New York Yankees vs. New York Mets
July 5, 2025 4:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the New York Yankees and the New York Mets. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New York Yankees vs. New York Mets 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 afternoon’s Yankees vs. Mets matchup.
Draftkings MLB DFS Showdown Picks
Captain-Carlos Rodon, Starting Pitcher, New York Yankees $12,000
On Saturday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game interleague series featuring the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays.
How are these two teams playing entering tomorrow evening’s MLB game? The New York Yankees arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the New York Mets playing below average baseball. The Yankees have lost six of the team’s last seven games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 5-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays five days ago.
Conversely, the New York Mets arrive at the second game of this interleague series playing quality baseball. The Mets have won three of the team’s last four games played this season, including a 7-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers earlier this week.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to today’s contest. Starting pitcher Carlos Rodon has certainly been a solid performer for the New York Yankees starting pitching rotation this season. With that said, how has Rodon performed from a statistical standpoint in 2025? Let’s examine Rodon’s player data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through 18 starts made in 2025, New York Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon has compiled an 9-5 (win-loss record), a 2.95 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.00 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) which ranks 11th in MLB. It should also be mentioned that Rodon has tallied 123 strikeouts (sixth in MLB) while allowing 37 walks in 106.2 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the New York Yankees 3-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians earlier this month, Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon pitched exceptionally well. Rodon pitched seven quality innings while scattering five hits and only one walk in the Yankees victory over the Guardians.
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): Frankie Montas, Starting Pitcher (New York Mets) $10,200: Cody Bellinger, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $8,000: Aaron Judge, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $10,000.
