Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New York Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 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 Mets vs. Dodgers matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Dustin May, Starting Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers $11,400
On Monday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three-game National League series featuring the New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
How are these two teams playing entering this National League game? The Los Angeles Dodgers are playing good baseball entering this evening’s matchup with the New York Yankees. More specifically, the Dodgers have won seven of the team’s last 11 games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 9-5 win over the Cleveland Guardians five days ago.
Similar to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the New York Mets are playing well entering tonight’s MLB contest. The Mets have won seven of the team’s last ten games played this season, including a 4-2 win over the Colorado Rockies three days ago.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this evening’s contest. Starting pitcher Dustin May has been a standout performer for the Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has the veteran pitcher performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review May’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Dustin May has compiled a 3-4 (won-loss record), a 4.20 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.24 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) in 2025. It should also be mentioned that May has amassed 58 strikeouts while allowing 20 walks in 55.2 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-5 victory over the Cleveland Guardians last week, Los Angeles starting pitcher Dustin May certainly pitched at a high level. May pitched five quality innings while scattering four hits and two walks in the Dodgers victory over the Guardians. Additionally, in the Dodgers win over the Guardians, May accumulated a robust 23.7 Draftkings points.
In my opinion, Dustin May is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tonight’s MLB game. With that said, I am backing Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Dustin May 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): Shohei Ohtani, First Baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers) $10,000: Freddie Freeman, First Baseman (Los Angeles Angels) $9,000: Francisco Lindor, Shortstop (New York Mets) $8,600.