Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Pirates vs. Mets 5/13/25
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. New York Mets
May 13, 2025 7:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Mets. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Pittsburgh Pirates vs. New York Mets 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 tonight’s Pittsburgh Pirates vs. New York Mets matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Kodai Senga, Starting Pitcher, New York Mets $11,800
This Tuesday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game National League series featuring the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Mets.
How are these two teams playing entering this evening’s National League game? The Pittsburgh Pirates arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the New York Mets playing below average baseball. The Pirates have lost eight of the team’s last ten games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 5-0 shutout loss to the St. Louis Cardinals last week.
In direct contrast to the Pittsburgh Pirates, the New York Mets are playing good baseball entering tonight’s game. More specifically, the Mets have won four of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a dominant 7-2 win over the Chicago Cubs four days ago.
Now that we have determined how both teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to this evening’s contest. Talented starting pitcher Kodai Senga has been a solid performer for the New York Mets this season. With that said, how has Senga pitched from a statistical standpoint? Let’s examine Senga’s game data to answer that question.
Through seven starts made for the New York Mets this season, starting pitcher Kodai Senga has compiled a robust 1.16 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.14 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched). It should also be noted that Senga has amassed 35 strikeouts while allowing 17 walks in 38.2 innings pitched in 2025.
Last week, in the Los Angeles Dodgers dominant 7-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks, Kodai Senga certainly pitched at a high level. Let me be more specific. Senga pitched six quality innings striking out four Arizona batters while scattering two hits and allowing five walks in the Dodgers win over the Diamondbacks.
In my view, Kodai Senga is the most likely player to post the highest number of Draftkings points in tonight’s National League game. Having stated that, I am backing New York Mets starting pitcher Kodai Senga at the captain position for this one game MLB Draftkings Showdown contest.
Flex plays I like in tonight’s MLB regular game (Draftkings price noted): Mitch Keller, Starting Pitcher (Arizona Diamondbacks) $10,000: Francisco Lindor, Shortstop (New York Mets) $9,400: Joey Bart, Catcher (Pittsburgh Pirates) $6,600.
