FanDuel Best MLB DFS Picks: Twins vs. Phillies 9/27/25
Minnesota Twins vs. Philadelphia Phillies
September 27, 2025 6:05 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the Minnesota Twins and the Philadelphia Phillies. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Minnesota Twins vs. Philadelphia Phillies 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 evening’s Twins vs. Phillies matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Byron Buxton, Outfielder, Minnesota Twins $13,800
On Saturday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game interleague series featuring the Minnesota Twins and the Philadelphia Phillies.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Minnesota Twins arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the Minnesota Twins playing good baseball. Let me be more specific. The Twins have won three of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 4-0 shutout win over the Texas Rangers two days ago.
Similar to the Minnesota Twins, the Philadelphia Phillies are playing quality baseball entering this evening’s game. The Phillies have won three of the team’s five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a dominant 11-1 victory over the Miami Marlins earlier this week.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tonight’s contest. Talented outfielder Byron Buxton has been a standout performer for the Minnesota Twins in 2025. Having stated that, how has Buxton performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Buxton’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 125 games that Byron Buxton has played for the Minnesota Twins in the 2025 MLB regular season, Buxton has compiled a .263 batting average, 34 home runs (13th in MLB), 41 walks, 82 RBIs (runs batted in), 96 runs scored (17th in MLB), a .326 OBP (On-Base Percentage) and an .873 OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging) which ranks ninth in MLB.
More recently, in the Minnesota Twins 6-2 win over the Cleveland Indians earlier this week, Twins outfielder Byron Buxton amassed one hit (one double), one walk, one RBI and one run scored.
In my view, Byron Buxton is the most likely player to amass the most FanDuel points in this MLB regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like in this MLB regular season game (FanDuel price noted): Kyle Schwarber, Outfielder (Philadelphia Phillies) $14,400: Harrison Bader, Outfielder (Philadelphia Phillies) $8,200: Brandon Marsh, Outfielder (Philadelphia Phillies) $5,800.
