Draftkings MLB DFS Picks: Blue Jays vs. Yankees 9/6/25
Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees
September 6, 2025 7:05 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees 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. Yankees matchup.
Draftkings MLB DFS Picks
Captain-Kevin Gausman, Starting Pitcher, Toronto Blue Jays $11,200
On Friday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three-game American League series featuring the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees.
How are these two teams playing entering this MLB game? The Toronto Blue Jays arrive at the first game of this three-game series with the New York Yankees playing good baseball. The Blue Jays have won three of the team’s last four games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including an 8-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers last week.
Similar to the Toronto Blue Jays, the New York Yankees are playing outstanding baseball entering this MLB game. More specifically, the Yankees have won nine of the team’s last 11 games played this season, including a convincing 7-1 victory over the Houston Astros three days ago.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this evening’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 27 starts made in 2025, Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Kevin Gausman has compiled an 8-10 (win-loss record), a 3.75 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.05 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) which ranks tenth in MLB. Additionally, Gausman has amassed 157 strikeouts (22nd in MLB) in 160.2 innings pitched this season.
Earlier this month, in the Blue Jays dominant 20-1 win over the Colorado Rockies, Kevin Gausman pitched seven quality innings while scattering three hits and two walks.
In my opinion, 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): Cam Schlittler, Starting Pitcher (New York Yankees) $11,000: George Springer, Outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays) $8,400: Valdimir Guerrero Jr., First Baseman (Toronto Blue Jays) $12,000.
