Draftkings Best MLB DFS Picks: Yankees vs. Red Sox 9/13/25
New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox
September 13, 2025 4:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox 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. Red Sox matchup.
Draftkings MLB DFS Picks
Captain-Max Fried, Starting Pitcher, New York Yankees $11,600
On Saturday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game American League series featuring the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox.
How are these two teams playing entering this MLB game? The New York Yankees arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the Boston Red Sox playing good baseball. The Yankees have won four of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays last week.
Similar to the New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox are playing subpar baseball entering this MLB game. More specifically, the Red Sox have lost five of the team’s last eight games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including an 11-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers two days ago.
Now that we have deternined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to this afternoon’s contest. Starting pitcher Max Fried has been a solid contributor 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 29 starts made in 2025, New York Yankees starting pitcher Max Fried holds a rather impressive 16-5 (win-loss record), a 3.02 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.10 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) which ranks 16th in MLB. Additionally, Fried has compiled 163 strikeouts (25th in MLB) in 176 innings pitched this season.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Max Fried can post a high number of DFS points on any given night. With that said, I fully expect that trend to continue in today’s matchup with the Boston Red Sox.
In my opinion, Max Fried is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this 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): Brayan Bello, Starting Pitcher (Boston Red Sox) $11,000: Aaron Judge, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $9,800: Romy Gonzalez, First Baseman (Boston Red Sox) $8,000.
