Draftkings Best MLB DFS Picks: Tigers vs. Mariners 10/5/25
Detroit Tigers vs. Seattle Mariners
October 5, 2025 8:03 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an American League playoff matchup featuring the Detroit Tigers and the Seattle Mariners. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Detroit Tigers vs. Seattle Mariners 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 Detroit Tigers vs. Seattle Mariners matchup.
Draftkings MLB DFS Picks
Captain-Tarik Skubal, Starting Pitcher, Detroit Tigers $12,600
On Sunday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a five-game American League playoff series featuring the Detroit Tigers and the Seattle Mariners.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB playoff game? The Detroit Tigers arrive at the second game of this five-game series with the Seattle Mariners playing good baseball. The Tigers have won four of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB season, including a 2-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians six days ago.
In direct contrast to the Detroit Tigers, the Seattle Mariners arrive at the second game of this American League series playing below average baseball. The Mariners have lost four of the team’s last five games played this season, including a 6-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers last month.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to tonight’s MLB playoff game. Starting pitcher Tarik Skubal has certainly been a standout performer for the Detroit Tigers starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has the talented pitcher performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Skubal’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 31 starts that starting pitcher Tarik Skubal has made for the Detroit Tigers this season, Skubal has compiled a robust 13-6 (win-loss record), a 2.21 ERA (Earned Run Average), and a 0.89 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) which ranks first in MLB. It should also be mentioned that Skubal has tallied a massive 241 strikeouts (second in MLB) while allowing only 33 walks in 195.1 innings pitched this season.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Tarik Skubal has the potential to post a high number of DFS points on any given night.
In my view, Tarik Skubal is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s MLB game. With that said, I am rolling with Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal 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): Luis Castillo, Starting Pitcher (Seattle Mariners) $10,600: Josh Naylor, First Baseman (Seattle Mariners) $8,000: Dillon Dingler, Catcher (Detroit Tigers) $6,000.
