Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Colorado Rockies. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Colorado Rockies game let’s review the rules for the FanDuel single game showdown contest.
FanDuel Single Game Contest Rules
Here are the FanDuel single game contest rules. You have $60,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team MVP. The MVP accumulates 1.5x times the standard FanDuel fantasy points value. Additionally, the MVP is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.
The remaining five players in your lineup will be flex plays. The five flex positions will receive the standard FanDuel points value. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your MVP position if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) FanDuel single game contest.
If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game contest, I highly recommend that you check out the FanDuel website for more details.
*It should be noted that FanDuel does not utilize the pitcher position in single game MLB contests. Having stated that, only batters are available for single game MLB lineups on the FanDuel platform.
Here are my FanDuel picks for this afternoon’s Pirates vs. Rockies matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Hunter Goodman, Catcher, Colorado Rockies $12,800
On Sunday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game American League series featuring the Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Colorado Rockies.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Pittsburgh Pirates arrive at the third game of this three-game series with the Colorado Rockies playing below average baseball. More specifically, the Pirates have lost the team’s last two games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including an entertaining 17-16 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates two days ago.
In direct contrast to the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Colorado Rockies are playing good baseball entering this afternoon’s contest. The Rockies have won three of the team’s last five games played this season, including an 8-6 victory over the Cleveland Guardians earlier this week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to this afternoon’s contest. Catcher Hunter Goodman has certainly been an important part of the Colorado Rockies starting lineup this season. Having stated that, how has the veteran catcher performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s examine Goodman’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 96 games that Colorado Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman has played in the 2025 MLB regular season, Goodman has compiled a .279`batting average, 20 home runs, 23 walks, 61 RBIs (runs batted in), and 52 runs scored.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Hunter Goodman can post a high number of DFS points on any given night. With that said, I fully expect Hunter Goodman to continue his outstanding play in today’s matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
In conclusion, I think that Colorado Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman is the most likely player to compile the most FanDuel points in this MLB game. For that specific reason, I am backing Hunter Goodman at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like to play well in this MLB regular season game (FanDuel price noted): Ezequiel Tovar, Shortstop (Colorado Rockies) $7,800: Bryan Reynolds, Outfielder (Pittsburgh Pirates) $12,000: Warming Bernabel, Third Baseman (Colorado Rockies) $4,600.