Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Red Sox vs. Yankees 6/7/25
Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees
June 7, 2025 7:35 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Boston Red Sox 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 Red Sox vs. Yankees matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Garrett Crochet, Starting Pitcher, Boston Red Sox $12,400
On Saturday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game American League series featuring the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees.
How are these two teams playing entering this evening’s American League game? The Red Sox arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the New York Yankees playing below average baseball. The Boston Red Sox have lost eight of the team’s last 11 games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 5-0 shutout loss to the Atlanta Braves last week.
In direct contrast to the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees arrive at today’s MLB game playing good baseball. The Yankees have won eight of the team’s last 11 games played this season, including a 7-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers six days ago.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to this evening’s contest. Starting pitcher Garrett Crochet has certainly been an important part of the Boston Red Sox starting pitching rotation this season. With that said, how has Crochet performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s review the veteran hurler’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through 13 starts made in 2025, Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Garrett Crochet has compiled a 5-4 (win-loss record), a 1.06 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) and a 1.98 ERA (Earned Run Average) which ranks sixth in MLB. Additionally, Garrett Crochet has tallied 101 strikeouts (first in MLB) while allowing 26 walks in 82.1 innings pitched this season.
Earlier this month, in the Boston Red Sox’s 3-1 win over the Atlanta Braves, Boston starting pitcher Garrett Crochet pitched exceptionally well. More specifically, Crochet pitched seven quality innings while scattering five hits and two walks in Boston’s victory over the Atlanta Braves.
In my view, Garrett Crochet is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tonight’s MLB regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Garrett Crochet 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): Ryan Yarbrough, Starting Pitcher (New York Yankees) $10,600: Paul Goldschmidt, First Baseman (New York Yankees) $7,800: Jarren Duran, Outfielder (Boston Red Sox) $9,000.
