronto Blue Jays starting pitching rotation in 2024. Having stated that, how has Berrios been playing from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Berrios’s recent Game data to answer that question.

In the 26 Games that Jose Berrios has pitched for the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2024 MLB regular season, Berrios has posted a respectable 3.79 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.17 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added 123 strikeouts while allowing 46 walks.

More recently, in the Toronto Blue Jays 10-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds six days ago, Blue Jays starting pitcher Jose Berrios certainly pitched at a high level. More specifically, Berrios pitched seven innings striking out seven Reds batters while allowing only six hits and two walks in the Toronto Blue Jays win over Minnesota.

Flex Plays

Vladimir Guerrero Jr., First Baseman, Toronto Blue Jays $9,200

Toronto first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. continues to be an important part of the Toronto Blue Jays lineup this season. In his last two games played for the Blue Jays in the 2024 MLB regular season, Vladimir Guererro Jr. tallied four hits (one home run), three runs scored, four RBIs (runs batted in) and three walks in eight plate appearances.

Flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): Rafael Devers, Third Baseman (Boston Red Sox) $9,400: Jarren Duran, Outfielder (Boston Red Sox) $9,600.