Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Blue Jays vs. Yankees 8/2/24

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

Before we dive into the New York Yankees vs. Toronto Blue Jays 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 New York Yankees vs. Toronto Blue Jays matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Kevin Gausman, Pitcher, Toronto Blue Jays $11,600

On Friday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three game American League series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB Game? The Toronto Blue Jays arrive at this evening’s first Game of this three Game American League series with the New York Yankees playing rather below average baseball. The Blue Jays have four of the team’s last five Games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a including an embarrassing 10-4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles last night.

Conversely, the New York Yankees have been playing good baseball recently. Let me be more specific. The Yankees have won five of the team’s last six Games played this season, including a dominating 14-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies three days ago.

Now that we have determined how both of these American League teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to this evening’s contest. Toronto pitcher Kevin Gausman has certainly established himself as one of the best starting pitchers in the American League in 2024. Having stated that, how has Gausman been playing from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Gausman’s recent game data to answer that question.

In the 21 games that Kevin Gausman has pitched for the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2024 MLB regular season, Gausman has posted a 4.03 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.26 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added a whopping 117 strikeouts while allowing 33 walks.

More recently, in the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 victory over the Texas Rangers five days ago, Toronto pitcher Kevin Gausman pitched rather well. More specifically, in the Blue Jays win over the Rangers just noted, Gausman pitched nine quality innings, striking out eight Texas Rangers batters while allowing only four hits and three walks.

As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct captain is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) contest. In suMMAry, I am rolling with Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Kevin Gausman as my captain for this one Game MLB DFS slate.

Flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): George Springers, Outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays) $8,800: Aaron Judge, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $10,000: Juan Soto, Outfielder, (New York Yankees) $9,400.