Draftkings MLB DFS Picks: White Sox vs. Mariners 8/7/25
Chicago White Sox vs. Seattle Mariners
August 7, 2025 4:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the Chicago White Sox and the Seattle Mariners. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Chicago White Sox vs. Seattle Mariners game let’s review the rules for the Draftkings MLB 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 today’s White Sox vs. Mariners matchup.
Draftkings MLB DFS Picks
Captain-Logan Gilbert, Starting Pitcher, Seattle Mariners $12,200
On Thursday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game American League series featuring the Chicago White Sox vs. Seattle Mariners.
How are these two teams playing entering this afternoon’s MLB game? The Seattle Mariners arrive at the third game of this three-game series with the Chicago White Sox playing good baseball. More specifically, the Mariners have won six of the team’s last seven games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 4-3 win over the Texas Rangers last week.
Conversely, the Chicago White Sox are currently playing below average baseball entering today’s game. The White Sox have lost three of the team’s last four games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including an 8-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners two days ago.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this afternoon’s American League game. Starting pitcher Logan Gilbert has certainly been a standout performer for the Seattle Mariners this season. With that said, how has Gilbert performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review the veteran pitcher’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In 15 starts made this season, Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert has compiled a 3-4 (win-loss record), a 3.45 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 0.98 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) which ranks first in MLB. It should also be noted that Gilbert has amassed 112 strikeouts while allowing only 18 walks in 78.1 innings pitched in 2025.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Logan Gilbert can post a high number of DFS points on any given night. I fully expect that trend to continue in this afternoon’s matchup with the Chicago White Sox.
In my view, Logan Gilbert is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert at the captain position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like to play well in this MLB regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Shane Smith, Starting Pitcher (Chicago White Sox) $10,400: Julio Rodriguez, Outfielder (Seattle Mariners) $8,600: Josh Naylor, First Baseman (Seattle Mariners) $8,000.
