Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Yankees vs. Blue Jays 10/5/25
New York Yankees vs. Toronto Blue Jays
October 5, 2025 4:08 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an American League playoff matchup featuring the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New York Yankees vs. Toronto Blue Jays 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 afternoon’s Yankees vs. Blue Jays matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Max Fried, Starting Pitcher, New York Yankees $11,400
On Sunday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a five-game American League playoff series featuring the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB playoff game? The Toronto Blue Jays arrive at the second game of this five-game series with the New York Yankees playing good baseball. The Blue Jays have won five of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB season, including a 13-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays last week.
Similar to the Toronto Blue Jays, the New York Yankees arrive at the second game of this American League playoff series playing quality baseball. More specifically, the Yankees have won ten of the team’s last 12 games played this season, including a 4-0 shutout victory over the Boston Red Sox three days ago.
Now that we have ascertained how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this afternoon’s American League playoff game. Starting pitcher Max Fried has been a solid contributor for the New York Yankees this season. Having stated that, how has Fried performed from a statistical standpoint in 2025? Let’s review the talented hurler’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to better shed light on Fried’s overall contributions to his team.
Through 32 starts made in 2025, New York Yankees starting pitcher Max Fried has amassed a rather impressive 19-5 (win-loss record), a 2.86 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.10 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) which ranks 15th in MLB. It should also be noted that Max Fried has compiled 189 strikeouts (17th in MLB) in 195.1 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the New York Yankees 8-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox last month, Max Fried pitched seven quality innings while scattering four hits and two walks. Additionally, Fried struck out seven White Sox batters in the game.
In my view, Max Fried is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB playoff game. For that specific reason, I am backing New York Yankees starting pitcher Max Fried 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): Trey Yesavage, Starting Pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays) $10,600: Aaron Judge, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $10,000: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., First Baseman (Toronto Blue Jays) $9,000.
