Draftkings Best MLB DFS Picks: Dodgers vs. Padres 6/9/25
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres
June 9, 2025 9:40 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the San Diego Padres 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 this evening’s Dodgers vs. Padres matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Dustin May, Starting Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers $11,000
On Monday night, Major League Baseball presents the first game of a three-game National League series featuring the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres.
How are these two teams playing entering this National League game? The Los Angeles Dodgers are playing below average baseball entering this evening’s matchup with the San Diego Padres. More specifically, the Dodgers have lost five of the team’s last eight games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 5-0 shutout loss to the St. Louis Cardinals three days ago.
Similar to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the San Diego Padres arrive at today’s MLB game playing subpar baseball. The Padres have lost three of the team’s last five games played this season, including a 6-5 loss to the San Francisco Giants last week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to this evening’s contest. Starting pitcher Dustin May has been a standout performer for the Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has the veteran pitcher performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review May’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Dustin May has compiled a 3-4 (won-loss record), a 4.09 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.25 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) in 2025. It should also be mentioned that May has amassed 63 strikeouts while allowing 22 walks in 61.2 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-5 win over the Cleveland Guardians two weeks ago, Los Angeles starting pitcher Dustin May pitched rather well. May pitched five quality innings while scattering four hits and two walks in the Dodgers victory over the Guardians. Additionally, in the Dodgers win over the Guardians, May accumulated a robust 23.7 Draftkings points.
In my opinion, Dustin May is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tonight’s MLB game. With that said, I am backing Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Dustin May 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): Nick Pivetta, Starting Pitcher (San Diego Padres) $11,800: Shohei Ohtani, First Baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers) $10,000: Manny Machado, Third Baseman (San Diego Padres) $7,400.
