Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Rockies vs. Giants 5/2/25
Colorado Rockies vs. San Francisco Giants
May 2, 2025 10:15 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Colorado Rockies and the San Francisco Giants. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Colorado Rockies 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 tonight’s Colorado Rockies vs. San Francisco Giants matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Robbie Ray, Starting Pitcher, San Francisco Giants $11,600
Later today, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a four-game National League series featuring the Colorado Rockies and the San Francisco Giants.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The San Francisco Giants arrive at the second game of this four game National league series with the Colorado Rockies playing below average baseball. The San Francisco Giants have lost four of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 2-0 shutout loss to the Texas Rangers last week.
Similar to the San Francisco Giants, the Colorado Rockies have not been playing well recently. More specifically, the Rockies have lost eight of the team’s last ten games played this season, including an 8-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves four days ago.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to tonight’s contest. Starting pitcher Robbie Ray has been a standout performer for the San Francisco Giants starting pitching rotation this season. With that said, how has Ray performed from a statistical standpoint in 2025? Let’s review the veteran hurler’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through six starts made this season, San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Robbie Ray has amassed a rather impressive 3-0 (win-loss record), a 3.73 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.40 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). It should also be noted that Robbie Ray has tallied 33 strikeouts while allowing 19 walks in 31.1 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the San Francisco Giants 9-1 win over the New York Yankees earlier this month, San Francisco starting pitcher Robbie Ray pitched exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Ray pitched five innings while scattering two hits and allowing four walks in the San Francisco Giants defeat of the Yankees.
In my view, Robbie Ray is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tonight’s MLB regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Robbie Ray 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): Antonio Senzatela, Starting Pitcher (Colorado Rockies) $10,000: Heliot Ramos, Outfielder (San Francisco Giants) $8,600: Brenton Doyle, Outfielder (Colorado Rockies) $8,400.
