Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Rangers vs. Mariners 9/14/24

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

Prior to discussing the Texas Rangers 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 Texas Rangers vs. Seattle Mariners matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Logan Gilbert, Starting Pitcher, Seattle Mariners $11,800

On Saturday evening, Major League Baseball presents the third game of a four game American League series between the Texas Rangers and the Seattle Mariners.

How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Seattle Mariners arrive at the third game of this four game American League series with the Boston Red Sox playing rather good baseball. The Mariners have won six of the team’s last nine games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 5-2 win over the San Diego Padres three days ago.

In direct contrast to the Seattle Mariners, the Texas Rangers have not been playing good baseball recently. Let me be more specific. The Rangers have lost four of the team’s last seven games played this season, including an embarrassing 14-4 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks earlier this week.

It should be noted that the Seattle Mariners defeated the Texas Rangers 5-4 in last night’s second game of this four 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 today’s game. Seattle pitcher Logan Gilbert has quickly established himself as one of the best starting pitchers in the American League. Having stated that, how has the Mariners hurler been playing from a statistical standpoint in 2024? Let’s review Gilbert’s recent game data to answer that question.

In the 29 games that Logan Gilbert has pitched for the Seattle Mariners in the 2024 MLB regular season, Gilbert has posted a 3.15 ERA (Earned Run Average), 0.88 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added 191 strikeouts while allowing 33 walks.

More recently, in the St, Louis Cardinals 2-0 win over the Seattle Mariners seven days ago, Seattle starting pitcher Logan Gilbert pitched at a high level. More specifically, Gilbert pitched eight quality innings striking out ten St. Louis batters while allowing two hits and one walk in the Cardinals victory over the Mariners. 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 I like (Draftkings price noted): Julio Rodriquez, Outfielder (Seattle Mariners) $9,000: Adolis Garcia, Outfielder (Texas Rangers) $8,400: Luke Raley, First Baseman (Seattle Mariners) $7,000.