Draftkings MLB DFS Picks: Astros vs. Yankees 9/11/25
Houston Astros vs. Toronto Blue Jays
September 11, 2025 3:07 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the Toronto Blue Jays and the Houston Astros. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Toronto Blue Jays vs. Houston Astros game let’s review the rules for the Draftkings MLB 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 afternoon’s Astros vs. Blue Jays matchup.
Draftkings MLB DFS Picks
Captain-Kevin Gausman, Starting Pitcher, Toronto Blue Jays $12,000
On Thursday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game American League series featuring the Houston Astros and the Toronto Blue Jays.
How are these two teams playing entering this MLB game? The Toronto Blue Jays arrive at the third game of this three-game series with the Houston Astros playing below average baseball. The Blue Jays have lost three of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 4-3 loss to the New York Yankees four days ago.
Similar to the Toronto Blue Jays, the Houston Astros are playing subpar baseball entering this MLB game. More specifically, the Astros have lost four of the team’s last six games played this season, including a 4-3 loss to the Texas Rangers last week.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this afternoon’s contest. Starting pitcher Kevin Gausman has certainly been a standout performer for the Toronto Blue Jays starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has the talented pitcher performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s examine Gausman’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through 28 starts made in 2025, Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Kevin Gausman has compiled a 9-10 (win-loss record), a 3.63 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.03 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) which ranks 11th in MLB. Additionally, Gausman has amassed 162 strikeouts (25th in MLB) in 168.2 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the Blue Jays convincing 20-1 win over the Colorado Rockies earlier this month, Kevin Gausman pitched seven quality innings while scattering three hits and two walks.
In my view, Kevin Gausman is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB game. For that specific reason, I am backing Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Kevin Gausman at the captain position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like to play well in this MLB regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Cristian Javier, Starting Pitcher (Houston Astros) $10,400: George Springer, Outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays) $9,600: Valdimir Guerrero Jr., First Baseman (Toronto Blue Jays) $9,200.
