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And then there were two. Two left playing anyway. The Dodgers and Giants fittingly are the only series that went all five games, so that is our one game for the night. We shift into showdown mode for tonight's tilt at Oracle Park.
For showdown mode, we pick one captain who costs 1.5x his normal salary, but he also scored 1.5x the points. We must have at least one player from each team and relievers are fair game if you think you have a bead on which relievers will be used. That can make a huge difference here.
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DraftKings DFS Captain Options
Logan Webb ($15,900)
Webb will be in my lineups in one form or another. Not only was he brilliant at Oracle Park this year (7-0, 1.78 ERA, 0.93 WHIP in 13 starts), but he was brilliant against the Dodgers as well. Webb faced the hated rivals four times. He was 2-0 with a 1.52 ERA and microscopic 0.68 WHIP. He also struck out 27 Dodgers in 23.2 innings pitched. He is the only captain option in cash games. Fade at your own risk.
Julio Urias ($15,600)
Pitching is usually more elite in the playoffs, and this series has been no different. Urias put up 20.9 DraftKings points in Game 2, giving up just one run on three hits in five innings while striking out five. Urias faced the Giants six times this year, going 3-1 with a 3.15 ERA and 1.11 WHIP with 38 strikeouts in 34.1 innings pitched. I'm not opposed to using both pitchers here considering the track records for this year, but it really limits your options as far as bats go.
Other Options: Buster Posey ($11,700), Cody Bellinger ($8,700), Austin Slater ($7,200)
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DraftKings DFS Utility Options
Along with the others I consider for captain, these can be good utility plays as well.
Mookie Betts ($9,800)
Betts had a fairly quiet regular season, but he has five hits in this series with a homer and three RBI to go along with a stolen base. Playoff time is Mookie time. I really like Webb, but he's not going to pitch a complete game and with the way Betts is hitting in this series, I can see using him.
Justin Turner ($9,000)
Turner is one of the few Dodgers that has had any kind of success against Webb. He has three hits in ten tries with a pair of RBI.The bad news is that Turner only has one hit in the entire series so far. Turner is more of a GPP option to try and leverage all of the Webb ownership. It's tough to build around him right now.
Brandon Crawford ($8,000)
Crawford had a hit off of Urias in Game 2 and wound up with two hits and eight DraftKings points in that game. This is a game where the hitters are likely to score far less than the pitchers are. A guy with eight points could help swing things in your favor.
Camilo Doval ($4,000)
If you think this game stays close or the Giants are trying to hold a slim lead, why not take a shot with Doval? He hasn't allowed a run in 19 straight appearances, including two in this series. He picked up the save in both Giants wins in this series. If they're ahead, San Francisco is going to rely on Doval to finish the Dodgers off.
Other Options: Kris Bryant ($9,400), Evan Longoria ($7,000), Donovan Solano ($4,400), Kenley Jansen ($4,000), Brusdal Graterol ($4,000)
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