Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Nationals vs. Cubs 9/20/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the Washington Nationals and the Chicago Cubs. Let’s take a look at this MLB Game from a Draftkings perspective.

Prior to discussing the Washington Nationals vs. Chicago Cubs 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 afternoon’s Washington Nationals vs. Chicago Cubs matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Jameson Taillon, Pitcher, Chicago Cubs $11,000

On Friday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a four game National League series between the Washington Nationals and the Chicago Cubs.

How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB Game? The Chicago Cubs arrive at the second Game of this four Game National League series with the Washington Nationals playing below average baseball. The Cubs have lost five of the team’s last eight Games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 10-8 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers last week.

Similar to the Chicago Cubs, the Washington Nationals have not been playing good baseball recently. Let me be more specific. The Nationals have lost four of the team’s last five Games played this season, including an embarrassing 10-0 shutout loss to the New York Mets three days ago.

It should be noted that the Chicago Cubs defeated the Washington Nationals 7-6 in last night’s opening game of this four game National League series.

Now that we have determined how both of these Major League Baseball teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this evening’s contest. Chicago pitcher Jameson Taillon has certainly been an important part of the Chicago Cubs starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has Taillon been playing from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Taillon’s recent game data to answer that question.

In the 26 games that Jameson Taillon has pitched for the Chicago Cubs in the 2024 MLB regular season, Taillon has posted a respectable 3.54 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.16 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added 119 strikeouts while allowing only 29 walks.

More recently, in the Chicago Cubs 2-1 victory over the New York Yankees 12 days ago, Chicago pitcher Jameson Taillon pitched rather well. More specifically, Taillon pitched six quality innings striking out six New York batters while scattering six hits and two walks in the Chicago Cubs win over the Yankees.

In my opinion, Jameson Tailon is the most likely player to post the most fantasy points in this afternoon’s MLB regular season game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jameson Taillon at the captain position for this Draftkings MLB Showdown contest.

Additional flex plays I like this evening (Draftkings price noted): Ian Happ, Outfielder (Chicago Cubs) $8,200: Seiya Suzuki, Outfielder (Chicago Cubs) $9,000: CJ Abrams, Shortstop (Washington Nationals) $9,600: Jose Tena, Second Baseman (Washington Nationals) $6,000.