Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Giants vs. Yankees 4/11/25
San Francisco Giants vs. New York Yankees
April 11, 2025 7:05 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the San Francisco Giants and the New York Yankees. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the San Francisco Giants vs. New York Yankees 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 this evening’s Giants vs. Yankees matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Robbie Ray, Starting Pitcher, San Francisco Giants $11,000
On Friday night, Major League Baseball presents the first game of a three-game interleague series featuring the San Francisco Giants and the New York Yankees.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Sa Francisco Giants arrive at the opening game of this three-game series with the New York Yankees playing rather good baseball. The San Francisco Giants have won eight of the team’s last ten games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including an 8-6 win over the Cincinnati Reds two days ago.
In direct contrast to the San Francisco Giants, the New York Yankees are playing below average baseball entering this evening’s game. More specifically, the Yankees have lost three of the team’s last four games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 5-0 shutout loss to the Detroit Tigers earlier this 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 Robbie Ray had a strong 2024 season for the San Francisco Giants. With that said, how did the talented hurler perform from a statistical perspective last season? Let’s review Ray’s relevant game data from the 2024 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Robbie Ray had a solid 2024 season with the San Francisco Giants. Ray posted a 12-8 win-loss record, maintained a 3.45 ERA (Earned Run Average), a 1.14 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) and struck out 198 batters over 175.1 innings pitched. His performance was consistent and showcased his ability to be a reliable starter for the Giants.
How has Robbie Ray pitched recently? In the San Francisco Giants 4-1 win over the Seattle Mariners six days ago, San Francisco starting pitcher Robbie Ray certainly pitched exceptionally well. Ray pitched six quality innings, striking out three Mariners batters while scattering four hits and five walks in the Giants victory over the Seattle Mariners.
In my view, Robbie Ray is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tonight’s MLB game. With that said, 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): Marcus Stroman, Starting Pitcher (New York Yankees) $10,400: Tyler Fitzgerald, Second Baseman (San Francisco Giants) $5,400.
