One game, six roster spots, and a captain that costs 1.5×. KC @ DET (8.5 total) at Comerica, first pitch 6:40 PM ET. Detroit is the 5.0 favorite behind Troy Melton; Kansas City sits at 3.5. Here's the captain board, the flex board, and how to build for each way the night can break.
Showdown is a game of one decision. Five of your six roster spots will look like everyone else's — the pool is only nineteen players deep — so your captain is your lineup. Get the 1.5× multiplier on the right player and construction takes care of itself; get it wrong and no flex bench can save you.
The setup: Detroit is a heavy home favorite at a 5.0 implied total, throwing Troy Melton (note: Tarik Skubal is not starting tonight). Kansas City counters with Randy Dobnak and just a 3.5 team total — the lowest number on the board. That gap tells you the shape of the slate: Detroit bats and the Detroit arm are the foundation, and Kansas City is where your leverage lives.
That's the free look. Below: the top 5 captains with full reasoning, the top 5 flex with reasoning, all four game scripts, a cap-legal cash build, and the fades.
Top 5 captains, top 5 flex, every game script, the cash build and the fades.
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