Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Dodgers vs. Orioles 9/6/25

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

Before we dive into the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Baltimore Orioles 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 this evening’s Dodgers vs. Orioles matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Starting Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers $11,600

On Saturday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game interleague series featuring the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Baltimore Orioles.

How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Los Angeles Dodgers arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles playing below average baseball. The Dodgers have lost six of the team’s last seven games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 3-0 shutout loss to Pittsburgh Pirates three days ago.

Conversely, the Baltimore Orioles are playing good baseball entering the second game of this interleague series. The Orioles have won five of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a dominant 11-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants last week.

Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tonight’s contest. Starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto has certainly been an essential part of the Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitching rotation this season. With that said, how has Yamamoto performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s review the veteran pitcher’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.

Through 26 starts made in 2025, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto has compiled an 11-8 (win-loss record) and a 2.82 ERA (Earned Run Average) which ranks tenth in MLB. Additionally, Yamamoto has tallied a 1.05 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Innings Pitched), 167 strikeouts (16th in MLB) while allowing 48 walks in 146.2 innings pitched this season.

What did we learn from the data just presented? The data clearly illustrates that Yoshinobu Yamamoto can post a large number of DFS points on any given night.

In my view, Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto 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): Trevor Rogers, Starting Pitcher (Baltimore Orioles) $12,000: Jackson Holiday, Second Baseman (Baltimore Orioles) $7,600: Mookie Betts, Outfielder (Los Angeles Dodgers) $7,800.