*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:

Lucas Duda vs. Tim Hudson – hitting .393 (11/28) with 2 2Bs, a HR, 4 RBIs & 2 BBs

Jacoby Ellsbury vs. Max Scherzer – hitting .556 (5/9) with a 2B, a HR, 5 RBIs & 3 BBs

Torii Hunter vs. Brandon McCarthy – hitting .500 (8/16) with 3 2Bs, a HR, 2 RBIs & a BB

Victor Martinez vs. Brandon McCarthy – hitting .333 (7/21) with 4 2Bs, a HR, 2 RBIs & 3 BBs

Michael Brantley vs. Alfredo Simon – hitting .667 (4/6) with 2 2Bs, 3 RBIs & a BB

Ricky’s HR Guarantee: Victor Martinez

Top DFS Pitcher for today:

Tanner Roark vs. Baltimore Orioles – Roark is 5-4 with a 1.94 ERA at home this season. He has also gone 4 straight starts with going 7 innings, only giving up 1 run in each start and striking out 5 or more.

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