Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Royals vs. Yankees 9/11/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a Draftkings perspective.

Prior to discussing the New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals 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 New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Luis Gil, Starting Pitcher, New York Yankees $11,200

On Wednesday evening, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three game American League series between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The New York Yankees arrive at the final game of this American League series with the Kansas City Royals playing quality baseball. The Yankees have won three of the team’s last five games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 3-0 shutout win over the Chicago Cubs five days ago.

Similar to the New York Yankees, the Kansas City Royals are playing rather good baseball entering this evening’s American League contest. Let me be more specific. The Royals have won five of the team’s last six games played this season, including a 4-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians last week.

It should be noted that the Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Yankees 5-0 in last night’s second game of this three game American League series.

Now that we have ascertained how both of these American League teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to this evening’s game. New York pitcher Luis Gil has certainly established himself as a valuable member of the New York Yankees starting pitching rotation in 2024. Having stated that, how has Gil been playing from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Gil’s recent game data to answer that question.

In the 25 games that Luis Gil has pitched for the New York Yankees in the 2024 MLB regular season, Gil has posted a 3.24 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.16 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added a whopping 151 strikeouts while allowing 58 walks.

More recently, in the New York Yankees dominating 3-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs five days ago, Yankees pitcher Luis Gil pitched rather well. More specifically, in the Yankees win over the Cubs just mentioned, Gil pitched six quality innings, striking out eight Chicago batters while allowing one hit and four walks.

In conclusion, I am backing New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil as my captain for this one Game MLB DFS slate.

Flex plays I like (Draftkings price noted): Cole Ragans, Starting Pitcher, (Kansas City Royals) $11,600: Bobby Witt, Shortstop (Kansas City Royals) $9,600: Aaron Judge, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $10,200.