Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Guardians vs. Nationals 5/6/25
Cleveland Guardians vs. Washington Nationals
May 6, 2025 3:35 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the Cleveland Guardians and the Washington Nationals. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Cleveland Guardians vs. Washington Nationals 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 today’s Cleveland Gurdians vs. Washington Nationals matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Luis Ortiz, Starting Pitcher, Cleveland Guardians $10,400
On Tuesday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three-game interleague series featuring the Cleveland Guardians and the Washington Nationals.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Washington Nationals arrive at the first game of this three-game series with the Cleveland Guardians playing good baseball. The Guardians have won three of the team’s last four games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 11-6 win over the Cincinnati Reds three days ago.
Similar to the Washington Nationals, the Cleveland Guardians are playing well entering this evening’s game. More specifically, the Guardians have won three of the team’s last four games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins last week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to this evening’s contest. Starting pitcher Luis Ortiz has been a standout contributor for the Cleveland Guardians starting rotation this season. Having stated that, how has Ortiz performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Ortiz’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Luis Ortiz has compiled a 2-3 (win-loss record), a 4.78 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.41 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) in 2025. Additionally, Ortiz has amassed 36 strikeouts while allowing eight walks in 32.1 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the Cleveland Guardians 4-2 win over the Minnesota Twins seven days ago, Cleveland starting pitcher Luis Ortiz certainly pitched at a high level. Ortiz pitched 6.1 quality innings while scattering three hits and two walks in the Guardians victory over the Twins.
In my view, Luis Ortiz is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in today’s MLB game. With that said, I am backing Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Luis Ortiz 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): Jake Irvin, Starting Pitcher (Washington Nationals) $11,400: Steven Kwan, Outfielder (Cleveland Guardians) $8,800: Nathaniel Lowe, First Baseman (Washington Nationals) $8,400.
