This article is part of our DraftKings MLB series.
We have similar contest selection as the last several days, which includes a showdown slate for Game 2 the NLCS on Tuesday as well as a two-game slate that includes Tuesday's game plus Game 3 of the ALCS on Wednesday.
The Showdown slate has the bigger prizes and more contest types and sizes to choose from, so that will be our focus. The roster requirements are different than a traditional MLB slate. There are six total roster spots to fill, but without positional requirements. There's also a captain slot that earns 1.5X points but has a corresponding increase in salary. The starting pitchers are the most obvious Captain choices, but they also cost the most and will make the rest of the roster difficult to fill.
With some of the basics out of the way, let's jump into our picks for the day.
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Pitchers
It's a strong day for pitching with Yoshinobu Yamamoto ($17,400/$11,600) and Freddy Peralta ($16,800/$11,200) taking the mound. Both should be in play and both have struggled with some inconsistency of late, despite overall strong profiles. Yamamoto had a slightly better skills profile across the board during the regular season, so my lean is toward him. Both pitchers are viable plays, and both are likely to be heavily rostered in the Captain slot.
Hitters
Neither pitcher has clear issues with batter handedness, so rostering hitters will come down primarily to batting order and skill. In Milwaukee, the big three of Christian Yelich ($11,700/$7,800), Jackson Chourio ($13,500/$9,000) and William Contreras ($12,300/$8,200) are obviously in consideration both for the Captain and any UTIL slots. It's very likely that you will only have room for one or two of this trio, rather than the whole stack, due to salary cap space.
As for values, Sal Frelick ($6,200) and Jake Bauers ($4,800) should be candidates to hit in the middle of the Milwaukee order against a right-handed starter. Bauers stands out, as he maintained a .339 wOBA with a .173 ISO against righties during the regular season. He also offers significant salary savings.
Brice Turang ($7,000) is somewhere in the middle of the Milwaukee options in terms of salary. His lack of power cools interest as a standalone option, but he is a perfect addition to a Milwaukee stack. The last time the Brewers faced right-handed starting pitcher, Turang hit third, following Yelich and Chourio.
The Dodgers similarly have a list of the obvious considerations, led by Shohei Ohtani ($15,000/$10,000). Freddie Freeman ($12,900/$8,600) had the high-profile homer in Game 1, but Teoscar Hernandez ($11,400/$7,6000) had a big NLDS after ending the regular season poorly.
Enrique Hernandez ($5,200) is the value option in the Los Angeles lineup, as he's hit as high as sixth in the Los Angeles order and has averaged 8.1 DK points per game in seven postseason contests.
Max Muncy ($7,200) and Tommy Edman ($6,400) stand out as the mid-priced options in the lineup, with Edman having the better postseason to this point.
