Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Phillies vs. Dodgers 10/9/25
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
October 9, 2025 6:08 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League playoff matchup featuring the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Philadelphia Phillies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 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 Phillies vs. Dodgers matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Cristopher Sanchez, Starting Pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies $11,600
On Thursday night, Major League Baseball presents the fourth 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 National League playoff game? The Philadelphia Phillies arrive at the fourth game of this five-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers playing good baseball. The Phillies have won five of the team’s last seven games played in the 2025 MLB season, including a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins last month.
Similar to the Philadelphia Phillies, the Los Angeles Dodgers arrive at the fourth game of this National League playoff series playing quality baseball. Let me be more specific. The Los Angeles Dodgers have won three of the team’s last four games played this season, including a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies three days ago.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tonight’s National League playoff game. Starting pitcher Cristopher Sanchez has certainly been an essential part of the Philadelphia Phillies starting rotation this season. With that said, how has Sanchez performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s review the veteran hurler’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through 32 starts made in the 2025 MLB regular season, Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cristopher Sanchez compiled a 13-5 (win-loss record), a 2.50 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.06 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) which ranks 12th in MLB. It should also be noted that Sanchez amassed a massive 212 strikeouts (seventh in MLB) while allowing only 44 walks in 202 innings pitched this season.
In my view, Cristopher Sanchez is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB playoff game. For that specific reason, I am backing Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cristopher Sanchez at the captain position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like to play well in this MLB playoff game (Draftkings price noted): Tyler Glasnow, Starting Pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers) $11,000: Bryce Harper, First Baseman (Philadelphia Phillies) $7,600: Freddie Freeman, First Baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers) $8,400.
