San Francisco Giants vs. Philadelphia Phillies
April 16, 2025 4:05 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the San Francisco Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the San Francisco Giants 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 tomorrow’s San Francisco Giants vs. Philadelphia Phillies matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Cristopher Sanchez, Starting Pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies $12,000
On Thursday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a four-game National League series featuring the San Francisco Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Philadelphia Phillies arrive at the fourth game of this four-game series with the San Francisco Giants playing below average baseball. The Giants have lost six of the team’s last nine games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 7-0 shutout loss to the St. Louis Cardinals four days ago.
In direct contrast to the Philadelphia Phillies, the San Francisco Giants are playing good baseball entering this National League game. More specifically, the Giants have lost won four of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a convincing 9-1 victory over the New York Yankees last week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to tomorrow’s contest. Starting pitcher Cristopher Sanchez has 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 three starts in 2025, Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cristopher Sanchez has compiled a 1-0 (win-loss record), a 1.62 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 0.84 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). Additionally, Sanchez has tallied 19 strikeouts while allowing five walks in 17.1 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals four days ago, Phillies starting pitcher Cristopher Sanchez certainly pitched at a high level. Let me be more specific. Sanchez pitched 6.1 quality innings while scattering eight hits while allowing two walks in the Phillies victory over the Cardinals.
In my view, Cristopher Sanchez is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tomorrow afternoon’s MLB regular season 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 regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Jordan Hicks, Starting Pitcher (San Francisco Giants) $10,600: Bryce Harper, First Baseman (Philadelphia Phillies) $9,000: Heliot Ramos, Outfielder (San Francisco Giants) $7,400.
