Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Yankees vs. Orioles 9/19/25
New York Yankees vs. Baltimore Orioles
September 19, 2025 7:05 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New York Yankees vs. Baltimore Orioles 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 Yankees vs. Orioles matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Will Warren, Starting Pitcher, New York Yankees $10,600
On Friday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a four-game American League series featuring the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The New York Yankees arrive at the second game of this four-game series with the Baltimore Orioles playing good baseball. The Yankees have won five of the team’s last seven games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 5-3 win over the Boston Red Sox.
Similar to the New York Yankees, the Baltimore Orioles arrive at the second game of this American League series playing quality baseball. More specifically, the Orioles have won three of the team’s last four games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox four 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 Will Warren has been a 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 Warren’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through 31 starts made in 2025, New York Yankees starting pitcher Will Warren has compiled an 8-7 (win-loss record), a 4.44 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.38 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). Additionally, Warren has compiled 162 strikeouts (30th in MLB) in 152 innings pitched in 2025.
More recently, in the New York Yankees dominant 10-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox last month, New York starting pitcher Will Warren pitched five quality innings while scattering five hits and two walks.
In my view, Will Warren is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with New York Yankees starting pitcher Will Warren 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): Trevor Rogers, Starting Pitcher (Baltimore Orioles) $11,800: Aaron Judge, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $10,000: Dylan Beavers, Outfielder (Baltimore Orioles) $4,800.
