Texas Rangers vs. San Diego Padres
July 4, 2025 6:40 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the Texas Rangers and the San Diego Padres. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Texas Rangers vs. San Diego Padres 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 Rangers vs. Padres matchup.
Draftkings MLB DFS Showdown Picks
Captain-Fernando Tatis Jr., Outfielder, San Diego Padres $10,000
On Friday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three-game interleague series featuring the Texas Rangers and the San Diego Padres.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The San Diego Padres arrive at the first game of this three-game series with the Texas Rangers playing below average baseball. More specifically, the Padres have lost four of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 4-0 shutout loss to the Cincinnati Reds four days ago.
In direct contrast to the San Diego Padres, the Texas Rangers are currently playing good baseball entering this evening’s game. The Rangers have won three of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners last week.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to this evening’s contest. Outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. has been an essential part of the San Diego Padres starting lineup this season. With that said, how has the veteran outfielder performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s examine Tatis Jr.’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 82 games that San Diego Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. has played in the 2025 MLB regular season, Tatis Jr. has compiled a .261 batting average, 15 home runs, 40 walks, 38 RBIs (runs batted in), 18 stolen bases (13th in MLB) and 58 runs scored.
Last month, in the San Diego Padres 8-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, San Diego outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. amassed four hits (two doubles), one RBI, three runs scored and one stolen base. It should also be mentioned that in the Padres defeat of the Diamondbacks, Tatis Jr. compiled a massive 40.1 Draftkings points.
In my view, Fernando Tatis Jr. is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tonight’s MLB game. With that said, I am backing San Diego Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. 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): Kumar Rocker, Starting Pitcher (Texas Rangers) $10,600: Randy Vasquez, Starting Pitcher (San Diego Padres) $10,400: Corey Seager, Shortstop (Texas Rangers) $9,200.
