Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Orioles vs. Yankees 9/26/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Yankees game let’s review the rules for the Draftkings 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 Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Yankees matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Gerrit Cole, Starting Pitcher, New York Yankees $11,400

On Thursday evening, Major League Baseball presents the third game of a three game American League series between the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Baltimore Orioles arrive at the final game of this American League series with the New York Yankees playing quality baseball. The Orioles have won four of the team’s last six games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a dominating 7-1 win over the Detroit Tigers last week.

Similar to the Baltimore Orioles, the New York Yankees are also playing rather good baseball entering tonight’s contest. The Yankees have won six of the team’s last nine games played this season, including an impressive 10-0 shutout victory over the Oakland Athletics five days ago.

It should be noted that the Baltimore Orioles defeated the New York Yankees 9-7 in last night’s second game of this three game American League series.

Now that we have ascertained how both of these American League teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to today’s game. New York pitcher Gerrit Cole has established himself as one of the best starting pitchers in the American League. Having stated that, how has the Yankees hurler been playing from a statistical standpoint in 2024? Let’s review Cole’s recent game data to answer that question.

In the 16 games that Gerrit Cole has pitched for the New York Yankees in the 2024 MLB regular season, Cole has posted a 3.67 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.18 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added 94 strikeouts while allowing 28 walks.

More recently, in the New York Yankees 4-2 win over the Oakland Athletics six days ago, New York starting pitcher Gerrit Cole pitched exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Cole pitched nine quality innings striking out seven Oakland batters while scattering two hits and allowing one walk in the Yankees victory over the Athletics. It has to be said, those are the type of DFS numbers I need to see from a player that I select for the captain position.

Flex plays I like (Draftkings price noted): Corbin Burnes, Starting Pitcher, (Baltimore Orioles) $11,000: Gunnar Henderson, Shortstop (Baltimore Orioles) $9,000: Aaron Judge, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $10,000: Juan Soto, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $9,400.