Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Phillies vs. Dodgers 10/8/25
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Philadelphia Phillies
October 8, 2025 9:08 pm EDT
On Wednesday night, Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League playoff matchup featuring the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Philadelphia Phillies 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 Phillies vs. Dodgers matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Starting Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers $12,000
On Wednesday night, Major League Baseball presents the third game of a five-game National League playoff series featuring the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB playoff game? The Los Angeles Dodgers arrive at the third game of this five-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies playing good baseball. The Dodgers have won nine of the team’s last ten games played in the 2025 MLB season, including a 6-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners last month.
In direct contrast to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Philadelphia Phillies are playing below baseball entering the third game of this National League playoff series. The Phillies have lost three of the team’s last four games played in the 2025 MLB season, including a 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers two days ago.
Now that we have ascertained how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tonight’s National League playoff game. Starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto has certainly been an essential part of the Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitching rotation this season. With that said, how has Yamamoto performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s review the veteran pitcher’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through 30 starts made in the 2025 MLB regular season, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto has compiled a 12-8 (win-loss record) and a 2.49 ERA (Earned Run Average) which ranks fourth in MLB. Additionally, Yamamoto has tallied a 0.99 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Innings Pitched), 201 strikeouts (11th in MLB) while allowing 59 walks in 173.2 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds seven days ago, Los Angeles hurler Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. In the Dodgers defeat of the Cincinnati Reds just noted, Yamamoto pitched 6.2 quality innings while scattering four hits and two walks. Additionally, Yamamoto struck out nine Cincinnati Reds batters in the game.
In my view, Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB playoff game. For that specific reason, I am backing Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto at the captain position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like to play well in this MLB playoff contest (Draftkings price noted): Aaron Nola, Starting Pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies) $10,600: Teoscar Hernandez, Outfielder (Los Angeles Dodgers) $8,200: Trea Turner, Shortstop (Philadelphia Phillies) $8,800.
