Seattle Mariners vs. Atlanta Braves
September 7, 2025 12:05 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the Seattle Mariners and the Atlanta Braves. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Seattle Mariners vs. Atlanta Braves 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 this afternoon’s Mariners vs. Braves matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Julio Rodriquez, Outfielder, Seattle Mariners $10,400
On Sunday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game interleague series featuring the Seattle Mariners and the Atlanta Braves.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Seattle Mariners arrive at the third game of this three-game series with the Atlanta Braves playing below average baseball. More specifically, the Mariners have lost four of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 9-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays four days ago.
Similar to the Seattle Mariners, the Atlanta Braves are currently playing subpar baseball entering this afternoon’s game. The Mariners have lost six of the team’s last nine games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 3-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies last week.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to today’s contest. Outfielder Julio Rodriguez has certainly been a standout performer for the Seattle Mariners this season. Having stated that, how has the veteran outfielder performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s examine Rodriguez’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 141 games that Seattle Mariners outfielder Julio Rodriguez has played in the 2025 MLB regular season, Rodriguez has compiled a .265 batting average, 30 home runs (15th in MLB), 34 walks, 86 RBIs (runs batted in), 24 stolen bases (14th in MLB) and 93 runs scored.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Julio Rodriguez can post a high number of DFS points on any given night. With that said, I fully expect that trend to continue in today’s matchup with the Atlanta Braves.
In conclusion, I think that Seattle Mariners outfielder Julio Rodriguez is the most likely player to compile the most FanDuel points in this MLB game. For that specific reason, I am backing Julio Rodriguez at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like to play well in this MLB regular season game (FanDuel price noted): Randy Arozarena, Outfielder (Seattle Mariners) $9,000: Matt Olson, First Baseman (Atlanta Braves) $9,800.
