Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers 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. Yankees matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Will Warren, Starting Pitcher, New York Yankees $11,600
On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three-game American League series featuring the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The New York Yankees arrive at the first game of this three-game series with the Detroit Tigers playing good baseball. The Yankees have won four of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 3-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays three days ago.
Conversely, the Detroit Tigers are playing below average baseball entering this American League game. More specifically, the Tigers have lost four of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 7-5 loss to the Chicago White Sox last week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to tonight’s contest. Starting pitcher Will Warren has been a standout performer for the New York Yankees this season. Having stated that, how has the talented pitcher performed from a statistical standpoint in 2025? Let’s review Warren’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through 29 starts in 2025, New York Yankees starting pitcher Will Warren has compiled an 8-6 (win-loss record), a 4.48 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.39 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). Additionally, Warren has compiled 153 strikeouts (29nth in MLB) in 141 innings pitched in 2025.
What did we learn from the data just presented? The data clearly illustrates that Will Warren can post a high number of DFS points on any given night. With that said, I fully expect that trend to continue in tonight’s matchup with the Detroit Tigers.
In my opinion, Will Warren is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with New York Yankees starting pitcher Will Warren 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): Casey Mize, Starting Pitcher (Detroit Tigers) $11,000: Aaron Judge, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $10,000: Wenceel Perez, Outfielder (Detroit Tigers) $6,400.