Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Giants vs. Dodgers 6/13/25
San Francisco Giants vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
June 13, 2025 10:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the San Francisco Giants 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 Giants vs. Dodgers matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Starting Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers $12,200
On Friday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three-game National League series featuring the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s National League game? The Los Angeles Dodgers arrive at the first game of this three-game series playing good baseball. The Dodgers have won three of the team’s last four games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a dominant 10-1 win over the San Diego Padres three days ago.
Similar to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the San Francisco Giants are playing well entering this evening’s contest. The Giants have won seven of the team’s last eight games played this season, including a 6-5 win over the San Diego Padres last week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tonight’s contest. Starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto has certainly been an essential part of the Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitching rotation this season. With that said, how has Yamamoto performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s review the veteran pitcher’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through 13 starts made in 2025, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto has compiled a 6-4 (win-loss record) and a 2.20 ERA (Earned Run Average) which ranks tenth in MLB. Additionally, Yamamoto has tallied a 1.00 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Innings Pitched), 86 strikeouts (tenth in MLB) while allowing 25 walks in 73.2 innings pitched this season.
Last month, in the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto certainly pitched at a high level. More specifically, Yamamoto pitched seven quality innings while scattering one hit and two walks in the Dodgers win over the Diamondbacks.
In my opinion, Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto 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): Logan Webb, Starting Pitcher (San Francisco Giants) $11,800: Jung Hoo Lee, Outfielder (San Francisco Giants) $7,400: Shohei Ohtani, Outfielder (Los Angeles Dodgers) $9,400.
