FanDuel Best MLB DFS Picks: Diamondbacks vs. Giants 9/4/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Francisco Giants. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a FanDuel perspective.

Before we dive into the Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Francisco Giants 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 Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Francisco Giants matchup

FanDuel MLB Player Selections

MVP-Corbin Carroll, Outfielder, Arizona Diamondbacks $9,500

On Wednesday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three game National League series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Francisco Giants.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The San Francisco Giants arrive at tonight’s game with the Arizona Diamondbacks playing below average baseball. More specifically, the Giants have lost eight of the team’s last 12 games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 5-0 shutout loss to the Colorado Rockies last week.

Similar to the San Francisco Giants, the Arizona Diamondbacks have not been playing quality baseball recently. The Diamondbacks have lost six of the team’s last eight games played this season, including an 8-6 defeat to the Los Angeles Dodgers five days ago.

It should be noted that the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the San Francisco Giants 8-7 in last night’s opening game of this three game National League series.

Now that we have determined how both of the National League teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this evening’s contest.

Arizona outfielder Corbin Carroll has certainly established himself as an essential part of the Arizona Diamondbacks lineup in 2024. Having stated that, how has Carroll been playing recently?

In his last four games played for the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2024 MLB regular season, Cobin Carroll tallied seven hits (one home run), six runs scored, four RBIs (runs batted in), and one walk in 18 plate appearances.

In conclusion, I like Corbin Carroll’s chances of continuing to play quality baseball versus the San Francisco Giants later today.

Star-Jake McCarthy, Outfielder. Arizona Diamondbacks $6,500

In addition to Corbin Carroll, Arizona outfielder Jake McCarthy has been a key contributor to the Diamondbacks offense this season.

Jake McCarthy arrives at tonight’s National League game on the heels of an eight-game hitting streak. In that eight-game span just mentioned, McCarthy has accumulated ten hits, three RBIs (runs batted in), and three runs scored.

Flex plays I like to play well this evening (FanDuel price noted): Tyler Fitzgerald, Second Baseman (San Francisco Giants) $9,000: Matt Chapman, Third Baseman (San Francisco Giants) $7,500: Josh Bell, First Baseman (Arizona Diamondbacks) $5,000.