Line Score - Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
CHC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	8
SD	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1		5	9	0	7

Box Score

SD		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
2B	Odor	4	0	0	0	0	0	.207
1B	Rivas	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
CF	Tatis Jr.	4	0	0	0	0	0	.257
LF	Soto, J	4	0	0	0	0	1	.248
3B	Machado, M	4	3	3	0	0	0	.234
2B	Cronenworth	3	0	1	1	1	0	.202
C	Sánchez	3	1	1	2	1	1	.259
DH	Carpenter	3	1	1	1	0	0	.184
SS	Kim, Ha	3	0	2	1	1	1	.251
RF	Dixon	4	0	1	0	0	1	.227

SD	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Snell	6.0	2	0	0	3	8	109-67	4.06
Wilson, S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	17-11	2.48
Martinez, N	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	15-9	2.59
Hill, T	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	13-10	3.60

CHC		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
2B	Hoerner	3	0	1	0	1	0	.285
SS	Swanson	4	0	0	0	0	2	.271
LF	Happ	2	0	1	0	2	0	.271
RF	Suzuki, S	4	0	0	0	0	2	.267
3B	Wisdom	4	0	0	0	0	3	.203
DH	Gomes	2	0	1	0	0	0	.275
DH	Mastrobuoni	2	0	1	0	0	0	.170
1B	Mancini	4	0	0	0	0	2	.241
C	Amaya	3	0	0	0	0	2	.316
CF	Morel	3	0	0	0	0	1	.256

CHC	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Hendricks	6.0	6	4	4	0	4	84-54	4.70
Assad	2.0	3	1	1	3	0	38-19	4.94

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
B2	Gary Sanchez homers (3) on a line drive to left field. Manny Machado scores.	2-0
B2	Ha-Seong Kim doubles (10) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ, deflected by third baseman Patrick Wisdom. Matt Carpenter scores.	3-0
B3	Jake Cronenworth singles on a fly ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Manny Machado scores.	4-0
B8	Matt Carpenter out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Christopher Morel. Manny Machado scores. Jake Cronenworth to 3rd.	5-0

Highlights

Description	Length	Video
Bullpen availability for San Diego, June 5 vs Cubs	0:07	Video
Bullpen availability for Chicago, June 5 vs Padres	0:07	Video
Fielding alignment for San Diego, June 5 vs Cubs	0:11	Video
Fielding alignment for Chicago, June 5 vs Padres	0:11	Video
Starting lineups for Cubs at Padres - June 5, 2023	0:09	Video
A deep dive into Gary Sánchez's home run	0:09	Video
The distance behind Gary Sánchez's home run	0:14	Video
Blake Snell's outing against the Cubs	0:23	Video
Breaking down Blake Snell's pitches	0:08	Video
Breaking down Kyle Hendricks's pitches	0:08	Video
Kyle Hendricks's outing against the Padres	0:23	Video
Blake Snell fans Patrick Wisdom, escapes jam	0:08	Video
Sánchez puts Padres on the board with a two-run HR	0:27	Video
Tatis Jr. misses ball in center, Ian Happ singles	0:11	Video
Ha-Seong Kim doubles to drive in Matt Carpenter	0:39	Video
Manny Machado makes a great defensive stop in the 3rd	0:17	Video
Jake Cronenworth singles to drive in Manny Machado	0:16	Video
David Ross gets ejected in the 2nd on called ball	0:50	Video
Kyle Hendricks strikes out Juan Soto to end the 1st	0:06	Video
Steven Wilson K's Christopher Morel in the 7th inning	0:08	Video
Matt Carpenter drives home Manny Machado in the 8th	0:21	Video
Miguel Amaya flies out to right fielder Brandon Dixon.	0:11	Video

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Snell (2-6, 4.06 ERA)	Hendricks (0-2, 4.70 ERA)

Game ended at 10:44 PM.

