FanDuel MLB DFS Picks: Rangers vs. Diamondbacks 9/1/25
Texas Rangers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
September 1, 2025 8:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Texas Rangers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Texas Rangers 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 tomorrow night’s Rangers vs. Diamondbacks matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Ketel Marte, Second Baseman, Arizona Diamondbacks $12,600
On Monday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three-game interleague series featuring the Texas Rangers and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Arizona Diamondbacks arrive at the first game of this three-game series with the Texas Rangers playing good baseball. More specifically, the Diamondbacks have won four of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 3-0 shutout win over the Los Angeles Dodgers two days ago.
Similar to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Texas Rangers are playing quality baseball entering tomorrow evening’s interleague game. The Rangers have won five of the team’s last six games played this season, including a dominant 20-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels earlier this week.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tomorrow’s MLB contest. Talented second baseman Ketel Marte has certainly been an essential part of the Arizona Diamondbacks starting lineup this season. Having stated that, how has the veteran second baseman performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Marte’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 104 games that Ketel Marte has played for the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2025 MLB regular season, Marte has compiled a .291 batting average, 23 home runs, 59 walks, 60 RBIs (runs batted in), 75 runs scored, a .393 OBP (On-Base Percentage) and an .916 OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging).
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the MVP position for a FanDuel MLB showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups.
In my view, Ketel Marte is the most likely player to amass the most FanDuel points in this MLB game. With that said, I am backing Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like in this evening’s MLB regular season game (FanDuel price noted): Corbin Carroll, Outfielder (Arizona Diamondbacks) $13,400: Blaze Alexander, Shortstop, (Arizona Diamondbacks) $7,600: Adolis Garcia, Outfielder (Texas Rangers) $10,000.
