Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Rays vs. Tigers 9/24/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Detroit Tigers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a Draftkings perspective.

Prior to discussing the Tampa Bay Rays vs. Detroit Tigers 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 afternoon’s Tampa Bay Rays vs. Detroit Tigers matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Tarik Skubal, Starting Pitcher, Detroit Tigers $12,000

On Tuesday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three game American League series between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Detroit Tigers.

How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Tampa Bay Rays arrive at the first game of this three game American League series with the Detroit Tigers playing rather good baseball. The Rays have won five of the team’s last six games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 2-0 shutout victory over the Boston Red Sox last week.

Similar to the Tampa Bay Rays, the Detroit Tigers have been playing quality baseball recently. The Tigers have won six of the team’s last seven games played this season, including an impressive 7-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles three days ago.

Now that we have identified how both of these American League teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to today’s contest. Detroit pitcher Tarik Skubal has certainly pitched at a high level to this point in the 2024 MLB regular season. Having stated that, how has Skubal pitched from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Tarik Skubal’s game data to answer that question.

In the 30 games that Tarik Skubal has pitched for the Detroit Tigers in the 2024 MLB regular season, Skubal has posted a robust 2.48 ERA (Earned Run Average), 0.94 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added 221 strikeouts while allowing only 34 walks.

More recently, in the Detroit Tigers 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals five days ago, Tarik Skubal pitched rather well. More specifically, Skubal pitched five quality innings striking out seven Kansas City batters while scattering three hits and one walk in the Tigers win over the Royals.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Tigers 4-2 win over the Royals just noted, Skubal compiled a whopping 24.3 Draftkings points.

In my opinion, Tarik Skubal is the most likely player to post the most fantasy points in this afternoon’s MLB regular season game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal at the captain position for this Draftkings MLB Showdown contest.

Flex plays I like (Draftkings price noted): Ryan Pepiot, Starting Pitcher (Tampa Bay Rays) $11,000: Brandon Lowe, Second Baseman (Tampa Bay Rays) $9,400: Kerry Carpenter, Outfielder (Detroit Tigers) $8,000: Matt Vierling, Third Baseman (Detroit Tigers) $6,400.