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Fantasy baseball tips: Top 15 batter vs pitcher matchups-9/18

By Zachary Thompson

Sep 6, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista (19) celebrates a two run home run with Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion (10) during the first inning in a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 6, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista (19) celebrates a two run home run with Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion (10) during the first inning in a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 6, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista (19) celebrates a two run home run with Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion (10) during the first inning in a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 6, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista (19) celebrates a two run home run with Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion (10) during the first inning in a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports /

There are only three weekends left in the regular season of Major League Baseball, so enjoy the fantasy baseball action while it lasts.  On today’s schedule, the Cubs and Cardinals do the Wrigley Field thing and play an afternoon game before the other 28 teams take the field tonight under the lights.  As you put your fantasy baseball lineup together, make sure to check out the top batter vs pitcher matchups to attack on the following slides.

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As has been the case throughout the month of September, the MLB has an emphasis today on divisional play with 12 of the 15 series featuring a division rivalry.  In one of the non-divisional games, the Mets and Yankees meet in the Subway series as the interleague series on tap for the weekend. With all the history between the teams playing today, I’ve chosen to again expand my normal top 10 batter vs pitcher matchups to include 15 options for this Friday.

To put together my top 15, I’ve assembled the best individual hitter’s history against the probable pitchers expected to get the start today. As many fantasy baseball players know, past success is no guarantee of future results, but it can be an an indicator of a favorable matchup to target as you put together your lineup.  Today there is a solid variety of positions, teams, and price-points to pick from giving you some nice sleepers as well as some stars set up for success.

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If you are looking to try daily league fantasy baseball league before the end of the season, one option to consider is FanDuel where you can find daily competitions for each day of the MLB season. You can get there by clicking the link at the end of the post. FanDuel is just one of the many sites you can play daily fantasy baseball on, and each format varies a bit based on scoring and roster structure.

Hopefully we can all start the weekend out right with these 15 batter vs pitcher matchups:

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