*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:

Hanley Ramirez vs. Aaron Harang – hitting .385 (10/26) – with a 2B, 5 HR, 7 RBI and 2 walks

Adrian Gonzalez vs. Aaron Harang – hitting .412 (7/17) with a 2B, 3 HR, 5 RBI and 2 walks

Brian Dozier vs. James Shields – hitting .350 (7/20) with 3 2Bs, 2 HR, 7 RBI and a walk

Carlos Gonzalez vs. Edwin Jackson – .778 (7/9) with 2 2B, a 3B, 6 RBI and a walk
Cargo hasn’t been great on the road but I love this matchup today.

Adrian Beltre vs. Brandon McCarthy – hitting .389 (14/36) with 4 2B, 2 HR, 10 RBI and a walk

Ricky’s HR Guarantee: Adrian Gonzalez 

Top DFS Pitcher for today: 

Jeff Samardzija vs. Houston Astros – JUST DO IT!

Movie of the day: Expendables 2 – See a theme this week? I threw out 1 so of course I have to throw out number 2. Again, not great acting but damn fun movies to watch.

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