Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Mets vs. Nationals 4/28/25
New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals
April 28, 2025 4:05 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the New York Mets and the Washington Nationals. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New York Mets 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 tomorrow afternoon’s Mets vs. Nationals matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Griffin Canning, Starting Pitcher, New York Mets $11,200
On Monday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a four-game National League series featuring the New York Mets and the Washington Nationals.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The New York Mets arrive at the fourth game of this four-game series with the Washington Nationals playing good baseball. More specifically, the Mets have won eight of the team’s last ten games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies four days ago.
Similar to the New York Mets, the Washington Nationals are currently playing rather well entering the final game of this series. The Nationals have won six of the team’s last nine games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a dominant 7-0 shutout win over the Baltimore Orioles earlier this week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to tomorrow afternoon’s contest. Starting pitcher Griffin Canning has been a solid performer for the New York Mets starting pitching rotation this season. With that said, how has Canning 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.
Through four starts made this season, New York Mets starting pitcher Griffin Canning has compiled a robust 3-1 (win-loss record), a 3.12 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.38 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). It should also be noted that Griffin Canning has tallied 26 strikeouts while allowing 11 walks in 26.1 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the New York Mets 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies five days ago, New York starting pitcher Griffin Canning pitched at a high level. Canning pitched five quality innings while scattering seven hits and allowing only one walk in the New York Mets defeat of the Phillies.
In my view, Griffin Canning is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing New York Mets starting pitcher Griffin Canning 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): Trevor Williams, Starting Pitcher (Washington Nationals) $10,600: Pete Alonso, First Baseman (New York Mets) $9,800: Francisco Alvarez, Catcher (New York Mets) $4,800.
