*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:

Josh Hamilton vs. Bud Norris – hitting .400 (6/15) with a 2B, a HR and 2 RBI
All 6 of Hamilton’s homers have come on the road this season.

Kyle Seager vs. Zach McAllister – hitting .429 (6/14) with 3 2B and an RBI

Jayson Werth vs. Cliff Lee – hitting .367 (11/30) with a 2B, a 3B, 2 HR, 4 RBI and a walk

Danny Espinosa vs. Cliff Lee – hitting .364 (8/22) with a 2B

Omar Infante vs. Kevin Correia – hitting .375 (9/24) with a 2B, a 3B and 3 RBI

Ricky’s HR Guarantee: Kyle Seager

Top DFS Pitcher for today:

Gio Gonzalez vs. Philadelphia Phillies – Gio is 5-2 with a 2.66 ERA and 56 K in 8 starts against the Phillies over the last 3 seasons

Trailer of the Day: Guardians of the Galaxy – The trailer has me really hyped up to see this, this weekend. I think this could be on par with the rest of Marvel’s films.

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