San Francisco Giants vs. Detroit Tigers
May 26, 2025 1:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the San Francisco Giants and the Detroit Tigers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the San Francisco Giants vs. Detroit Tigers 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 afternoon’s Giants vs. Tigers matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Hayden Birdsong, Starting Pitcher, San Francisco Giants $11,800
On Monday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three-game interleague series featuring the San Francisco Giants and the Detroit Tigers.
How are these two teams playing entering this interleague game? The San Francisco Giants are playing good baseball entering tomorrow’s matchup with the Detroit Tigers. More specifically, the Giants have won six of the team’s last nine games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 4-0 shutout win over the Washington Nationals two days ago.
Conversely, the Detroit Tigers are not playing good baseball entering tomorrow’s MLB game. The Tigers have lost three of the team’s last four games played this season, including a 7-0 loss to the Cleveland Guardians earlier this week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tomorrow’s contest. Starting pitcher Hayden Birdsong has been a solid contributor for the San Francisco Giants starting pitching rotation this season. With that said, how has Birdsong performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s review the talented pitcher’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In ten games played in 2025, San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Hayden Birdsong has compiled a 1.91 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.24 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Innings Pitched). It should also be mentioned that Birdsong has amassed 29 strikeouts while allowing ten walks in 28.1 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the San Francisco Giants 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals five days ago, San Francisco starting pitcher Hayden Birdsong pitched exceptionally well. Birdsong pitched five quality innings while scattering five hits and no walks in the Giants win over the Royals.
In my opinion, Hayden Birdsong is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Hayden Birdsong at the captain position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like to play well in this MLB regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Spencer Torkelson, First Baseman (Detroit Tigers) $8,800: Heliot Ramos, Outfielder (San Francisco Giants) $7,200: Jung Hoo Lee, Outfielder (San Francisco Giants) $7,600.
