Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Orioles vs. Dodgers 8/27/24

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

Before we dive into the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Baltimore Orioles 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 Baltimore Orioles vs. Los Angeles Dodgers matchup.

Draftkings Picks

Captain-Jack Flaherty, Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers $12,400

On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three game interleague series between the Baltimore Orioles and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB Game? The Baltimore Orioles arrive at this evening’s contest playing below average baseball. Let me be more specific. The Orioles have lost eight of the team’s last 14 Games played in 2024, including a 4-3 loss to the New York Mets last week.

In direct contrast to the Baltimore Orioles, the Los Angeles Dodgers arrive at tonight’s game with the Baltimore Orioles playing rather good baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have won 12 of the team’s last 16 games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays two days ago.

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 the Dodgers hurler been playing from a statistical standpoint in 2024? Let’s review Jack Flaherty’s recent game data to answer that question.

In the 22 games that Jack Flaherty has played for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2024, Flaherty has posted an impressive 3.00 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.01 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added a massive 162 strikeouts while allowing only 24 walks.

More recently, in the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 win over the Seattle Mariners six days ago, Los Angeles starting pitcher Jack Flaherty certainly pitched at a high level. Flaherty pitched five innings striking out five Seattle batters while allowing five hits and one walk in the Dodgers win over the Mariners.

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 to play well today (Draftkings price noted): Cole Irvin, Starting Pitcher (Baltimore Orioles) $10,600: Shohei Ohtani, First Baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers) $10,000: Gunnar Henderson, Shortstop (Baltimore Orioles) $9,000.