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 this afternoon’s Tigers vs. Phillies matchup.
Draftkings MLB DFS Picks
Captain-Zack Wheeler, Starting Pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies $11,400
On Saturday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game interleague series featuring the Detroit Tigers vs. Philadelphia Phillies.
How are these two teams playing entering this MLB game? The Philadelphia Phillies arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the Detroit Tigers playing below average baseball. The Phillies have lost three of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 9-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox three days ago.
In direct contrast to the Philadelphia Phillies, the Detroit Tigers arrive at today’s interleague game playing quality baseball. More specifically, the Phillies have won four of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a dominant 12-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks last week.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this evening’s contest. Starting pitcher Zack Wheeler has certainly been a solid performer for the Philadelphia Phillies starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has the veteran pitcher performed from a data perspective? Let’s review Wheeler’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In 21 starts made this season, Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler has compiled a 9-4 (won-loss record), a 2.56 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 0.89 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) which ranks second in MLB. It should also be mentioned that Wheeler has amassed a massive 172 strikeouts (second in MLB) while allowing 28 walks in 133.2 innings pitched this season.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Zack Wheeler can post a high number of DFS points on any given night.
In my view, Zack Wheeler is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this afternoon’s interleague game. With that said, I am rolling with Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler 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): Tarik Skubal, Starting Pitcher (Detroit Tigers) $12,000: Kyle Schwarber, Outfielder (Philadelphia Phillies) $9,600: Nick Castellanos, Outfielder (Philadelphia Phillies) $7,800.