Chicago Cubs 0 @ San Diego Padres 5

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cubs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Padres	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	9	0

Box Score

Cubs Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OPS		Padres Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OPS
1 Hoerner 2B	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.285	.735		1 Odor 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.207	.693
2 Swanson SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.271	.791		1-Rivas 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	1.167
3 Happ LF	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	.271	.790		2 Tatis Jr. CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.257	.801
4 Suzuki, S RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	5	.267	.800		3 Soto, J LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.248	.883
5 Wisdom 3B	4	0	0	0	0	3	3	.203	.780		4 Machado, M 3B	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	.234	.653
6 Gomes DH	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.275	.755		5 Cronenworth 2B	3	0	1	1	1	0	1	.202	.676
a-Mastrobuoni DH	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.170	.487		6 Sánchez C	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	.259	.893
7 Mancini 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.241	.657		7 Carpenter DH	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	.184	.655
8 Amaya C	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	.316	.891		8 Kim, Ha SS	3	0	2	1	1	1	0	.251	.742
9 Morel CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.256	.959		9 Dixon RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	4	.227	.621
Totals	31	0	4	0	3	12	17				Totals	32	5	9	5	3	4	11

BATTING		BATTING
TB: Gomes; Happ; Hoerner; Mastrobuoni.		2B: Carpenter (10, Hendricks); Kim, Ha (10, Hendricks); Machado, M (8, Hendricks).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Suzuki, S 2; Wisdom.		HR: Sánchez (3, 2nd inning off Hendricks, 1 on, 1 out).
Team RISP: 0-for-4.		TB: Carpenter 2; Cronenworth; Dixon; Kim, Ha 3; Machado, M 4; Sánchez 4.
Team LOB: 8.		RBI: Carpenter (25); Cronenworth (21); Kim, Ha (19); Sánchez 2 (7).
		2-out RBI: Cronenworth.
		Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Odor; Tatis Jr.; Dixon 2.
FIELDING		SF: Carpenter.
PB: Amaya (1).		Team RISP: 2-for-7.
	Team LOB: 7.

Cubs Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA		Padres Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Hendricks (L, 0-2)	6.0	6	4	4	0	4	1	4.70		Snell (W, 2-6)	6.0	2	0	0	3	8	0	4.06
Assad	2.0	3	1	1	3	0	0	4.94		Wilson, S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.48
										Martinez, N	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.59
										Hill, T	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3.60
Totals	8.0	9	5	5	3	4	1			Totals	9.0	4	0	0	3	12	0

Scoring Plays

Team	Inning	Play	CHC	SD
SD	▼ 2	Gary Sanchez homers (3) on a line drive to left field. Manny Machado scores.	0	2
SD	▼ 2	Ha-Seong Kim doubles (10) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ, deflected by third baseman Patrick Wisdom. Matt Carpenter scores.	0	3
SD	▼ 3	Jake Cronenworth singles on a fly ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Manny Machado scores.	0	4
SD	▼ 8	Matt Carpenter out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Christopher Morel. Manny Machado scores. Jake Cronenworth to 3rd.	0	5

Highlights

Highlight	Duration
Blake Snell fans Patrick Wisdom, escapes jam	00:08
Sánchez puts Padres on the board with a two-run HR	00:27
Manny Machado makes a great defensive stop in the 3rd	00:17
David Ross gets ejected in the 2nd on called ball	00:50

Turns out there are detailed dunking stats, who knew.
Did some aggregation and here are the Dunking Champions of the 2022-23 NBA season.
Source: basketball-reference
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Rank	Team	Total Dunks	Dunks/Game	Top Dunker
1	Cavaliers	543	6.6	Evan Mobley (215)
2	Rockets	523	6.4	Kenyon Martin Jr (173)
3	Nuggets	518	6.3	Aaron Gordon (181)
4	Hornets	482	5.9	Mason Plumlee (90)
5	Jazz	460	5.6	Walker Kessler (130)
6	Hawks	455	5.5	Clint Capela (146)
7-8	Raptors	436	5.3	OJ Anunoby (103)
7-8	Timberwolves	436	5.3	Rudy Gobert (200)
9	Lakers	429	5.2	Anthony Davis (138)
10	Knicks	425	5.2	Mitchel Robinson (130)
11	Pistons	414	5.0	Jalen Duren (1`53)
12	Pelicans	408	5.0	Trey Murphy III (85)
13	Magic	395	4.8	Wendell Carter Jr (84)
14	Clippers	391	4.8	Ivica Zubac (130)
15	Kings	390	4.8	Sabonis (81)
16	Grizzlies	387	4.7	Jaren Jackson Jr (83)
17	Wizards	377	4.6	Daniel Gafford (135)
18	Warriors	374	4.6	Jonathan Kuminga (90)
19	Nets	373	4.5	Nic Claxton (191)
20	Trail Blazers	361	4.4	Drew Eubanks (76)
21	Bucks	351	4.3	Giannis (198)
22	Celtics	337	4.1	Tatum (91)
23	Bulls	329	4.0	Andre Drummond (66)
24	Pacers	326	4.0	Isaiah Jackson (84)
25	Thunder	320	3.9	Jalen Williams (77)
26	Suns	306	3.7	Deandre Ayton (110)
27	Mavericks	304	3.7	Christian Wood (86)
28	Heat	289	3.5	Bam Adebayo (140)
29	76ers	266	3.2	Embiid (75)
30	Spurs	265	3.2	Jeremy Sochan (60)

