Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Tigers vs. Yankees 9/10/25
Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees
September 10, 2025 7:05 pm EDT
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 tonight’s Tigers vs. Yankees matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Carlos Rodon, Starting Pitcher, New York Yankees $12,000
On Wednesday night, Major League Baseball presents the second 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 second game of this three-game series with the Detroit Tigers playing good baseball. The Yankees have won four of the team’s last seven games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 3-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays four days ago.
In direct contrast to the Yankees, 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 seven 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 focus to this evening’s contest. Starting pitcher Carlos Rodon has certainly been an essential part of the New York Yankees starting pitching rotation this season. With that said, how has Rodon performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s examine Rodon’s player data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through 29 starts made in 2025, New York Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon has compiled a 16-7 (win-loss record), a 3.12 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.07 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) which ranks 15th in MLB. It should also be mentioned that Rodon has amassed 180 strikeouts (tenth in MLB) while allowing 69 walks in 170.1 innings pitched this season.
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings MLB showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups.
In my opinion, Carlos Rodon is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing New York Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon 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): Jack Flaherty, Starting Pitcher (Detroit Tigers) $10,600: Aaron Judge, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $10,000: Riley Greene, Outfielder (Detroit Tigers) $8,600.
