The 2025 MLB season is headed into its final stretch. There are far more ways to get involved in the action than just via traditional betting. One of the more unique features on DraftKings this year is Pick6 Fantasy Baseball!
Here are my top Pick6 plays for today’s MLB slate.
Eugenio Suarez More Than 0.5 Home Runs (Promo Pick)
Eugenio Suarez going from Arizona to Seattle was one of the biggest moves of the trade deadline. Suarez has been a monster at the plate this season, and the Mariners are getting aggressive for a playoff push. They are currently in the final Wild Card spot in the American League, and Suarez should help them maintain that spot or push even higher up in postseason seeding. To celebrate Suarez’s big move to Seattle, DraftKings Pick Six is boosting him to hit a home run from 2.1x to 3x. Suarez has 36 home runs so far this season, the fifth-most in all of baseball. He started his tenure in Seattle strong with a double on Thursday night. He will look to take that one step further and hit a ball out of T-Mobile Park on Friday night.
Cedric Mullins More Than 0.5 Hits
Cedric Mullins was another player who got moved at the deadline. The Orioles went full sell mode, and the Mets were buying for their postseason push. The weakest spot in their lineup was centerfielder Tyrone Taylor, so they upgraded there with Cedric Mullins. Mullins was ice-cold to start the season, but has been great over the past month. He is batting .298 with an .872 OPS in his past 21 games, and is batting .450 over the past week. A major reason that the Mets pursued Mullins is his good numbers against lefties. The Mets have struggled against left-handed pitching this season, but Mullins has an .866 OPS against lefties this season. In his first game as a Met, he gets to face the left-handed Robbie Ray. He is 4/12 with two home runs in his career against Ray and should, at the very least, register a base hit in this game.
Kyle Schwarber Less Than 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs
Kyle Schwarber is having a great year at the plate, continuing to assert himself as one of the best power hitters in baseball. However, he has not been as good against right-handed pitching this season. He has a .242 batting average and a .547 slugging percentage against righties, compared to .273 and .629 in those respective stats against lefties. Schwarber has particularly struggled against Jack Flaherty in his career. He is just 2/23 in his career against Flaherty, a .087 batting average. Flaherty is coming off a great start, where he threw six shutout innings against Toronto. He should carry that momentum over and shut Schwarber down in this game.
Nick Kurtz More Than 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs
Nick Kurtz has been one of the breakout stars of this MLB season. Kurtz is a massive favorite to win the American League Rookie of the Year at DraftKings Sportsbook. He has not only been the best rookie, but one of the best players in baseball this season. He is batting .302 with a 1.039 OPS this season and ranks second among qualified hitters, behind only Aaron Judge, in OPS and wRC+ this season. He is averaging 2.6 hits + runs + RBIs per game this season, and should hit that number against the Diamondbacks tonight. It’s quite incredible how good Kurtz’s numbers have been this season, given the fact that he has really struggled against lefties. Against right-handers, he is batting .341 with a 1.179 OPS. He should crush Anthony DeSclafani and get over this number.
What is DraftKings Pick6?
Pick6 is a peer-to-peer fantasy variant where you build a lineup (your “Pick Set”) of 2+ players and select whether or not you believe each will outperform their listed stat projection. Enter your Pick Set in Pick6 contests to compete against other users. Get enough picks correct and win a share of cash prizes.
How to Play
Create a Pick Set
Create a Pick Set by choosing 2+ players from the same sport and Pick Group (a set of picks available from a group of set competitions). For each player, simply select if you think they’ll have more or less than their listed stat projection. In each Pick Set, you can not pick the same player twice and you must pick players from at least two different teams.
Enter an Amount
Once you finalize your Pick Set, choose your entry fee amount. Your entries will be automatically distributed into available contests, subject to your confirmation.
Sweat Your Picks
When the games go live, use the My Picks tab to follow your picks in real time to track how your players are performing against their projections and how they stack up against other users.
Compete for Prizes
Make enough correct picks and win a share of the contests’ guaranteed prizes. Any prizes won will be credited to your DraftKings account after contests are finalized.
Play at DraftKings Pick6 or by downloading the DraftKings Pick6 app on Apple or Google!
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