Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Padres vs. Giants 9/13/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a Draftkings perspective.

Prior to discussing the San Diego Padres vs. San Francisco Giants 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 San Diego Padres vs. San Francisco Giants matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

On Friday evening, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three game National League series between the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The San Diego Padres arrive at the first game of this National League series with the San Francisco Giants playing below average baseball. The Padres have lost four of the team’s last six games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 4-3 loss to the San Francisco Giants last week.

Similar to the San Diego Padres, the San Francisco Giants have not been playing good baseball recently. More specifically, the Giants have lost six of the team’s last ten Games played this season, including a 3-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers three days ago.

Now that we have determined how both of these National League teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to this evening’s contest. San Diego Padres pitcher Dylan Cease has certainly established himself as one of the best starting pitchers in the National League. Having stated that, how has Cease been playing from a statistical standpoint this season? Let’s review Cease’s recent Game data to answer that question.

In the 30 games that Dylan Cease has pitched for the San Diego Padres in 2024, Cease has posted a respectable 3.71 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.09 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added a whopping 205 strikeouts while allowing 60 walks.

Earlier this season, in the Padres dominating 10-0 shutout victory over the Washington Nationals, San Diego Padres pitcher Dylan Cease pitched at an exceptionally high level. In the Padres victory over the Nationals just noted, Cease pitched a complete Game no-hitter, striking out nine Washington Nationals batters in the process. Clearly, Cease is getting it done on the mound for the San Diego Padres in 2024.

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 San Diego Padres pitcher Dylan Cease as my captain for this one game MLB Draftkings DFS slate.

Flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): Logan Webb, Starting Pitcher (San Francisco Giants) $11,400: Fernando Tatis Jr., Outfielder (San Diego Padres) $9,500.