Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Angels vs. Dodgers 5/18/25

Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the Los Angeles Angels and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Los Angeles Angels vs. Los Angeles Dodgers game let’s review the rules for the Draftkings MLB single game showdown contest.

Draftkings Single Game Showdown Contest Rules

You have $50,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team captain. The captain accumulates 1.5 times the standard fantasy points. Additionally, the captain is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.

The remaining four players in your lineup will receive the standard fantasy points. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your captain position if you hope to win a large field DFS GPP (guaranteed prize pool) showdown contest.

If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game showdown contest, I recommend that you check out the Draftkings website for more details.

*I recommend that all readers review the starting lineups for both teams prior to setting your DFS lineup for this one game slate.

Here are my Draftkings picks for today’s Los Angeles Angels vs. Los Angeles Dodgers matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Tony Gonsolin, Starting Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers $12,000

On Sunday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game interleague series featuring the Los Angeles Angels and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Los Angeles Dodgers arrive at the third game of this three-game series with the Los Angeles Angels playing below average baseball. The Dodgers have lost five of the team’s last nine games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 3-0 shutout loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks last week.

In direct contrast to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles Angels are playing well entering this afternoon’s interleague game. Let me be more specific. The Angels have won four of the team’s last seven games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 9-5 defeat of the San Diego Padres six days ago.

Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to today’s game. Starting pitcher Tony Gonsolin has been a standout performer for the Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitching rotation this season. With that said, how has Gonsolin performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review the veteran hurler’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.

In three starts made this season, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Tony Gonsolin has compiled a robust 2-0 (won-loss record), a 2.81 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.06 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) in 2025. Additionally, Gonsolin has amassed 21 strikeouts while allowing four walks in 16 innings pitched this season.

More recently, in the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks one week ago, Dodgers starting pitcher Tony Gonsolin pitched rather well. Gonsolin pitched five quality innings while scattering three hits and two walks in the Dodgers victory over the Diamondbacks. It should also be mentioned that in the Dodgers win over Arizona, Gonsolin accumulated 20.3 Draftkings points.

In my opinion, Tony Gonsolin is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this afternoon’s MLB game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Tony Gonsolin at the captain position for this one game MLB DFS slate.

Flex plays I like to play well in this MLB regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Yusei Kikuchi, Starting Pitcher (Los Angeles Angels) $10,400: Shohei Ohtani, First Baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers) $10,000: Hyeseong Kim, Second Baseman (Los Angeles Angels) $5,200.