Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Yankees vs. Rangers 9/2/24

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

Prior to discussing the Texas Rangers vs. New York Yankees 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. Texas Rangers matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Gerrit Cole, Pitcher, New York Yankees $12,000

On Monday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening Game of a three Game American League series between the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB Game? The New York Yankees arrive at this evening’s Game with the Texas Rangers playing below average baseball. More specifically, the Yankees have lost four of the team’s last five Games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 5-2 loss to the Washington Nationals last week.

In direct contrast to the New York Yankees, the Texas Rangers are playing good baseball entering tonight’s American League contest. The Rangers have won five of the team’s last six games played this season, including an impressive 9-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics four days ago.

Now that we have ascertained how both of these American League teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to today’s game. New York pitcher Gerrit Cole has established himself as one of the best starting pitchers in the American League. Having stated that, how has the Yankees hurler been playing from a statistical standpoint in 2024? Let’s review Cole’s recent game data to answer that question.

In the 12 Games that Gerrit Cole has pitched for the New York Yankees in the 2024 MLB regular season, Cole has posted a 3.86 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.33 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added 69 strikeouts while allowing 22 walks.

More recently, in the New York Yankees 6-0 shutout win over the Cleveland Guardians ten days ago, New York starting pitcher Gerrit Cole pitched exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Cole pitched six quality innings striking out four Cleveland batters while allowing only one hit and five walks in the Yankees victory over the Guardians. It has to be said, those are the type of DFS numbers I need to see from a player that I select for the captain position.

Flex Plays

Aaron Judge, Outfielder, New York Yankee $10,000

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge is playing simply outstanding baseball. In his last seven games played for the New York Yankees, New York outfielder Aaron Judge tallied six hits (two home runs), three runs scored, and four walks in 25 plate appearances.

Additional flex plays I like (Draftkings price noted): Corey Seager, Shortstop (Texas Rangers) $9,000: Juan Soto, Outfielder, (New York Yankees) $9,600.