Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Milwaukee vs. Arizona 4/13/25
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
April 13, 2025 4:10 pm EDT
Later today, Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Milwaukee Brewers and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Milwaukee Brewers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 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 Milwaukee Brewers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Freddy Peralta, Starting Pitcher, Milwaukee Brewers $11,400
On Sunday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game National League series featuring the Milwaukee Brewers and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Milwaukee Brewers arrive at the third game of this three-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks playing quality baseball. The Brewers have won eight of the team’s last 11 games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 17-2 win over the Colorado Rockies four days ago.
In direct contrast to the Milwaukee Brewers, the Arizona Diamondbacks are playing rather average baseball entering this evening’s game. More specifically, the Diamondbacks have lost five of the team’s last ten games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 9-0 shutout loss to the Baltimore Orioles earlier this week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tonight’s contest. Freddy Peralta had a solid 2024 season with the Pittsburgh Pirates. With that said, how did the veteran pitcher perform from a statistical standpoint last season? Let’s review Freddy Peralta’s relevant game data from the 2024 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Last season, Freddy Peralta made 32 starts, finishing with an 11-9 win-loss record, a 3.68 ERA (Earned Run Average), a 1.21 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) and 200 strikeouts over 173.2 innings pitched.
How has Freddy Peralta pitched recently? In the Milwaukee Brewers 7-1 win over the Colorado Rockies five days ago, Brewers starting pitcher Freddy Peralta certainly pitched at a high level. Peralta pitched five quality innings, striking out six Rockies batters while scattering three hits and three walks in the Milwaukee Brewers victory over the Colorado Rockies.
In my opinion, Freddy Peralta is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this afternoon’s MLB game. For that specific reason, I am backing Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Freddy Peralta 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): Zac Gallen, Starting Pitcher (Arizona Diamondbacks) $10,800: Corbin Carroll, Outfielder (Arizona Diamondbacks) $9,800: William Contreras, Catcher (Milwaukee Brewers) $8,000.
