Daily Chat 6/8 ⚾ Game Day

Good morning, r/Dodgers!

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* __Wikipedia Article of the Day:__ [1896 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season – Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1896_Brooklyn_Bridegrooms_season)

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## ⚾ Dodgers @ Reds ⚾

First Pitch: **Thursday, Jun 8, 2023 9:35 AM**
Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio

### Starters

|Team|Starting Pitcher|IP|K/9|BB/9|HR/9|ERA|
|:—|:—————|:-|:–|:—|:—|:–|
|**LAD**|**LHP Clayton Kershaw**|69.1|10.90|2.21|1.30|3.25|
|**CIN**|**RHP Graham Ashcraft**|62.1|7.07|4.04|1.30|6.64|

### Team Offense

|Team|G |AVG|OBP|SLG|OPS|AB/HR|R/G|
|:—|:-|:–|:–|:–|:–|:—-|:–|
|**LAD**|62|.242|.329|.461|.790|19.63|5.56|
|**CIN**|62|.256|.334|.396|.730|41.06|4.68|

### Top Performers

|**Dodgers**|Pos|OPS|Rank|OPS|Pos|**Reds**|
|——————-:|–:|–:|:–:|:–|:–|:——————-|
|Freddie Freeman|1B|.960|1|.862|1B|Spencer Steer|
|J.D. Martinez|DH|.943|2|.780|LF|Jake Fraley|
|Mookie Betts|RF|.898|3|.780|2B|Jonathan India|

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## _On this day in 2018…_

**[Braves @ Dodgers](https://www.mlb.com/gameday/530344/play/50), ATL 2 LAD 5, top 7, 0 out, Charlie Culberson facing Adam Liberatore…**
Charlie Culberson grounds into a double play, second baseman Logan Forsythe to shortstop Chris Taylor to first baseman Cody Bellinger. Kurt Suzuki to 3rd. Ender Inciarte out at 2nd. Charlie Culberson out at 1st. [**VIDEO**](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/sporty-videos?playId=bada97c8-62fe-431f-97aa-6eeba334bd60&videoType=HOME)

_Win Probability Added: **12.9**_

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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. Do you think that children born today will have better or worse lives than their parents?

1. What has really taken a toll on you?

1. What well-known person does the most good for the world?

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Have a great day, r/Dodgers.