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Hello, I'm an incoming jr at a CBSE school. I'm gonna study science in 11th & 12th and wanted to apply abroad for my undergraduate but I'm kind of in a dilema seeing my profile and more importantly the aid I'm going to ask colleges for. So look up my stats and ecs and let me know because it ain't too late to prep for JEE too lol.
Stats: 9: 96% 10: 93%
ECs: 1. Authored a research paper on Quantum Mechanics. 2. Founding a start-up currently which connects International students with undergrads from Harvard, Stanford, etc. 3. School Football/Soccer Team Captain 4. Founder of the Quiz Club at my school. Largest club with over 300+ members 5. MUN & Debate
Awards: 1. Runner-Up of National Science Quiz 2022 by Govt. of India. (2/15,000) 2. Winner of Largest State Level Quiz
Most Importantly I'll also prolly be needing aid like 75% so lmk should I apply abroad doing more ecs or join a coaching for JEE?

Link - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/05/us/politics/robert-f-kennedy-jr-twitter-2024.html * archive - https://archive.ph/A5rY4
For more than two hours, Mr. Kennedy participated in an online audio chat on Twitter with the platform’s increasingly rightward-leaning chief executive, Elon Musk. They engaged in a friendly back-and-forth with the likes of Tulsi Gabbard, the former Democratic congresswoman turned right-wing commentator; a top donor to Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida; and a professional surfer who became a prominent voice casting doubt on coronavirus vaccines. ....
On Monday, he sounded like a candidate far more at ease in the mushrooming Republican presidential contest.
He said he planned to travel to the Mexican border this week to “try to formulate policies that will seal the border permanently,” called for the federal government to consider the war in Ukraine from the perspective of Russians and said pharmaceutical drugs were responsible for the rise of mass shootings in America. ....
Asked during the discussion by David Sacks, a top DeSantis donor who is also close to Mr. Musk, “what happened to the Democratic Party,” Mr. Kennedy spent nine uninterrupted minutes attacking Mr. Biden as a warmonger and claimed that their party was under the control of the pharmaceutical industry. ...
On Monday, Mr. Kennedy repeated a host of false statements, among them:

• He said that after the Affordable Care Act of 2010, “Democrats were getting more money from pharma than Republicans.” An analysis by STAT News found that political action committees with ties to pharmaceutical companies gave more money to Republicans than Democrats in 14 out of 16 election years since 1990.
• He claimed, without evidence, that “Covid was clearly a bioweapons problem.” American intelligence agencies do not believe there is any evidence indicating that is the case.
• And as he blamed psychiatric drug use for the rise of gun violence in the United States, he contended that the gun ownership rate in the U.S. was similar to that of Switzerland. The United States had the highest civilian gun ownership rate in the world, at an estimated 120.5 firearms per 100 people, according the latest international Small Arms Survey. That was more than double the rate of the second-highest country, Yemen at 52.8, and much higher than Switzerland’s 27.6.

