Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the Chicago White Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Chicago White Sox 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 White Sox vs. Dodgers matchup.
Draftkings MLB DFS Showdown Picks
Captain-Clayton Kershaw, Starting Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers $12,000
On Wednesday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game interleague series featuring the Chicago White Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Los Angeles Dodgers arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the Chicago White Sox playing good baseball. The Dodgers have won seven of the team’s last eight games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including an 8-1 win over the Colorado Rockies six days ago.
Similar to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Chicago White Sox are playing well entering the second game of this interleague series. Let me be more specific. The White Sox have won three of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 7-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks last week.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to today’s contest. Starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw has been a solid performer for the Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has the talented pitcher performed from a statistical standpoint in 2025? Let’s review Kershaw’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through eight starts in 2025, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw has compiled a 4-0 (win-loss record), a 3.03 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.19 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). Additionally, Kershaw has amassed 29 strikeouts in 38.2 innings pitched this season.
Five days ago, in the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 win over the Rockies, Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw pitched exceptionally well. Kershaw pitched six quality innings while scattering two hits and one walk in the Dodgers defeat of the Rockies. It should also be noted that Kershaw struck out five Rockies batters in the Dodgers victory over Colorado.
In my view, Clayton Kershaw is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB game. With that said, I am rolling with Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw 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): Sean Burke, Starting Pitcher (Chicago White Sox) $10,000: Shohei Ohtani, Outfielder (Los Angeles Dodgers) $10,400.