Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an American League playoff matchup featuring the Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Toronto Blue Jays vs. Seattle Mariners 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 evening’s Blue Jays vs. Mariners matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
On Friday night, Major League Baseball presents the fifth game of a seven-game American League playoff series featuring the Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB playoff game? The Toronto Blue Jays arrive at the fifth game of this seven-game series with the Seattle Mariners playing good baseball. The Blue Jays have won three of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB season, including a dominant 13-4 win over the Seattle Mariners two days ago.
Similar to the Toronto Blue Jays, the Seattle Mariners arrive at the fifth game of this American League playoff series playing quality baseball. The Mariners have won four of the team’s last seven games played this season, including a 3-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays last week.
Captain-Kevin Gausman, Starting Pitcher, Toronto Blue Jays $11,000
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this evening’s American League playoff game. 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.
In 32 starts made in the 2025 MLB regular season, Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Kevin Gausman compiled a 10-11 (win-loss record), a 3.59 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.06 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) which ranks 11th in MLB. Additionally, Gausman has amassed a massive 189 strikeouts (17th in MLB) in 193 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the Toronto Blue Jays convincing 10-1 win over the New York Yankees earlier this month, Kevin Gausman pitched 5.2 quality innings while scattering four hits and two walks.
In my opinion, Kevin Gausman is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB playoff 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 playoff game (Draftkings price noted): Bryce Miller, Starting Pitcher (Seattle Mariners) $10,600: Ernie Clement, Second Baseman (Toronto Blue Jays) $6,000: Julio Rodriguez, Outfielder (Seattle Mariners) $9,000.