Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Angels vs. Rangers 4/15/25
Los Angeles Angels vs. Texas Rangers
April 15, 2025 8:05 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the Los Angeles Angels and the Texas Rangers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Los Angeles Angels vs. Texas Rangers 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 tonight’s Los Angeles Angels vs. Texas Rangers matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Tyler Mahle, Starting Pitcher, Texas Rangers $11,000
On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three-game American League series featuring the Los Angeles Angels and the Texas Rangers.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Los Angeles Angels arrive at the first game of this three-game series with the Texas Rangers playing rather good baseball. The Angels have won five of the team’s last eight games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a dominant 14-3 win over the Houston Astros four days ago.
In direct contrast to the Los Angeles Angels, the Texas Rangers are not playing well entering this evening’s game. More specifically, the Rangers have lost five of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 9-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners last week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to tonight’s contest. Starting pitcher Tyler Mahle has been dominant for the Texas Rangers this season. Having stated that, how has the talented pitcher performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s review Mahle’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through three starts in 2025, Texas Rangers starting pitcher Tyler Mahle holds a 2-0 (win-loss record), a 1.32 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 0.88 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). Additionally, Mahle has compiled 12 strikeouts while allowing seven walks in 13.2 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the Texas Rangers 6-2 win over the Chicago Cubs six days ago, Rangers starting pitcher Tyler Mahle pitched exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Mahle pitched seven quality innings while scattering two hits while allowing one walk in the Rangers victory over the Cubs.
In my opinion, Tyler Mahle is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tonight’s MLB game. With that said, I am rolling with Texas Rangers starting pitcher Tyler Mahle 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) $10,800: Mike Trout, Outfielder (Los Angeles Angels) $10,000: Jake Burger, First Baseman (Texas Rangers) $4,800.
