Draftkings Best MLB DFS Picks: Tigers vs. Rangers 7/20/25
Detroit Tigers vs. Texas Rangers
July 20, 2025 7:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the Detroit Tigers and the Texas Rangers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Detroit Tigers vs. Texas Rangers 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 today’s Detroit Tigers vs. Texas Rangers matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Tarik Skubal, Starting Pitcher, Detroit Tigers $12,400
On Sunday night, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game American League series featuring the Detroit Tigers and the Texas Rangers.
How are these two teams playing entering this evening’s MLB game? The Detroit Tigers arrive at the third game of this three-game series with the Texas Rangers playing below average baseball. The Tigers have lost six of the team’s last seven games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including an 8-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners one week ago.
In direct contrast to the Detroit Tigers, the Seattle Mariners arrive at the final game of this American League series playing good baseball. Let me be more specific. The Mariners have won five of the team’s last six games played this season, including a dominant 11-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels 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 Tarik Skubal has certainly been a standout performer for the Detroit Tigers starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has the talented pitcher performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Skubal’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 19 starts that starting pitcher Tarik Skubal has made for the Detroit Tigers this season, Skubal has compiled a robust 10-3 (win-loss record), a 2.23 ERA (Earned Run Average), and a 0.83 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) which ranks first in MLB. It should also be mentioned that Skubal has tallied 153 strikeouts (third in MLB) while allowing only 16 walks in 121 innings pitched this season.
These two teams have met multiple times this season. With that said, how has Skubal pitched versus the Rangers in 2025? In the Detroit Tigers 2-1 victory over the Texas Rangers last month, Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal pitched rather well. Skubal pitched seven quality innings while scattering two hits and no walks in the Tigers win over Texas.
In my view, Tarik Skubal is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tonight’s MLB game. With that said, I am rolling with Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal 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): Jacob Latz, Starting Pitcher (Texas Rangers) $10,400: Riley Greene, Outfielder (Detroit Tigers) $9,200: Spencer Torkelson, First Baseman (Detroit Tigers) $7,200.
