Seattle Mariners vs. Tampa Bay Rays
September 2, 2025 7:35 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the Seattle Mariners and the Tampa Bay Rays. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Seattle Mariners vs. Tampa Bay Rays 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 Mariners vs. Rays matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Bryan Woo, Starting Pitcher, Seattle Mariners $12,400
On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game American League series featuring the Seattle Mariners and the Tampa Bay Rays.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Seattle Mariners arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays playing below average baseball. The Mariners have lost four of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 4-3 loss to the Cleveland Guardians three days ago.
In direct contrast to the Seattle Mariners, the Tampa Bay Rays arrive at tonight’s game playing good baseball. Let me be more specific. The Rays have won four of the team’s last fives games played this season, including a 4-1 win over the Washington Nationals Angels last week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to tonight’s contest. Starting pitcher Bryan Woo has been a solid contributor for the Seattle Mariners starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has the talented pitcher performed from a statistical standpoint in 2025? Let’s review Woo’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through 26 starts made in 2025, Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Bryan Woo holds an 12-7 (win-loss record), a 2.95 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 0.95 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) which ranks tirdh in MLB. It should also be noted that Woo has compiled 166 strikeouts (13th in American League) in 164.2 innings pitched this season.
Earlier this season, in the Seattle Mariners 6-0 shutout win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle starting pitcher Bryan Woo pitched exceptionally well. More specifically, Bryan Woo pitched six quality innings while scattering three hits and two walks in the Mariners defeat of the Pirates.
In my view, Bryan Woo is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB game. With that said, I am backing Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Bryan Woo 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): Drew Rasmussen, Starting Pitcher (Tampa Bay Rays) $11,000: Julio Rodriguez, Outfielder (Seattle Mariners) $8,200.
