Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Phillies vs. Brewers 9/1/25

Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Philadelphia Phillies and the Milwaukee Brewers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Philadelphia Phillies vs. Milwaukee Brewers 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 Phillies vs. Brewers matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Jacob Misiorowski Starting Pitcher, Milwaukee Brewers $11,800

On Monday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three-game National League series featuring the Philadelphia Phillies and the Milwaukee Brewers.

How are these two teams playing entering this MLB game? The Milwaukee Brewers are playing below average baseball entering tomorrow evening’s matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies. The Brewers have lost three of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 6-4 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks three days ago.

In direct contrast to the Milwaukee Brewers, the Philadelphia Phillies arrive at tomorrow’s National League game playing good baseball. The Phillies have won three of the team’s four seven games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 19-4 win over the Atlanta Braves earlier this week.

Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tomorrow evening’s contest. Starting pitcher Jacob Misiorowski has been a solid performer for the Milwaukee Brewers starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has the talented pitcher performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Misiorowski’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.

In ten starts this season, Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Jacob Misiorowski has compiled a 4-2 (win-loss record), a 4.33 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.10 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) in 2025. It should also be mentioned that Misiorowaki has amassed 65 strikeouts while allowing 21 walks in 43.2 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 opinion, Jacob Misiorowski is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB game. For that specific reason, I am backing Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Jacob Misiorowski 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): Taijuan Walker, Starting Pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies) $10,400: Jackson Chourio, Outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers) $8,000.