Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Orioles vs. Nationals 4/24/25
Baltimore Orioles vs. Washington Nationals
April 24, 2025 6:45 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the Baltimore Orioles and the Washington Nationals. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Baltimore Orioles 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 tonight’s Baltimore Orioles vs. Washington Nationals matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-MacKenzie Gore, Starting Pitcher, Washington Nationals $12,000
On Thursday night, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game interleague series featuring the Baltimore Orioles and the Washington Nationals.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Baltimore Orioles arrive at the third game of this three-game series with the Washington Nationals playing below average baseball. More specifically, the Orioles have lost four of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including an embarrassing 24-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds four days ago.
In direct contrast to the Baltimore Orioles, the Washington Nationals are currently playing rather well entering this evening’s game. The Nationals have won four of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a thrilling 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies last week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to tonight’s contest. Starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore has been a solid performer for the Washington Nationals pitching staff this season. With that said, how has Gore 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, Washington Nationals starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore has compiled a robust 2-2 (win-loss record), a 3.41 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.21 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). It should also be noted that MacKenzie Gore has tallied a whopping 45 strikeouts while allowing eight walks in 29.1 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the Washington Nationals 12-11 win over the Colorado Rockies five days ago, Nationals starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore pitched at a high level. Gore pitched six quality innings while scattering four hits and allowing two walks in the Washington Nationals defeat of the Rockies.
In my view, MacKenzie Gore is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s MLB regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Washington Nationals starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore 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): Cade Povich, Starting Pitcher (Baltimore Orioles) $10,400: Cedric Mullins, Outfielder (Baltimore Orioles) $9,400: Dylan Crews, Outfielder (Washington Nationals) $5,200.
