Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Red Sox vs. Giants 6/20/25
Boston Red Sox vs. San Francisco Giants
June 20, 2025 10:15 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the Boston Red Sox and the San Francisco Giants. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Boston Red Sox vs. San Francisco Giants 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 Red Sox vs. Giants matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Hayden Birdsong, Starting Pitcher, San Francisco Giants $11,400
On Friday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three-game interleague series featuring the Boston Red Sox and the San Francisco Giants.
How are these two teams playing entering this MLB game? The San Francisco Giants are playing subpar baseball entering today’s matchup with the Boston Red Sox. More specifically, the Giants have lost four of the team’s last four games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including an 11-5 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers last week.
Conversely, the Boston Red Sox are playing good baseball entering this evening’s interleague game. The Giants have won six of the team’s last seven games played this season, including a 2- shutout win over the Seattle Mariners four days ago.
Now that we have ascertained how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to today’s contest. San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Hayden Birdsong has certainly pitched at a high level this season. With that said, how has Birdsong performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s review the talented pitcher’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In 13 starts made in 2025, San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Hayden Birdsong has compiled a 2-1 (won-loss record), a 2.79 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.28 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Innings Pitched). It should also be mentioned that Birdsong has amassed 51 strikeouts while allowing 19 walks in 48.1 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the San Francisco Giants 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals, Giants starting pitcher Hayden Birdsong pitched exceptionally well. Birdsong pitched five quality innings while scattering five hits and no walks in the Giants victory over the Royals.
In my opinion, Hayden Birdsong is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Hayden Birdsong at the captain position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like to play well in this MLB regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Hunter Dobbins, Starting Pitcher (Boston Red Sox) $10,400: Heliot Ramos, Outfielder (San Francisco Giants) $8,800: Jung Hoo Lee, Outfielder (San Francisco Giants) $9,400.
