Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Mariners vs. Blue Jays 10/12/25
Seattle Mariners vs. Toronto Blue Jays
October 12, 2025 8:03 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an American League playoff matchup featuring the Seattle Mariners and the Toronto Blue Jays. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Seattle Mariners vs. Toronto Blue Jays 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 Mariners vs. Blue Jays matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
On Sunday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a seven-game American League playoff series featuring the Seattle Mariners and the Toronto Blue Jays.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB playoff game? The Toronto Blue Jays arrive at the first game of this seven-game series with the Seattle Mariners playing good baseball. The Blue Jays have won three of the team’s last four games played in the 2025 MLB season, including a 5-2 win over the New York Yankees four days ago.
Similar to the Toronto Blue Jays, the Seattle Mariners arrive at the opening game of this American League playoff series playing quality baseball. More specifically, the Mariners have won three of the team’s last four games played this season, including a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers last week.
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.
Through 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 amassed a whopping 189 strikeouts (17th in MLB) in 193 innings pitched this season.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Kevin Gausman has the potential to post a large of DFS points on any given night.
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) $10,200: George Springer, Outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays) $8,800: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., First Baseman (Toronto Blue Jays) $9,200: Randy Arozarena, Outfielder (Seattle Mariners) $8,200.
