Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Mariners vs. Yankees 7/8/25
Seattle Mariners vs. New York Yankees
July 8, 2025 7:05 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the Seattle Mariners and the New York Yankees. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Seattle Mariners 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 Mariners vs. Yankees matchup.
Draftkings MLB DFS Showdown Picks
Captain-Will Warren, Starting Pitcher, New York Yankees $11,000
On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three-game American League series featuring the Seattle Mariners and the New York Yankees.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The New York Yankees arrive at the first game of this three-game series with the Seattle Mariners playing below average baseball. The Yankees have lost six of the team’s last seven games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 12-6 loss to the New York Mets three days ago.
Conversely, the Seattle Mariners are playing good baseball entering this American League game. More specifically, the Mariners have won four of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 6-0 shutout win over the Pittsburgh Pirates last week.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to today’s contest. Starting pitcher Will Warren has been a standout performer for the New York Yankees this season. Having stated that, how has the talented pitcher performed from a statistical standpoint in 2025? Let’s review Warren’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through 18 starts in 2025, New York Yankees starting pitcher Will Warren has compiled a 5-4 (win-loss record), a 5.02 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.42 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). Additionally, Warren has compiled 107 strikeouts (20th in MLB) in 84.1 innings pitched this season.
Last month, in the New York Yankees 3-0 win over the Athletics, Yankees starting pitcher Will Warren pitched rather well. Warren pitched five quality innings while scattering two hits and four walk in the Yankees defeat of the Athletics.
In my view, Will Warren is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB game. With that said, I am rolling with New York Yankees starting pitcher Will Warren 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): Logan Gilbert, Starting Pitcher (Seattle Mariners) $12,000: Aaron Judge, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $10,600: Cody Bellinger, First Baseman (New York Yankees) $7,800.
