Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Yankees vs. Rangers 9/4/24

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

Prior to discussing the New York Yankees vs. Texas Rangers 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

Captain-Marcus Stroman, Starting Pitcher, New York Yankees $10,600

On Wednesday evening, Major League Baseball presents the final 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 five of the team’s last seven Games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 5-2 loss to the Washington Nationals last week.

Conversely, the Texas Rangers are playing rather good baseball entering tonight’s American League contest. The Rangers have won six of the team’s last eight games played this season, including an impressive 9-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics six days ago.

It should be noted that the Texas Rangers defeated the New York Yankees 7-4 in last night’s second game of this three game American League series.

Now that we have determined how both of these American League teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this evening’s game. New York pitcher Marcus Stroman has certainly been a valuable member of the New York Yankees starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has Stroman been playing from a statistical standpoint in the 2024 MLB regular season? Let’s review Marcus Stroman’s recent game data to answer that question.

In the 26 Games that Marcus Stroman has pitched for the New York Yankees in the 2024 MLB regular season, Stroman has posted a quality 3.81 ERA (Earned Run Average) and added 102 strikeouts while allowing 57 walks.

More recently, in the New York Yankees 6-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals five days ago, New York starting pitcher Marcus Stroman pitched at a high level. Let me be more specific. Stroman pitched seven quality innings striking out five St. Louis batters while scattering nine hits in the New York Yankees victory over the Cardinals. 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.

In conclusion, I am backing New York Yankees starting pitcher Marcus Stroman at the captain position for this one game MLB DFS slate.

Flex plays I like (Draftkings price noted): Nathan Eovaldi, Starting Pitcher, (Texas Rangers) $12,000: Juan Soto, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $9,600: Aaron Judge, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $10,000.