Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Guardians vs. Yankees 8/20/24

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

Prior to discussing the Cleveland Guardians 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 Cleveland Guardians vs. New York Yankees matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Luis Gil, Starting Pitcher, New York Yankees $12,000

On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball presents the first game of a three game American League series between the Cleveland Guardians and the New York Yankees.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Cleveland Guardians arrive at this evening’s opening game of this three game American League series with the New York Yankees playing subpar baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have lost three consecutive baseball games, including a 2-0 shutout loss to the Milwaukee Brewers two days ago.

Conversely, the New York Yankees arrive at tonight’s contest playing rather average baseball. Let me be more specific. The New York Yankees have won five of team’s last ten games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox last week.

New York pitcher Luis Gil has certainly established himself as a valuable member of the New York Yankees starting pitching rotation. Having stated that, how has Gil been pitching from a statistical standpoint in 2024? Let’s review Luis Gil’s recent Game data to answer that question.

In the 23 Games that Luis Gil has pitched for the New York Yankees in the 2024 MLB regular season, Luis Gil has posted a respectable 3.25 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.15 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added 141 strikeouts while allowing 60 walks.

More recently, in the New York Yankees 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels 11 days ago, New York starting pitcher Luis Gil certainly pitched at a high level. Luis Gil pitched five innings striking out six Los Angeles batters while allowing only two hits and four walks in the Yankees win over the Angels. I expect Yankees hurler Luis Gil to continue to post outstanding fantasy numbers versus the Cleveland Guardians later today.

Flex Plays

Aaron Judge, Outfielder, New York Yankees $10,000

New York outfielder Aaron Judge certainly brings a quality bat to this New York Yankees lineup. Let me provide Judge’s recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement. In his last seven games played for the New York Yankees in the 2024 MLB regular season, Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge has accumulated an impressive 12 hits (two home runs), five runs scored, and six walks in only 26 plate appearances.

Additional flex plays I like (Draftkings price noted): Jose Ramirez, Third Baseman, (Cleveland Guardians) $9,400: Juan Soto, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $9,600.