They say that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. On that note, welcome to the GDT!
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Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves, Game 2Where: Truist Park
When: June 1, 2021, 7:20 PM EDT
Weather: 80°, 0% chance of rain
Stephen Strasburg (RHP, 1-2, 4.43)
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Max Fried (LHP, 2-2, 4.63)
Atlanta Braves
So, Victor Robles has returned to the lineup, Zimmerman gets a start, and Davey mixes up the lineup again.
Happy 527th Birthday to Scotch Whisky!
On this day:• 1494: Earliest record of distillation of whisky in Scotland in the Exchequer Rolls.
• 1792: Kentucky admitted to the Union.
• 1796: Tennessee admitted to the Union.
• 1861: Battle of Fairfax Court House.
• 1918: Battle of Belleau Wood begins.
On this day in baseball:• 1925: Lou Gehrig's consecutive game streak begins.
• 1955:
Duke Snider hits three homers against the Braves, with Brooklyn hitting 6 homers in total.
• 1975: Nolan Ryan no-hits the Orioles for his 100th win.
Today's birthday boys and girls:Brigham Young (1801-1877), John Bell Hood (1831-1879), Andy Griffith (1926-2012), Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962), Edward Woodward (1930-2009), Charlie Wilson (1933-2010), Pat Boone (1934-), Morgan Freeman (1937-), Cleavon Little (1939-1992), René Auberjonois (1940-2019), Ronnie Wood (1947-), Powers Boothe (1948-2017), Heidi Klum (1973-), Alanis Morissette (1974-)
Baseball birthdays:Jack Kralick (1935-2012), Dean Chance (1941-2015), Derek Lowe (1973-), Brad Wilkerson (1977-), Carlos Zambrano (1981-) and Andrew Stevenson (1994-)
