Houston Astros vs. Seattle Mariners
July 19, 2025 9:40 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the Houston Astros and the Seattle Mariners. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Houston Astros vs. Seattle Mariners game let’s review the rules for the FanDuel single game showdown contest.
FanDuel Single Game Contest Rules
Here are the FanDuel single game contest rules. You have $60,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team MVP. The MVP accumulates 1.5x times the standard FanDuel fantasy points value. Additionally, the MVP is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.
The remaining five players in your lineup will be flex plays. The five flex positions will receive the standard FanDuel points value. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your MVP position if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) FanDuel single game contest.
If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game contest, I highly recommend that you check out the FanDuel website for more details.
*It should be noted that FanDuel does not utilize the pitcher position in single game MLB contests. Having stated that, only batters are available for single game MLB lineups on the FanDuel platform.
Here are my FanDuel picks for tonight’s Houston Astros vs. Seattle Mariners matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Jose Altuve, Second Baseman, Houston Astros $11,400
On Saturday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game American League series featuring the Houston Astros and the Seattle Mariners.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Houston Astros arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the Seattle Mariners playing below average baseball. The Astros have lost six of the team’s last seven games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 5-1 loss to the Texas Rangers six days ago.
In direct contrast to the Houston Astros, the Seattle Mariners arrive at this evening’s American League game playing quality baseball. More specifically, the Astros have won four of the team’s last five games played this season, including a 12-3 win over the Detroit Tigers last week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to tonight’s contest. Talented second baseman Jose Altuve has been a standout performer for the Houston Astros in 2025. With that said, how has Altuve performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review the veteran second baseman’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 93 games that Jose Altuve has played for the Houston Astros in the 2025 MLB regular season, Altuve has compiled a .277 batting average, 17 home runs, 39 walks, 52 RBIs (runs batted in), six stolen bases, 50 runs scored, a .336 OBP (On-Base Percentage) and a .801 OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging).
Last month, in the Houston Astros 13-2 win over the Seattle Mariners, Astros second baseman Jose Altuve played exceptionally well. In the Astros victory over the Mariners, Altuve tallied two hits (two home runs), two runs scored and four RBIs. It should also be mentioned that in the Astros defeat of the Mariners, Altuve compiled a massive 44.4 FanDuel points.
In my view, Jose Altuve is the most likely player to accumulate the most FanDuel points on this MLB slate. Having stated that, I am rolling with Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like in this MLB game (FanDuel price noted): Isaac Paredes, Third Baseman (Houston Astros) $10,400: Cal Raliegh, Outfielder, (Seattle Mariners) $16,000: J.P. Crawford, Shortstop (Seattle Mariners) $8,800.
