Draftkings MLB DFS Picks: Dodgers vs. Red Sox 7/26/25
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Boston Red Sox
July 26, 2025 7:15 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Boston Red Sox 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. Red Sox matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Garrett Crochet, Starting Pitcher, Boston Red Sox $12,200
On Saturday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game interleague series featuring the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Boston Red Sox arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers playing below average baseball. The Red Sox have lost three of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 6-0 shutout loss to the Chicago Cubs last week.
Conversely, the Los Angeles Dodgers are playing well entering this evening’s contest. More specifically, the Dodgers have won three of the team’s last four games played this season, including a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Twins five days ago.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to tonight’s contest. Starting pitcher Garrett Crochet has been a solid performer for the Boston Red Sox this season. Having stated that, how has the talented hurler performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Crochet’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In 21 starts made this season, Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Garrett Crochet has compiled an 11-4 (won-loss record), a 2.19 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.06 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) which ranks sixth in MLB. It should also be mentioned that Crochet has amassed 165 strikeouts (first in MLB) while allowing 36 walks in 135.1 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the Boston Red Sox’s 2-1 win over the New York Yankees last month, Red Sox starting pitcher Garrett Crochet pitched rather well. Crochet pitched 8.1 quality innings while scattering four hits and one walk in Boston’s victory over the Yankees. Additionally, in the Red Sox win over the Yankees, Crochet accumulated a robust 27.8 Draftkings points.
In my opinion, Garrett Crochet is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tonight’s MLB game. With that said, I am backing Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Garrett Crochet 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): Clayton Kershaw, Starting Pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers) $10,800: Shohei Ohtani, Outfielder (Los Angeles Dodgers) $10,000: Jarren Duran, Outfielder (Boston Red Sox) $7,200.
