Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Blue Jays vs. Yankees 10/8/25
Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees
October 8, 2025 7:08 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an American League playoff 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 tonight’s Blue Jays vs. Yankees matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Cam Schlittler, Starting Pitcher, New York Yankees $11,800
On Wednesday night, Major League Baseball presents the fourth game of a five-game American League playoff series featuring the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB playoff game? The Toronto Blue Jays arrive at the fourth game of this five-game series with the New York Yankees playing good baseball. The Blue Jays have won six of the team’s last eight games played in the 2025 MLB season, including a 13-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays last month.
Similar to the Toronto Blue Jays, the New York Yankees arrive at the fourth game of this American League playoff series playing quality baseball. Let me be more specific. The New York Yankees have won 11 of the team’s last 14 games played this season, including a 4-0 shutout victory over the Boston Red Sox six days ago.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this evening’s MLB playoff contest. Starting pitcher Cam Schlittler has certainly been an important part of the New York Yankees starting pitching rotation this season. With that said, how has Schlittler performed from a statistical standpoint in 2025? Let’s examine Schlittler’s relevant player data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through 14 starts made in the 2025 MLB regular season, New York Yankees starting pitcher Cam Schlittler has compiled a 4-3 (win-loss record) and a 2.96 ERA (Earned Run Average). Additionally, Schlittler has tallied a 1.22 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Innings Pitched), 84 strikeouts while allowing 31 walks in 73 innings pitched this season.
In my view, Cam Schlittler is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB playoff game. Having stated that, I am backing New York Yankees starting pitcher Cam Schlittler 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): Aaron Judge, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $10,000: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., First Baseman (Toronto Blue Jays) $9,000: Cody Bellinger, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $7,200.
