Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Yankees vs. Dodgers 5/30/25
New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
May 30, 2025 10:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New York Yankees 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 tonight’s New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Max Fried, Starting Pitcher, New York Yankees $12,000
On Friday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three-game interleague series featuring the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The New York Yankees arrive at the first game of this three-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers playing good baseball. The Yankees have won nine of the team’s last nine games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a thrilling 1-0 shutout win over the Athletics last week.
Similar to the New York Yankees, the Los Angeles Dodgers are playing well entering this evening’s interleague game. The Dodgers have won five of the team’s last eight games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 7-5 defeat of the New York Mets 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 Max Fried has been 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 Fried’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through 11 starts in 2025, New York Yankees starting pitcher Max Fried holds a 7-0 (win-loss record), a 1.29 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 0.93 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). Additionally, Fried has compiled 67 strikeouts in 70 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the New York Yankees dominant 13-1 win over the Colorado Rockies six days ago, Yankees starting pitcher Max Fried certainly pitched at a high level. Let me be more specific. Fried pitched 7.1 quality innings while scattering six hits and one walk in the Yankees defeat of the Rockies. It should also be noted that Fried struck out seven Rockies batters in the Yankees victory over Colorado.
In my opinion, Max Fried is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tonight’s MLB game. With that said, I am rolling with New York Yankees starting pitcher Max Fried 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): Tony Gonsolin, Starting Pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers) $10,400: Aaron Judge, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $10,000: Shohei Ohtani, Outfielder (Los Angeles Dodgers) $9,800.
