Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the Texas Rangers and the Los Angeles Angels. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Texas Rangers vs. Los Angeles Angels 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 Rangers vs. Angels matchup.
Draftkings MLB DFS Picks
Captain-Nathan Eovaldi, Starting Pitcher, Texas Rangers
On Wednesday night, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game American League series featuring the Texas Rangers and the Los Angeles Angels.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Texas Rangers arrive at the third game of this three-game series with the Los Angeles Angels playing below average baseball. The Rangers have lost two consecutive games in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 6-4 loss to the Los Angeles Angels two days ago.
Conversely, the Los Angeles Angels arrive at tonight’s game playing good baseball. Let me be more specific. The Angels have won four of the team’s last five games played this season, including a 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners last week.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to tonight’s contest. Starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi has been a standout contributor for the Texas Rangers starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has the talented pitcher performed from a statistical standpoint this season? Let’s review Eovaldi’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through 17 starts made in 2025, Texas Rangers starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi has amassed an 8-3 (win-loss record), a 1.50 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 0.88 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) which ranks first in MLB. It should also be noted that Nathan Eovaldi has compiled 101 strikeouts in 96 innings pitched this season.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Nathan Eovaldi can post a high number of DFS points on any given night. With that said, I fully expect that trend to continue in tonight’s MLB game.
In conclusion, I think that Nathan Eovaldi is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB game. With that said, I am backing Texas Rangers starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi at the captain position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Additional plays I like to play well in this MLB regular season contest: Jose Soriano Springs, Starting Pitcher (Los Angeles Angels): Nick Kurtz, First Baseman (Athletics): Shea Langeliers, Catcher (Athletics): Luis Rengifo, Second Baseman (Los Angeles Angels).