Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Mets
August 25, 2025 7:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Mets 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 tomorrow night’s Phillies vs. Mets matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Cristopher Sanchez, Starting Pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies $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 New York Mets.
How are these two teams playing entering tomorrow’s MLB game? The Philadelphia Phillies arrive at the first game of this three-game series with the New York Mets playing good baseball. The Phillies have won five of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a dominant 11-2 win over the Seattle Mariners four days ago.
Conversely, the New York Mets are playing subpar baseball entering this National League game. More specifically, the Mets have lost three of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 9-3 loss to the Washington Nationals earlier this week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tomorrow night’s contest. 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 25 starts made in 2025, Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cristopher Sanchez has compiled an 11-4 (win-loss record), a 2.46 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.10 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) which currently ranks 17th in MLB. Additionally, Sanchez has amassed 169 strikeouts (eighth in MLB) while allowing only 38 walks in 157 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners five days ago, Cristopher Sanchez pitched 6.1 quality innings while scattering six hits and two walks.
In my view, Cristopher Sanchez is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB regular season 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 regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Kodai Senga, Starting Pitcher (New York Mets) $10,800: Bryce Harper, First Baseman (Philadelphia Phillies) $8,600: Francisco Lindor, Shortstop (New York Mets) $8,800.
