Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Yankees vs. Mariners 9/18/24

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

Prior to discussing the New York Yankees vs. Seattle Mariners 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 tonight’s New York Yankees vs. Seattle Mariners matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Nestor Cortes, Starting Pitcher, New York Yankees $11,000

On Wednesday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three game American League series between the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners.

How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The New York Yankees arrive at the second game of this three game American League series with the Seattle Mariners playing quality baseball. The Yankees have won six of the team’s last eight games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 7-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox four days ago.

Similar to the New York Yankees, the Seattle Mariners have been playing rather good baseball recently. More specifically, the Mariners have won four of the team’s last six games played this season, including an impressive 7-0 shutout win over the Texas Rangers last week.

It should be noted that the New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners 11-2 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 attention to this evening’s game. New York pitcher Nestor Cortes has certainly established himself as a valuable member of the New York Yankees starting pitching rotation in 2024. Having stated that, how has Cortes been playing from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Cortes’s recent game data to answer that question.

In the 30 games that Nestor Cortes has pitched for the New York Yankees in the 2024 MLB regular season, Cortes has posted a respectable 3.90 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.15 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added a whopping 156 strikeouts while allowing only 36 walks.

More recently, in the New York Yankees 2-0 shutout victory over the Chicago Cubs 11 days ago, Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes pitched rather well. More specifically, in the Yankees win over the Cubs just mentioned, Cortes pitched five quality innings, striking out three Chicago batters while allowing no hits and one walk. 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.

In conclusion, I am backing New York Yankees starting pitcher Nestor Cortes as my captain for this one game MLB DFS slate.

Flex plays I like (Draftkings price noted): Bryce Miller, Starting Pitcher, (Seattle Mariners) $11,600: Julio Rodriquez, Outfielder (Seattle Mariners) $7,800: Aaron Judge, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $9,800: Randy Arozarena, Outfielder (Seattle Mariners) $7,600.