Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Yankees vs. Mariners 9/17/24

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

Prior to discussing the New York Yankees 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 New York Yankees vs. Seattle Mariners matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

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

On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three game American League series between the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners.

How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB Game? The New York Yankees arrive at the first Game of this three Game American League series with the Seattle Mariners playing quality baseball. The Yankees have won five of the team’s last seven Games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 7-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox three days ago.

Similar to the New York Yankees, the Seattle Mariners have been playing rather good baseball recently. More specifically, the Mariners have won four of the team’s last five games played this season, including an impressive 7-0 shutout win over the Texas Rangers last week.

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 3.18 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.17 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added a whopping 156 strikeouts while allowing 70 walks.

More recently, in the New York Yankees 5-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals five days ago, Yankees pitcher Luis Gil pitched exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. In the New York Yankees win over the Kansas City Royals just mentioned, Gil pitched five quality innings, striking out five Kansas City batters while scattering five hits and allowing two walks.

In my opinion, Luis Gil is the most likely player to post the most fantasy points in tonight’s MLB regular season Game. For that specific reason, I am backing New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil as my captain for this one Game MLB Draftkings slate.

Flex plays I like (Draftkings price noted): Bryan Woo, Starting Pitcher, (Seattle Mariners) $11,400: Julio Rodriquez, Outfielder (Seattle Mariners) $7,400: Aaron Judge, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $9,800: Randy Arozarena, Outfielder (Seattle Mariners) $7,200.