Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Phillies vs. Dodgers 8/5/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies. Let’s take a look at this MLB Game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Philadelphia Phillies game let’s review the rules for the Draftkings 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 tonight’s Philadelphia Phillies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers matchup.

Draftkings Picks

Captain-Tyler Glasnow, Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers $11,600

On Monday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three game National League series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s Major League Baseball game? The Los Angeles Dodgers arrive at this evening’s first game of this three game National League series with the Philadelphia Phillies playing below average baseball. The Dodgers have lost five of the team’s last eight games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including an embarrassing 10-0 shutout loss to the Oakland Athletics last week.

Similar to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Philadelphia Phillies are also not playing good baseball entering tonight’s contest. More specifically, the Phillies have lost eight of the team’s last ten Games played this season, including a 10-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners three days ago.

Now that we have identified how both of these National League teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to this evening’s game. Los Angeles pitcher Tyler Glasnow has certainly established himself as a valuable member of the Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has Glasnow been playing from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Glasnow’s recent game data to answer that question.

In the 20 games that Tyler Glasnow has pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2024 MLB regular season, Glasnow has posted a 3.50 ERA (Earned Run Average), a 0.96 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added a whopping 155 strikeouts while allowing 34 walks.

More recently, in the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 loss to the Padres six days ago, Glasnow pitched seven innings allowing six hits and one walk. Glasnow also struck out eight San Diego Padres batters in the Game.

Flex Plays

Shohei Ohtani, Outfielder, Los Angeles Dodgers $10,000

In his last three games played for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2024 MLB regular season, Dodgers outfielder Shohei Ohtani has accumulated three hits (one home run), three runs scored, and two walks in 14 plate appearances. I expect the talented Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder to continue his quality play on the baseball diamond in tonight’s matchup versus the Philadelphia Phillies.

Additional flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): Aaron Nola, Starting Pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies) $10,400: Trea Turner, Shortstop (Philadelphia Phillies) $9,000.