Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Twins vs. Guardians 4/30/25
Minnesota Twins vs. Cleveland Guardians
April 30, 2025 6:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the Cleveland Guardians and the Minnesota Twins. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Cleveland Guardians vs. Minnesota Twins 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 Minnesota Twins vs. Cleveland Gurdians matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Pablo Lopez, Starting Pitcher, Minnesota Twins $12,000
On Wednesday night, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game American League series featuring the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Guardians.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s American League game? The Minnesota Twins arrive at the third game of this three-game series with the Cleveland Guardians playing good baseball. More specifically, the Minnesota Twins have won six of the team’s last eight games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including an 11-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels last week.
In direct contrast to the Minnesota Twins, the Cleveland Guardians are playing below average baseball entering this evening’s game. The Guardians have lost four of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including an embarrassing 13-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox three days ago.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to tonight’s contest. Starting pitcher Pablo Lopez has been an essential part of the Minnesota Twins starting rotation this season. With that said, how has Lopez performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s review the veteran hurler’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through four starts in 2025, Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Pablo Lopez has compiled a 2-1 (win-loss record), a 2.08 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.11 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). Additionally, Lopez has amassed 20 strikeouts while allowing four walks in 21.2 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the Minnesota Twins 11-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels five days ago, Twins starting pitcher Pablo Lopez certainly pitched at a high level. Let me be more specific. Lopez pitched five quality innings while scattering five hits and allowing two walks in the Twins victory over the Angels.
In my view, Pablo Lopez is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tonight’s MLB regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Pablo Lopez 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): Luis Ortiz, Starting Pitcher (Cleveland Guardians) $10,600: Gabriel Arias, Second Baseman (Cleveland Guardians) $8,000: Steven Kwan, Outfielder (Cleveland Guardians) $9,000.
