New York Mets vs. Detroit Tigers
September 3, 2025 1:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the New York Mets and the Detroit Tigers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New York Mets vs. Detroit Tigers 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 afternoon’s Mets vs. Tigers matchup.
Draftkings MLB DFS Picks
Captain-Clay Holmes, Starting Pitcher, New York Mets $11,000
On Wednesday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game interleague series featuring the New York Mets and the Detroit Tigers.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The New York Mets arrive at the first game of this three-game series with the Detroit Tigers playing good baseball. The Mets have won three of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a dominant 19-9 win over the Miami Marlins five days ago.
In direct contrast to the New York Mets, the Detroit Tigers arrive at this afternoon’s game playing below average baseball. Let me be more specific. The Tigers have lost three of the team’s last four games played this season, including a 3-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals last week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to today’s contest. Starting pitcher Clay Holmes has been a solid contributor for the New York Mets starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has the talented pitcher performed from a statistical standpoint in 2025? Let’s review Holmes relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through 27 starts made in 2025, New York Mets starting pitcher Clay Holmes holds an 11-6 (win-loss record), a 3.60 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.31 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). It should also be noted that Holmes has compiled 111 strikeouts in 142.1 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, Clay Holmes is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB game. With that said, I am backing New York Mets starting pitcher Clay Holmes 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): Juan Soto, Outfielder (New York Mets) $10,000: Zach McKinstry, Second Baseman (Detroit Tigers) $6,800.
