Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Yankees vs. Red Sox 7/28/24

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

Prior to discussing the New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox 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 New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Tanner Houck, Pitcher, Boston Red Sox $11,400

On Sunday night, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three game American League series between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Boston Red Sox arrive at this evening’s third game of this three game American League series with the New York Yankees playing rather below average baseball. Let’s review Boston’s recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement. The Boston Red Sox have lost six of the team’s last eight games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a including an embarrassing 20-7 loss to the Colorado Rockies four days ago.

It should be noted that the New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 11-8 in last night’s second game of this three game American League series.

Now that we have ascertained how both teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to this evening’s contest. Red Sox hurler Tanner Houck has established himself as a valuable member of the Boston Red Sox starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has Houck been playing from a statistical standpoint in 2024? Let’s take a look at Tanner Houck’s recent Game data to answer that question.

In the 20 games that Tanner Houck has pitched for the Boston Red Sox in 2024, Houck has posted an impressive 2.71 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.09 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added 114 strikeouts while allowing only 29 walks.

Full disclosure, Tanner Houck did not fare well when he faced the New York Yankees three weeks ago in New York. In the Red Sox’s 2-1 loss to the Yankees just mentioned contest, Houck pitched only three innings allowing three earned runs. I fully expect the talented Boston Red Sox hurler to pitch far better this evening.

As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct captain is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) contest. In suMMAry, I am rolling with Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Tanner Houck as my captain for this one Game MLB DFS slate.

Flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): Carlos Rodon, Starting Pitcher (New York Yankees) $11,000: Aaron Judge, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $9,800: Jarren Duran, Outfielder (Boston Red Sox) $8,800.