Draftkings Best MLB DFS Picks: Mariners vs. Tigers 10/7/25
Seattle Mariners vs. Detroit Tigers
October 7, 2025 4:08 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 today’s Seattle Mariners vs. Detroit Tigers matchup.
Draftkings MLB DFS Picks
Captain-Logan Gilbert, Starting Pitcher, Seattle Mariners $11,600
On Tuesday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the third game of a five-game American League playoff series featuring the Detroit Tigers and the Seattle Mariners.
How are these two teams playing entering this afternoon’s MLB playoff game? The Detroit Tigers arrive at the third game of this five-game series with the Seattle Mariners playing good baseball. The Tigers have won four of the team’s last seven games played in the 2025 MLB season, including a 2-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians eight days ago.
In direct contrast to the Detroit Tigers, the Seattle Mariners arrive at the third game of this American League series playing below average baseball. The Mariners have lost four of the team’s last six games played this season, including a 6-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers last month.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this afternoon’s American League playoff game. Starting pitcher Logan Gilbert has certainly been a standout performer for the Seattle Mariners this season. With that said, how has Gilbert performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review the veteran pitcher’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In 25 starts made in the 2025 MLB regular season, Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert compiled a 6-6 (win-loss record), a 3.44 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.03 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) which ranks eighth in MLB. It should also be noted that Gilbert amassed 173 strikeouts while allowing only 31 walks in 131 innings pitched in 2025.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Logan Gilbert can post a high number of DFS points on any given night. Having stated that, I fully expect that trend to continue in this afternoon’s American League playoff matchup with the Detroit Tigers.
In my view, Logan Gilbert is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB playoff game. For that specific reason, I am backing Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert 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): Jack Flaherty, Starting Pitcher (Detroit Tigers) $10,600: Julio Rodriquez, Outfielder (Seattle Mariners) $9,000: Kerry Carpenter, Outfielder (Detroit Tigers) $7,600.
