Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Dodgers vs. Padres 6/10/25
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres
June 10, 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 tonight’s Dodgers vs. Padres matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Dylan Cease, Starting Pitcher, San Diego Padres $11,800
On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball presents the second 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 MLB game? The Los Angeles Dodgers are playing good baseball entering this evening’s matchup with the San Diego Padres. The Dodgers have won three of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 7-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals two days ago.
In direct contrast to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the San Diego Padres arrive at today’s National League game playing below average baseball. The Padres have lost four of the team’s last six 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 shift our focus to this evening’s contest. Starting pitcher Dylan Cease has been a solid performer for the San Diego Padres starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has Cease pitcher performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Cease’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
San Diego Padres starting pitcher Dylan Cease has compiled a 4.72 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.31 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) in 2025. It should also be mentioned that Cease has amassed 78 strikeouts (13th in MLB) while allowing 24 walks in 68.2 innings pitched this season.
Last month, in the San Diego Padres 6-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels, San Diego starting pitcher Dylan Cease certainly pitched at a high level. Cease pitched five quality innings while scattering five hits and three walks in the Padres victory over the Angels. It is noteworthy that Cease tallied 27.4 Draftkings points in the Padres win over the Angels.
In my view, Dylan Cease is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tonight’s MLB game. For that specific reason, I am backing San Diego Padres starting pitcher Dylan Cease 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): Matt Sauer, Starting Pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers) $10,000: Shohei Ohtani, First Baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers) $10,600: Manny Machado, Third Baseman (San Diego Padres) $7,600.
