*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:

Neil Walker vs. Ian Kennedy – hitting .444 (8/18) with a 2B, 3 HR and 9 RBI

Melky Cabrera vs. Anibal Sanchez – hitting .476 (10/21) with an RBI

Freddie Freeman vs. Stephen Strasburg – hitting .450 (9/20) with a 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI and 5 walks
Freeman went yard in his last matchup against Strasburg.

David Ortiz vs. Jered Weaver – hitting .313 (10/32) with 2 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI and 2 walks

Ricky’s HR Guarantee: Neil Walker

Top DFS Pitcher for today:

Hisashi Iwakuma vs. Chicago White Sox – Iwakuma in has a 46:3 K:BB over his last 7 starts; unreal! Love him today.

Movie of the Day: TMNT – Michael Bay may be criticized for a lot but I loved the new Turtles movie. Brought me back to my childhood and really enjoyed the film!

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