Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Mets 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 Mets vs. Phillies matchup.
Draftkings MLB DFS Picks
Captain-Jesus Luzardo, Starting Pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies $11,400
On Thursday night, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a four-game National League series featuring the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Philadelphia Phillies arrive at the fourth game of this four-game series with the New York Mets playing good baseball. The Phillies have won five of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 9-3 win over the Miami Marlins last week.
In direct contrast to the Philadelphia Phillies, the New York Mets are playing below average baseball entering this National League game. More specifically, the Mets have lost five of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 3-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds four days ago.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this afternoon’s contest. Starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo has been a solid performer for the Philadelphia Phillies starting pitching rotation this season. With that said, how has Luzardo performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s review the Luzardo’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through 29 starts made this season, Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo has amassed a robust 13-6 (win-loss record), a 4.01 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.29 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). It should also be noted that Jesus Luzardo has tallied a whopping 190 strikeouts (sixth in MLB) while allowing 56 walks in 161.2 innings pitched this season.
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings MLB showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups.
In my view, Jesus Luzardo is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo 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): David Peterson, Starting Pitcher (New York Mets) $11,000: Juan Soto, Outfielder (New York Mets) $10,000.