Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Tigers vs. Phillies 8/3/25
Detroit Tigers vs. Philadelphia Phillies
August 3, 2025 7:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Phillies. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Detroit Tigers vs. Philadelphia Phillies 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 Detroit Tigers vs. Philadelphia Phillies matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Cristopher Sanchez, Starting Pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies $12,000
On Saturday night, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game interleague series featuring the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Phillies.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Philadelphia Phillies arrive at the third game of this three-game series with the Detroit Tigers playing below average baseball. The Phillies have lost five of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 9-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox four days ago.
Conversely, the Detroit Tigers are playing good baseball entering this interleague game. More specifically, the Tigers have won five of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 10-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays last week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tonight’s contest. Starting pitcher Cristopher Sanchez has certainly been a key contributor essential part of the Philadelphia Phillies starting rotation this season. With that said, how has Sanchez 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 21 starts made in 2025, Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cristopher Sanchez has compiled a 9-3 (win-loss record), a .255 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.09 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) which currently ranks 19th in MLB. Additionally, Sanchez has amassed 139 strikeouts (11th in MLB) while allowing only 33 walks in 130.2 innings pitched this season.
Earlier this season, in the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 win over the San Francisco Giants, Phillies starting pitcher Cristopher Sanchez certainly pitched at a high level. Sanchez pitched 7.1 quality innings while scattering four hits and allowing one walk in the Phillies victory over the Giants.
In my view, Cristopher Sanchez is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s MLB regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cristopher Sanchez 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): Charlie Morton, Starting Pitcher (Detroit Tigers) $10,800: Bryce Harper, First Baseman (Philadelphia Phillies) $8,600: Gleyber Torres, Second Baseman (Detroit Tigers) $7,800.
