Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Mets vs. Phillies 6/22/25
New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
June 22, 2025 7:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies 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 evening’s Mets vs. Phillies matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-David Peterson, Starting Pitcher, New York Mets $11,000
On Sunday night, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game National League series featuring the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The New York Mets arrive at the third game of this three-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies playing below average baseball. More specifically, the Mets have lost seven of the team’s last eight games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 9-0 shutout loss to the Tampa Bay Rays last week.
In direct contrast to the New York Mets, the Philadelphia Phillies are currently playing good baseball entering this evening’s game. The Phillies have won eight of the team’s last ten games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 2-1 win over Miami Marlins three days ago.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to tonight’s contest. Starting pitcher David Peterson has been an essential part of the New York Mets starting rotation this season. With that said, how has Peterson performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s review the veteran pitcher’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In 14 starts made in 2025, New York Mets starting pitcher David Peterson has compiled a 5-2 (win-loss record), a 2.80 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.19 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) which ranks 18th in MLB. It should also be noted that Peterson has amassed 74 strikeouts while allowing 28 walks in 86.2 innings pitched this season.
Earlier this month, in the New York Mets 5-0 win over the Washington Nationals, Mets starting pitcher David Peterson certainly pitched at a high level. Let me be more specific. Peterson pitched nine quality innings while scattering six hits and no walks in the Mets defeat of the Nationals. It should also be noted that Peterson struck out six Nationals batters in the Mets victory over Washington.
In my opinion, David Peterson is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tonight’s MLB regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing New York Mets starting pitcher David Peterson 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): Jesus Luzardo, Starting Pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies) $11,400: Francisco Lindor, Shortstop (New York Mets) $9,000: Kyle Schwarber, Outfielder (Philadelphia Phillies) $9,200.
