Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Dodgers vs. Phillies 10/4/25

Later today, Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League playoff matchup featuring the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Philadelphia Phillies 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. Phillies matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Cristopher Sanchez, Starting Pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies $11,600

On Saturday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a five-game National League playoff series featuring the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies.

How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB playoff game? The Los Angeles Dodgers arrive at the first game of this five-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies playing good baseball. The Dodgers have won seven of the team’s last eight games played in the 2025 MLB season, including a 6-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners six days ago.

Similar to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Philadelphia Phillies are playing quality baseball entering the opening game of this National League playoff series. Let me be more specific. The Phillies have won four of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB season, including a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins last week.

Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tonight’s National League playoff game. Starting pitcher Cristopher Sanchez has certainly been an essential part of the Philadelphia Phillies starting rotation this season. With that said, how has Sanchez performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s review the veteran hurler’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.

Through 32 starts made in 2025, Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cristopher Sanchez has compiled an 13-5 (win-loss record), a 2.50 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.06 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) which currently ranks 12th in MLB. It should also be noted that Sanchez has amassed a whopping 212 strikeouts (seventh in MLB) while allowing only 44 walks in 202 innings pitched this season.

More recently, in the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins six days ago, Cristopher Sanchez pitched 5.2 quality innings while scattering two hits and no walks. Additionally, Sanchez struck out eight Minnesota Twins batters in the game.

In my view, Cristopher Sanchez is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB playoff game. For that specific reason, I am backing Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cristopher Sanchez at the captain position for this one game MLB DFS slate.

Flex plays I like to play well in this MLB playoff game (Draftkings price noted): Shohei Ohtani, Starting Pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers) $11,000: Bryce Harper, First Baseman (Philadelphia Phillies) $8,800: Freddie Freeman, First Baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers) $8,400.