Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Twins vs. Dodgers 7/22/25
Minnesota Twins vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
July 22, 2025 10:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the Minnesota Twins and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Minnesota Twins vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 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 Twins vs. Dodgers matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Starting Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers $11,600
On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game interleague series featuring the Minnesota Twins and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Los Angeles Dodgers arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the Minnesota Twins playing below average baseball. The Dodgers have lost three of the team’s last four games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 2-0 shutout loss to the Milwaukee Brewers last week.
Similar to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Minnesota Twins are playing subpar baseball entering the second game of this interleague series. The Twins have lost three of the team’s last four games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 6-4 loss to the Colorado Rockies four days ago.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tonight’s contest. Starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto has certainly been an essential part of the Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitching rotation this season. With that said, how has Yamamoto performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s review the veteran pitcher’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through 19 starts made in 2025, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto has compiled an 8-7 (win-loss record) and a 2.59 ERA (Earned Run Average) which ranks 11th in MLB. Additionally, Yamamoto has tallied a 1.09 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Innings Pitched), 116 strikeouts (20th in MLB) while allowing 36 walks in 104.1 innings pitched this season.
Earlier this season, in the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched seven quality innings while scattering one hit and two walks.
In my view, Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto 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): Simeon Woods Richardson, Starting Pitcher (Minnesota Twins) $10,600: Byron Buxton, Outfielder (Minnesota Twins) $10,000: Will Smith, Catcher (Los Angeles Dodgers) $8,800.
