FanDuel MLB Player Selections: Astros vs. Phillies 8/28/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a FanDuel perspective.

Before we dive into the Houston Astros vs. Philadelphia Phillies 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 2x times the standard FanDuel fantasy points value.

The remaining four players in your lineup will be one star and three flex plays. The star player will receive 1.5x the standard fantasy points value. The final three 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 this evening’s Houston Astros vs. Philadelphia Phillies matchup.

FanDuel MLB Player Selections

MVP-Bryce Harper, First Baseman, Philadelphia Phillies $9,500

On Wednesday night, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three game interleague series between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Houston Astros arrive at tonight’s game with the Philadelphia Phillies playing below average baseball. The Astros have lost six of the team’s last eight games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 4-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox last week.

In direct contrast to the Houston Astros, the Philadelphia Phillies arrive at this evening’s MLB regular season contest playing rather good baseball. More specifically, the Phillies have won four consecutive baseball games, including a dominating 11-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals four days ago.

It should be noted that the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Houston Astros 5-0 in last night’s second game of this three game interleague series.

Now that we have determined how both of these Major League Baseball teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tonight’s game. In my opinion, talented Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper is without a doubt one of the best hitters in the National League. Let’s review Harper’s recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement.

In his last five games played for the Phillies this season, Philadelphia first baseman Bryce Harper has accumulated eight hits, five runs scored, three RBIs (runs batted in) and two walks in 21 plate appearances.

As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct MVP is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) contest. In summary, I am backing Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.

Star-Yordan Alvarez, Outfielder, Houston Astros $8,500

Houston outfielder Yordan Alvarez continues to be an important part of the Houston Astros lineup in 2024. In his last ten games played for the Houston Astros in the 2024 MLB regular season, Yordan Alvarez has tallied 13 hits (three home runs), six runs scored, and six walks in 35 plate appearances. Clearly, Houston outfielder Yordan Alvarez is swinging the bat at a high level entering this evening’s matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies.

Flex plays I like to play well this evening (FanDuel price noted): Jose Altuve, Second Baseman (Houston Astros) $8,000: Trea Turner, Shortstop (Philadelphia Phillies) $7,500.