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Fantasy Baseball: Top 10 Batter vs Pitcher Matchups-5/11/15

By Zachary Thompson

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May 10, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pinch hitter Justin Turner (10) celebrates his two run home run with left fielder Enrique Hernandez (14) in the eighth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. The Dodgers defeated the Rockies 9-5. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
May 10, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pinch hitter Justin Turner (10) celebrates his two run home run with left fielder Enrique Hernandez (14) in the eighth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. The Dodgers defeated the Rockies 9-5. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports /

There are ten games on tap for tonight in Major League Baseball as another week of fantasy baseball gets underway as most teams open new series under the lights tonight.  As you get your lineup together, one indicator of success that is fairly reliable is batter vs pitcher splits.  These splits focus on how a batter has done in the past against a particular pitcher.  If a batter has dominated the matchup in the past, they have a good chance to put up productive numbers tonight. On the following slides, you can find the top ten batter vs pitcher matchups to target for this Monday with a quick synopsis of how successful the batter has been historically.

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Each morning, you can find these ten matchups to attack on our fantasy baseball hub where we’ll have new coverage throughout the season. You can also find our daily starting pitchers breakdown each day on the same page.  As we continue to fine-tune our fantasy baseball coverage, I’d love to get your feedback on how we can best help you win your league and get into the daily league cash. Feel free to comment below or find me @FansidedFantasy on Twitter.

I’ve been running his post for five days, and in that time my 50 picks are batting a combined .321 (51-159) with 30 runs, 29 RBI, seven doubles, and ten home runs. Yesterday, my picks picked up three home runs highlighted by Adrian Gonzalez 2-4 with a home run and four RBI as well as Stephen Vogt who went 3-4 with a solo home run.

If you’re looking to use some of these daily suggestions to make some quick cash playing daily fantasy baseball, check out the link to FanDuel by clicking the box above or following the link at the end of this post. No matter if you play daily leagues on FanDuel or DraftKings or are in a season long league, monitoring batter vs pitcher head-to-head matchups is one of the keys to success.

Let’s take a look at the top ten Batter vs Pitcher matchups for tonight:

10. Andrelton Simmons-SS-Atlanta Braves: The Braves are in Cincinnati tonight as they open their series against the Reds.  Simmons is set up well to start the series strong as he faces Mike Leake.  Although he doesn’t have the power numbers of some of our later options, he’s worth a look since he is 5-13 (.385) with a double against Leake in their previous meetings.

9. Curtis Granderson-OF-New York Mets: While his average isn’t outstanding, 11-44 (.275), Granderson nice enough power numbers off of Jon Lester to earn him a spot in our top 10.  Of those 11 hits, five have been for extra bases with two doubles, a triple, and two home runs resulting in four RBI. Granderson will look to continue that success as he faces Lester at Wrigley Field tonight.

8. Justin Turner-3B-Los Angeles Dodgers: If the Dodgers find a way to get Turner into the lineup tonight, check him out as a nice value play in Miami.  In the past, Turner has gone 3-4 (.750) against Tom Koehler with a double and two walks.

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