Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Rays vs. Yankees 7/29/25
Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees
July 29, 2025 7:05 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees 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 Rays vs. Yankees matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Max Fried, Starting Pitcher, New York Yankees $12,000
On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a four-game American League series featuring the Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees.
How are these two teams playing entering this MLB game? The New York Yankees arrive at the second game of this four-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays playing below average baseball. The Yankees have lost four of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 9-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies three days ago.
Similar to the New York Yankees, the Tampa Bay Rays are playing subpar baseball entering this MLB game. More specifically, the Rays have lost four of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 7-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds last week.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to tonight’s contest. Starting pitcher Max Fried has been a standout performer for the New York Yankees this season. Having stated that, how has the talented pitcher performed from a statistical standpoint in 2025? Let’s review Fried’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through 21 starts made in 2025, New York Yankees starting pitcher Max Fried holds an 11-4 (win-loss record), a 2.62 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.04 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) which ranks 12th in MLB. Additionally, Fried has compiled 116 strikeouts (29th in MLB) in 127.1 innings pitched this season.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Max Fried 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 matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays.
In my opinion, Max Fried is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB game. With that said, I am rolling with New York Yankees starting pitcher Max Fried 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): Jonathan Aranda, Second Baseman (Tampa Bay Rays) $7,600: Giancarlo Stanton, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $7,200.
