Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Tigers vs. Nationals 7/3/25
Detroit Tigers vs. Washington Nationals
July 3, 2025 6:45 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Nationals. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Detroit Tigers vs. Washington Nationals 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 Tigers vs. Nationals matchup.
Draftkings MLB DFS Showdown Picks
Captain-Jake Irvin, Starting Pitcher, Washington Nationals $10,600
On Thursday night, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game interleague series featuring the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Nationals.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Washington Nationals arrive at the third game of this three-game series with the Detroit Tigers playing below average baseball. The Nationals have lost four of the team’s last seven games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including an 8-2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels five days ago.
In direct contrast to the Washington Nationals, the Detroit Tigers are playing good baseball entering this MLB game. More specifically, the Tigers have won six of the team’s last nine games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including an 8-0 shutout win over the Athletics last week.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to today’s contest. Starting pitcher Jake Irvin has been a solid performer for the Washington Nationals starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has the talented pitcher performed from a statistical standpoint in 2025? Let’s review Irvin’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through 17 starts made in 2025, Washington Nationals starting pitcher Jake Irvin has compiled a 6-3 (win-loss record), a 4.73 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.30 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). Additionally, Irvin has compiled 71 strikeouts in 99 innings pitched this season.
Last month, in the Washington Nationals 7-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington starting pitcher Jake Irvin certainly pitched at a high level. Irvin pitched 5.1 quality innings while scattering six hits and no walks in the Nationals defeat of the Dodgers. It should also be noted that Irvin struck out five Dodgers batters in the Nationals victory over Los Angeles.
In my view, Jake Irvin is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB game. With that said, I am rolling with Washington Nationals starting pitcher Jake Irvin 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): Dietrich Enns, Starting Pitcher (Detroit Tigers) $11,000: James Wood, Outfielder (Washington Nationals) $9,800: CJ Abrams, Shortstop (Washington Nationals) $9,600.
