On Monday night, 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 tonight’s Dodgers vs. Phillies matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Blake Snell, Starting Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers $12,000
On Monday night, Major League Baseball presents the second 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 second game of this five-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies playing good baseball. The Dodgers have won eight of the team’s last nine games played in the 2025 MLB season, including a 6-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners eight days ago.
Similar to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Philadelphia Phillies are playing quality baseball entering the second game of this National League playoff series. The Phillies have won four of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB season, including a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins last week.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this evening’s MLB playoff game. Starting pitcher Blake Snell has certainly been a standout performer for the Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has Snell performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s review Snell’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to better shed light on the talented pitcher’s overall contributions to his team.
Through 11 starts made in 2025 MLB regular season, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Blake Snell compiled a rather impressive 5-4 (win-loss record), a 2.35 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.26 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). It should also be mentioned that Snell amassed 72 strikeouts in 61.1 innings pitched this season.
Earlier this season, in the Los Angeles Dodgers convincing 9-0 shutout win over the Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles starting pitcher Blake Snell pitched six quality innings while scattering two hits and two walks. Additionally, Snell struck out 11 Colorado Rockies batters in this game.
In my view, Blake Snell is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB playoff game. For that specific reason, I am backing Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Blake Snell 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): Jesus Luzardo, Starting Pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies) $11,000: Freddie Freeman, First Baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers) $8,000: Alec Bohm, Third Baseman (Philadelphia Phillies) $6,800.