Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Royals vs. Braves 9/27/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the Kansas City Royals and the Atlanta Braves. Let’s take a look at this MLB Game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Kansas City Royals vs. Atlanta Braves 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 Kansas City Royals vs. Atlanta Braves matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Max Fried, Pitcher, Atlanta Braves $11,600

On Friday evening, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three game interleague series between the Kansas City Royals and the Atlanta Braves.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Atlanta Braves arrive at the first game of this interleague series with the Kansas City Royals playing rather good baseball. The Braves have won five of the team’s last six games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a dominating 15-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds last week.

Similar to the Atlanta Braves, the Kansas City Royals have been playing good baseball recently. More specifically, the Royals have won three of the team’s last four Games played this season, including a 3-0 shutout victory over the Washington Nationals two days ago.

Now that we have ascertained how both of these National League teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this evening’s game. Atlanta pitcher Max Fried has quickly ascended to be one of the best pitchers in the Atlanta Braves starting pitching rotation in 2024. Having stated that, how has Fried been playing from a statistical standpoint this season? Let’s review Max Fried’s recent game data to answer that question.

In the 28 Games that Max Fried has pitched for the Atlanta Braves in the 2024 MLB regular season, Fried has posted a respectable 3.42 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.20 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added 157 strikeouts while allowing 55 walks.

More recently, in the Atlanta Braves 6-2 victory over the Miami Marlins six days ago, Atlanta starting pitcher Max Fried pitched rather well. Fried pitched six quality innings striking out six Miami batters while scattering five hits and one walk in the Braves win over the Miami Marlins.

As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings MLB showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest. Having stated that, I am rolling with Braves starting pitcher Max Fried at the captain position for this Draftkings MLB Showdown contest.

Flex plays I like (Draftkings price noted): Brady Singer, Starting Pitcher (Kansas City Royals) $11,200: Marcell Ozuna, Outfielder (Atlanta Braves) $9,200: Bobby Witt Jr., Shortstop (Kansas City Royals) $10,000: Jorge Soler, Outfielder (Atlanta Braves) $7,800.