Friday may be Halloween, but I shall not be watching any horror movies in the evening. Game 6 of the World Series is happening, and the Blue Jays have the chance to clinch the title at home. Before we get to November, Toronto may be MLB champs for the first time in more than 30 years. The listed starting time for Game 6 is 8 p.m. ET, but before that you have to get your DFS lineups ready for perhaps the final game of the season.
Los Angeles will have to feel good about the pitching matchup, though. While Kevin Gausman is ostensibly the top guy for the Blue Jays (I say "ostensibly" because Trey Yesavage is coming for his crown), the Dodgers are sending Yoshinobu Yamamoto to the mound. You know, the guy who has thrown back-to-back complete games while allowing two runs, seven hits and one walk. Yeah, that gives me pause when it comes to Blue Jays in my lineup, though of course there will be Blue Jays in the lineup.
You have $50,000 in salary for your DFS lineup. Among the six players you select, one will be your Captain. The Captain nets 1.5 times the points but with an elevated salary. Here is the lineup I landed on.
Captain
Teoscar Hernandez, LAD at TOR ($11,400): I'm going with a roll of the dice at Captain to save some salary because, well, you will see shortly. Hernandez has struck out 18 times in this postseason. He's also hit .286 with five home runs. Hernandez isn't interested in an unremarkable plate appearance. Righties have hit Gausman slightly better the last two seasons. Also, while he doesn't allow many homers, he had an 1.3 HR/9 rate at home this year. Sure, an all-or-nothing hitter at Captain is a risk, but it's Game 6 of the World Series. Let's get risky.
Utility
Shohei Ohtani, LAD at TOR ($10,400): Ohtani has had some poor games this postseason, but as soon as you try to point that out he has an all-time game that will live on in the annals of the sport. That's how a guy who has hit .250 with 22 strikeouts has an 1.109 OPS with eight home runs. You'd better believe in what might be the last game of the season I'm going to hope that Ohtani has something up his sleeve.
Vladimir Guerrero, TOR vs. LAD ($10,000): Now it's probably clear why Hernandez is my Captain. The salary I saved with that decision allowed me to roster one of the two or three best hitters in baseball, and the guy who has been the best hitter in the playoffs. To be fair, Guerrero is no slouch in the "best hitters in baseball" conversation, either. This postseason, though, he's hit .415, slugged .831 and hit eight homers while striking out five times. I know Yamamoto has had two great starts in a row, but he's considered a great pitcher, not the best pitcher in baseball.
Daulton Varsho, TOR vs. LAD ($6,800): Because of Yamamoto's pitching, I did opt to just roster two Blue Jays, though. For my second Jay, I have a lefty masher. Varsho slugged .591 against righties this season. He hit 35 extra-base hits in 71 regular-season games and has added eight extra-base hits in 16 postseason games. If Varsho can make hard contact once or twice, that might be all it takes.
Max Muncy, LAD at TOR ($6,600): It hasn't been the best postseason for Muncy, but since 2023, the lefty has an .897 OPS against righties. He only has nine hits in these playoffs but two have been doubles and two have been homers. While, as noted, righties have hit against Gausman better the last couple years, the power numbers are more even. Righties have hit 22 homers, while lefties have hit 19.
Enrique Hernandez, LAD at TOR ($4,800): With Muncy, it's, "This guy is usually better than this, so hopefully he turns it around." With Hernandez, it's, "This guy isn't usually this good but hopefully he can keep it going." We've grown accustomed to surprising playoff runs from Hernandez. He still doesn't have a lot of power, but he's hit .273 with four doubles. At this salary level, singles are nice value, and doubles are great value.
