FanDuel Best MLB DFS Picks: White Sox vs. Rays 7/22/25
Chicago White Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays
July 22, 2025 7:35 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the Chicago White Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the White Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays 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 White Sox vs. Rays matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Mike Tauchman, Outfielder, Chicago White Sox $10,000
On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game American League series featuring the Chicago White Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Tampa Bay Rays arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the Chicago White Sox playing below average baseball. The Rays have lost six of the team’s last eight games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 4-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox nine days ago.
Conversely, the Chicago White Sox are playing good baseball entering this evening’s MLB game. Let me be more specific. The White Sox won four of the team’s last five games played this season, including a 10-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates last week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to tonight’s game. Talented outfielder Mike Tauchman has been a standout performer for the Chicago White Sox this season. With that said, how has Tauchman performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Tauchman’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 48 games that Chicago White Sox outfielder Mike Tauchman has played in the 2025 MLB regular season, Tauchman has compiled a .281 batting average, five home runs, 24 walks, 25 RBIs (runs batted in), 24 runs scored and an .374% OBP (On-Base Percentage).
More recently, in the Chicago White Sox’s 7-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, Mike Tauchman played exceptionally well. In Chicago’s victory over the Pirates, Tauchman amassed two hits (one home run), three RBIs and one run scored. It should also be noted that in the White Sox’s defeat of the Pirates, Tauchman compiled 34.7 FanDuel points.
In my opinion, Mike Tauchman’s reasonable FanDuel price ($10,000) presents the best fantasy value on this slate. For that specific reason, I am backing Chicago White Sox outfielder Mike Tauchman at the MVP position for this one game MLB FanDuel contest.
Flex plays I like in this game (FanDuel price noted): Josh Lowe, Outfielder (Tampa Bay Rays) $7,600: Luis Robert Jr., Outfielder (Chicago White Sox) $11,000.
