*Top hitters and pitchers highlight exceptional matchups that may include stars, lesser-known players and those on your waiver wires.

When I put together my top hitters and pitchers I factor in several things. First, prior matchup history, whether the hitter is hot and the pitcher’s history against that type of batter. Also, these matchups are normally released in the morning so make sure that you double-check the weather leading up to games in case they were postponed or the player got the day off.

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Top DFS hitters for today:

Giancarlo Stanton vs. Jordan Zimmerman – hitting .292 (7/24) with a 2B, 3 HR, 6 RBI and 4 walks

Anthony Rizzo vs. Yohan Flande – No matchup history. Rizzo + Flande = must start

Dan Uggla vs. Vance Worley – hitting .455 (5/11) with 2 HR, 4 RBI and 3 walks

Yoenis Cespedes vs. Brad Peacock – hitting .333 (3/9) with 2 HR, 5 RBI and a walk

David Ortiz vs. R.A. Dickey – hitting .333 (5/15) with 2 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI and 2 walks

Ricky’s HR Guarantee: Giancarlo Stanton

Top DFS pitcher for today:

Yu Darvish vs. New York Yankees – 2-0 with a 1.35 ERA in 3 career starts against the Bombers.

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