*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:

Brett Gardner vs. Wei-Yin Chen – hitting .417 (5/12) with 2 2Bs, a HR, 5 RBIs & a BB

Anthony Rizzo vs. Wily Peralta – hitting .421 (8/19) with a 2B, 4 HRs, 9 RBIs & 2 BBs

Starlin Castro vs. Wily Peralta – hitting .476 (10/21) with 2 2Bs, 2 HRs, 4 RBIs & a BB

Josh Hamilton vs. Jerome Williams – hitting .545 (6/11) with a 2B, 3 HRs, 6 RBIs & a BB

Josh Reddick vs. Jeremy Guthrie – hitting .333 (7/21) with 3 2Bs, a 3B & a BB

Ricky’s HR Guarantee: Anthony Rizzo

Top DFS Pitcher for today:

Adam Wainwright vs. Miami Marlins – Wainwright is a must start today. Love the matchup and just expect a HUGE night from him.

TV Show of the Day – Grocery Games – so much reminds me of Shop ‘Till you Drop but with cooking involved. This show is AWESOME!