San Francisco Giants vs. Colorado Rockies
September 3, 2025 8:40 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the San Francisco Giants and the Colorado Rockies. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the San Francisco Giants vs. Colorado Rockies 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. Rockies matchup.
Draftkings MLB DFS Picks
Captain-Robbie Ray, Starting Pitcher, San Francisco Giants $9,000
Later today, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game National League series featuring the San Francisco Giants and the Colorado Rockies.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The San Francisco Giants arrive at the first game of this three game National league series with the Colorado Rockies playing outstanding baseball. The San Francisco Giants have won nine of the team’s last ten games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a dominant 12-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs last week.
Conversely, the Colorado Rockies are playing below average baseball entering this evening’s game. More specifically, the Rockies have lost six of the team’s last seven games played this season, including an 11-7 loss to the Chicago Cubs days five ago.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to tonight’s contest. Starting pitcher Robbie Ray has been a standout performer for the San Francisco Giants starting pitching rotation this season. With that said, how has Ray performed from a statistical standpoint in 2025? Let’s review the veteran hurler’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through 28 starts made this season, San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Robbie Ray has amassed a rather impressive 10-6 (win-loss record), a 3.18 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.16 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) which ranks 20th in MLB. It should also be noted that Robbie Ray has tallied a massive 163 strikeouts (18th in MLB) while allowing 64 walks in 164 innings pitched this season.
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings MLB showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups.
In my view, Robbie Ray is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tonight’s MLB regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Robbie Ray 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): Hunter Goodman, Catcher (Colorado Rockies) $9,600: Rafael Devers, First Baseman (San Francisco Giants) $10,400.
