Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Red Sox vs. Braves 5/31/25
Boston Red Sox vs. Atlanta Braves
May 31, 2025 4:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the Boston Red Sox and the Atlanta Braves. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Boston Red Sox vs. Atlanta Braves 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 afternoon’s Red Sox vs. Braves matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Spencer Schwellenbach, Starting Pitcher, Atlanta Braves $11,800
On Saturday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game interleague series featuring the Boston Red Sox and the Atlanta Braves.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Atlanta Braves arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the Boston Red Sox playing below average baseball. The Braves have lost seven of the team’s last nine games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 2-0 shutout loss to the Philadelphia Phillies earlier this week.
Similar to the Atlanta Braves, the Boston Red Sox are playing below average baseball entering tonight’s interleague contest. More specifically, the Red Sox have lost five of the team’s last seven games played this season, including a 3-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers five days ago.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to today’s contest. Starting pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach has been a standout performer for the Atlanta Braves this season. With that said, how has Schwellenbach performed from a statistical perspective this season? Let’s review Schwellenbach’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 11 games that starting pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach has made for Atlanta Braves this season, Schwellenbach has compiled a 3-4 (won-loss record), a 3.42 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.05 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) in 2025. Additionally, Schwellenbach has amassed 60 strikeouts while allowing 12 walks in 68.1 innings pitched this season.
Last month, in the Atlanta Braves impressive 10-0 shutout win over the Miami Marlins, Atlanta starting pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach certainly pitched at a high level. Schwellenbach pitched eight quality innings, striking out ten Marlins batters while scattering two hits in the Atlanta Braves victory over the Miami Marlins.
In my opinion, Spencer Schwellenbach is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tonight’s MLB game. For that specific reason, I am backing Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach 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): Walker Buehler, Starting Pitcher (Boston Red Sox) $10,600: Ozzie Albies, Second Baseman (Atlanta Braves) $6,800: Rafael Devers, Third Baseman (Atlanta Braves) $9,000.
