*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:

Michael Brantley vs. Max Scherzer – hitting .341 (14/41) with 7 2Bs, a 3B, a HR, 9 RBIs & 3 BBs

Alex Avila vs. Trevor Bauer – hitting .571 (4/7) with a HR, a RBI & a BB

Mike Trout vs. Kyle Gibson – hitting .500 (2/4) with a HR, 2 RBIs & a BB

Matt Holliday vs. Wily Peralta – hitting .375 (6/16) with 2 HRs, 5 RBIs & a BB
Holliday is hot at the plate with 4 bombs over the last week

Desmond Jennings if he plays.

Ricky’s HR Guarantee: Mike Trout

Top DFS Pitcher for today:

Mike Leake vs. Baltimore O’s – Small Slate of games today and I think this matchup sticks out the most for me. Leake in his last two games has thrown 13 2/3 innings giving up 0 runs with 7 Ks.

TV Show of the day – Sons Of Anarchy – The final season is here. Which is sad but folks this is a fantastic show and if you haven’t watched it you are really missing out.

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