Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Phillies vs. Mariners 8/4/24

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

Before we dive into the Philadelphia Phillies 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 Philadelphia Phillies vs. Seattle Mariners matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Zack Wheeler, Pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies $11,800

On Sunday evening, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three game interleague series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Seattle Mariners.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s Major League Baseball Game? Frankly, the Philadelphia Phillies enter tonight’s third Game of this three Game interleague series playing below average baseball. Let me be more specific. The Philadelphia Phillies have lost seven of the team’s last eight Games played this season, including a 14-4 loss to the New York Yankees last week.

In direct contrast to the Phillies, the Seattle Mariners have been playing good baseball recently. Let’s review the Mariners recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement. The Seattle Mariners have won six of the team’s last eight games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a dominating 10-0 shutout victory over the Chicago White Sox five days ago.

It should also be noted that the Seattle Mariners defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 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 this evening’s contest. Philadelphia pitcher Zack Wheeler has established himself as one of the best starting pitchers in the National League in 2024. Having stated that, how has Wheeler been playing from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Wheeler’s recent game data to answer that question.

In the 21 games that Zack Wheeler has pitched for the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2024 MLB regular season, Wheeler has posted a 2.94 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.02 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added a whopping 139 strikeouts while allowing 40 walks.

More recently, in the Philadelphia Phillies 3-0 shutout victory over the Minnesota Twins ten days ago, Philadelphia pitcher Zack Wheeler pitched rather well. More specifically, in the Phillies win over the Twins just noted, Wheeler pitched seven quality innings, striking out seven Twins batters while allowing only three hits and two walks.

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 Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler as my captain for this one Game MLB DFS slate.

Flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): Lucas Gilbert, Starting Pitcher (Seattle Mariners) $11,400: Trea Turner, Shortstop (Philadelphia Phillies) $9,800: Randy Arozarena, Outfielder (Seattle Mariners) $8,000.