FanDuel MLB DFS Picks: Athletics vs. Mariners 8/22/25
Athletics vs. Seattle Mariners
August 22, 2025 10:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the Athletics and the Seattle Mariners. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Athletics vs. Seattle Mariners game let’s review the rules for the FanDuel single game showdown contest.
FanDuel Single Game Contest Rules
Here are the FanDuel single game contest rules. You have $60,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team MVP. The MVP accumulates 1.5x times the standard FanDuel fantasy points value. Additionally, the MVP is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.
The remaining five players in your lineup will be flex plays. The five flex positions will receive the standard FanDuel points value. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your MVP position if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) FanDuel single game contest.
If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game contest, I highly recommend that you check out the FanDuel website for more details.
*It should be noted that FanDuel does not utilize the pitcher position in single game MLB contests. Having stated that, only batters are available for single game MLB lineups on the FanDuel platform.
Here are my FanDuel picks for this evening’s Athletics vs. Seattle Mariners matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Julio Rodriquez, Outfielder, Seattle Mariners $10,000
On Friday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three-game American League series featuring the Athletics vs. Seattle Mariners.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Seattle Mariners arrive at the first game of this three-game series with the Athletics playing good baseball. More specifically, the Mariners have won four of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 6-3 victory to the Seattle Mariners four days ago.
In direct contrast to the Seattle Mariners, the Athletics are currently playing below average baseball entering this evening’s game. The Mariners have lost five of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 12-7 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies earlier this week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to today’s contest. Outfielder Julio Rodriguez has certainly been a standout performer for the Seattle Mariners this season. Having stated that, how has the veteran outfielder performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s examine Rodriguez’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 127 games that Seattle Mariners outfielder Julio Rodriguez has played in the 2025 MLB regular season, Rodriguez has compiled a .262 batting average, 25 home runs, 32 walks, 71 RBIs (runs batted in), 23 stolen bases (25th in MLB) and 82 runs scored. What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Julio Rodriguez can post a high number of DFS points on any given night.
In conclusion, I think that Seattle Mariners outfielder Julio Rodriguez is the most likely player to compile the most FanDuel points in this MLB game. For that specific reason, I am backing Julio Rodriguez at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s MLB regular season game (FanDuel price noted): Randy Arozarena, Outfielder (Seattle Mariners) $8,000: Nick Kurtz, First Baseman (Athletics) $13,000: Eugenio Suarez, Third Baseman (Seattle Mariners) $9,600.
