Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Mariners vs. Dodgers 8/21/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Seattle Mariners. Let’s take a look at this MLB Game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Seattle Mariners 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 Seattle Mariners vs. Los Angeles Dodgers matchup.

Draftkings Picks

Captain-Jack Flaherty, Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers $12,000

On Wednesday night, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three game interleague series between the Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB Game? The Los Angeles Dodgers arrive at tonight’s Game with the Seattle Mariners playing quality baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have won nine of the team’s last 12 Games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 7-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals four days ago.

In direct contrast to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Seattle Mariners arrive at the third game of this three game interleague series playing subpar baseball. More specifically, the Seattle Mariners have lost seven of the team’s last eight games played this season, including a 15-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers last week.

It should be noted that the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Seattle Mariners 6-3 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 tonight’s game. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jack Flaherty has quickly established himself as one of the best starting pitchers in the National League. Having stated that, how has Flaherty been playing from a statistical standpoint in 2024? Let’s review Jack Flaherty’s recent game data to answer that question.

In the 21 Games that Jack Flaherty has played for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2024, Flaherty has posted a respectable 3.03 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.01 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added a massive 157 strikeouts while allowing 23 walks.

More recently, in the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates 12 days ago, Los Angeles starting pitcher Jack Flaherty certainly pitched at a high level. Let me be more specific. Flaherty pitched five innings striking out ten Pittsburgh batters while allowing nine hits and one walk in the Dodgers win over the Pirates.

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 Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Jacl Flaherty as my captain for this one game MLB DFS slate.

Flex plays I like (Draftkings price noted): Logan Gilbert, Starting Pitcher (Seattle Mariners) $11,400: Shohei Ohtani, First Baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers) $9,600: Julio Rodriquez, Outfielder (Seattle Mariners) $7,800.