Daily Chat 5/28 ⚾ Game Day

Good morning, r/Dodgers!

* [__Team Website__](https://www.mlb.com/dodgers)
* __Wikipedia Article of the Day:__ [Fernando Valenzuela – Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Valenzuela)

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## ⚾ Dodgers @ Rays ⚾

First Pitch: **Sunday, May 28, 2023 8:35 AM**
Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida

### Starters

|Team|Starting Pitcher|IP|K/9|BB/9|HR/9|ERA|
|:—|:—————|:-|:–|:—|:—|:–|
|**LAD**|**RHP Gavin Stone**|8.0|2.25|7.88|1.13|10.13|
|**TB**|**-HP TBD**|-|-|-|-|-|

### Team Offense

|Team|G |AVG|OBP|SLG|OPS|AB/HR|R/G|
|:—|:-|:–|:–|:–|:–|:—-|:–|
|**LAD**|53|.237|.327|.449|.776|21.14|5.43|
|**TB**|54|.271|.346|.499|.845|18.27|6.00|

### Top Performers

|**Dodgers**|Pos|OPS|Rank|OPS|Pos|**Rays**|
|——————-:|–:|–:|:–:|:–|:–|:——————-|
|Freddie Freeman|1B|.979|1|1.048|1B|Yandy Diaz|
|Mookie Betts|RF|.866|2|.936|LF|Randy Arozarena|
|Max Muncy|3B|.850|3|.851|SS|Wander Franco|

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## _On this day in 2021…_

**[Giants @ Dodgers](https://www.mlb.com/gameday/633921/play/76), SF 5 LAD 2, bot 9, 2 out, Austin Barnes facing Tyler Rogers…**
Austin Barnes homers (2) on a line drive to left center field. Justin Turner scores. Gavin Lux scores. [**VIDEO**](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/sporty-videos?playId=d2648cfc-5202-413c-b09f-3bfa7d294029&videoType=HOME)

_Win Probability Added: **48.5**_

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## MLB Upcoming Dates

* End of the 1st Half – *Sun 09 July 2023*

* All Star Game – *Tue 11 July 2023*

* Start of the 2nd Half – *Fri 14 July 2023*

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## Questions of the Day

1. What piece of “art” would you create if you had to pretend to be an artist and submit something to a gallery?

1. What’s the noblest endeavor a person can dedicate their life to?

1. What’s something people don’t worry about but really should?

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Have a great day, r/Dodgers.