*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:

Juan Lagares vs. Gio Gonzalez – hittin .364 (4/11) with a 2B, a 3B, a HR & 3 RBIs
Lagares is hitting .339 against LHP this season.

Giancarlo Stanton vs. Charlie Morton – hitting .385 (5/13) with 2 2Bs, 2 RBIs & 2 BBs

Nick Markakis vs. Mark Buehrle – hitting .435 (20/46) with with 5 2Bs, 2 HRs, 7 RBIs & 4 BBs

Adam Jones vs. Mark Buehrle – hitting .357 (10/28) with 2 2Bs, a HR, 5 RBIs & 3 BBs

Ryan Braun vs. Tim Lincecum – hiting .333 (7/21) with a 2B, 2 HRs, 7 RBIs & a BB

James Loney vs. Jason Hammel – hitting .316 (12/38) with 3 2Bs, 3 HRs & 9 RBIs

Ricky’s HR Guarantee: Ryan Braun

Top DFS Pitcher for today:

Dallas Keuchel vs. Philadelphia Phillies – Keuchel revived himself when I last recomended him and I expect another solid start against the crappy Phillies.

Movie of the Day – 2 Guns – Denzel & Marky Mark? Man this movie doesn’t get enough credit, I loved it!