FanDuel Best MLB DFS Picks: Phillies vs. Rockies 5/20/25

Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Philadelphia Phillies and the Colorado Rockies. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Philadelphia Phillies vs. Colorado Rockies 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 tonight’s Philadelphia Phillies vs. Colorado Rockies matchup.

FanDuel MLB Player Selections

MVP-Bryce Harper, First Baseman, Philadelphia Phillies $13,000

On Monday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a four-game National League series featuring the Philadelphia Phillies and the Colorado Rockies.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Philadelphia Phillies arrive at the second game of this four-game series with the Colorado Rockies playing good baseball. The Phillies have won five of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 1-0 shutout win over the Pittsburgh Pirates two days ago.

Conversely, the Colorado Rockies are playing below average baseball entering the second game of this National League series. More specifically, the Rockies have lost five of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including an 8-3 loss to the Texas Rangers last week.

Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to tonight’s contest. First Baseman Bryce Harper has certainly been a standout performer for the Philadelphia Phillies this season. With that said, how has the veteran first baseman performed from a statistical standpoint in 2025? Let’s review’s Harper’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.

In the 45 games that first baseman Bryce Harper has played for the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2025 MLB regular season, Harper has compiled a robust .260 batting average, seven home runs, 33 walks, 28 RBIs (runs batted in), 26 runs scored, a .376 OBP (On-Base Percentage) and a .799 OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging).

More recently, in the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates four days ago, Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper certainly played at a high level. In the Phillies victory over the Pirates, Harper tallied three hits, two runs scored, two RBIs, one walk and one stolen base. It should also be mentioned that in the Phillies defeat of the Pirates, Harper tallied a massive 31.4 FanDuel points.

In my opinion, Bryce Harper is the most likely player to accumulate the most FanDuel points in this MLB game. Having stated that, I am backing Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.

Flex plays I like in this game (FanDuel price noted): Kyle Schwarber, Outfielder (Philadelphia Phillies) $14,200: Jordan Beck, Outfielder (Colorado Rockies) $9,200: Alec Bohm, Third Baseman (Philadelphia Phillies) $5,200.