This case has already been covered, but I felt the write-up was a bit bareboned and could’ve gone further in depth. That write-up was around 500 words, my one has over 1800 words. I have linked their original reddit post, and I recommend you check it out, as they covered this case first.
https://www.reddit.com/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/dipz9h/karen_louise_wilson_missing_from_albany_ny_since/
Karen Louise Wilson was born on February 10th, 1963, to Taylor and Jennie Wilson. She was a popular student in high school and a cheer leader. She was then a full-time senior political science major at the State University of New York and an unpaid, full-time intern for state Assemblyman Samuel Coleman. She aspired to have a career in the foreign service.
On Wednesday the 27th of March 1985, the 22 year old vanished without a trace.
THE TIMELINE:
On the 27th, Karen went to the Colonie Center and bought a red t-shirt and a blue t-shirt to take with her on an upcoming spring break trip to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She may have also gotten a tan at the Tanning Hut; she had booked an appointment that day but no one at the tanning salon could remember seeing her.
She was last seen in the 1600 block of Central Avenue in Colonie, New York at approximately 7:20 pm. She also called her roommate around this time, and said she was on her way home for dinner.
It was initially believed that Karen got on a bus near the Butcher Block restaurant on Central Avenue and took it to Fuller Avenue, but it was later determined that she couldn’t have gotten on the bus and probably walked instead. 3 credible witnesses would later tell authorities that they had seen her on Fuller Avenue shortly afterwards.
THE LAST 3 SIGHTINGS:
SIGHTING 1: The first witness told authorities that she saw Karen traveling southbound on Fuller Rd after she turned from Central Ave at 8:15pm.
She stated that as she approached a gas station on her left (believed to be the Workingman’s Friend Gas Station), she passed a very slow-moving vehicle, also traveling southbound. She could not recall any specifics of the vehicle's description, except that the driver was a white male in his forties with an intent look on his face. The male had a beard, brown hair with a reddish tint, and a long nose and face.
The witness then saw a female believed to be Karen, walking near a guide rail along the west side of Fuller Road near Sysco Food. By the time the witness reached Fuller Rd at Railroad Ave, she had already driven past the female.
SIGHTING 2: The second witness saw someone they believed to be Karen on the west side of Fuller Road. This was between 8:10pm - 8:15pm.
She stated that the female was walking south of the entrance of Six Mile Waterworks (also known as Rensselaer Lake) near the construction road leading west off Fuller Road. This area is located just north of the I-90 underpass. The female was walking on the grassy portion of the sidewalk, with her head down.
A smaller person of unknown sex was walking along the female’s right side "almost shoulder to shoulder" seemingly urging her up an embankment or incline into the Six Mile area. The smaller person was described as between 5'5 - 5'8 (165-172cm), and between 120-140lbs (54-64kg). When the female turned her head to the left, the witness thought she appeared nervous.
The witness also described a white male following 50 to 100 feet behind the two subjects. He was walking at a steady pace, not seeming to be gaining on the two. He was described as about 5'11 (180cm) with a slim build, in his early 20's, wearing dark pants and a waist length jacket which may have been beige. He had light colored hair (gold to red), and a beard or some other type of facial hair. The couple then returned to the sidewalk and began walking in a normal manner southbound on Fuller Road.
After the witness stopped at the red light at the I-90 ramp, and then continued southbound, she saw the couple past the dirt construction road on the right, just out from the I90 underpass.
She also stated that she saw a stopped or disabled small unoccupied black vehicle at Fuller Rd at Washington Ave Ext. The vehicle had a New York plate bearing partial plate 239 with unknown letters. The car was sedan style and believed to be about five years old. The driver's window was down about 6" and the passenger window was down about 2". She thought this was odd because it looked like it was about to rain. Also noted on the driver's side window was a hole about ¼" in diameter with cracks radiating from it. She thought that it looked like a bullet hole.
SIGHTING 3: The last sighting of Karen was by a third witness at approximately 8:20pm as he left work at the SUNY Albany Campus, and was waiting at the traffic light on Washington Ave and Fuller Rd.
He was waiting for traffic to clear so that he could turn right, proceed north on Fuller Rd and access the I-90 entrance ramp across from the Six Mile entrance. The female was reportedly seen standing on the northwest corner of Fuller Road for about 10 seconds while the witness was waiting for the traffic to clear. He believed that the female appeared to be waiting for the traffic light to change.
When he made the right turn onto Fuller Rd, the witness saw a male crossing Fuller Rd from the west side to the east side, just south of the I-90 underpass. He took a few steps up the driveway where the construction trailers were on the east side of Fuller but seemed to change his mind. He then walked south on the east side of Fuller Rd. The male subject did not appear to be looking towards Karen.
He was described as a white male with "sandy or light brown, messy or curly" hair, with a couple of days growth of facial hair. He was of average height, about 18 - 25 years old, and was wearing a jean (denim?) or aviator type jacket, jeans, a flannel shirt, and high tan construction boots.
As the witness turned right onto the I-90 ramp, he saw a lime green Volkswagen Rabbit (estimated to be a 1981 or 1982) parked along the road. There was no one around the vehicle. This appears to have been the last sighting of her, and she hasn’t been heard from since.
Due to these witness accounts, authorities believe Karen likely walked south on Fuller Avenue towards State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany. They concluded she was likely abducted somewhere near Six-mile Waterworks, the entrance ramp to Interstate 90 westbound and the Northway. The night was not well lit, and the road was not heavily traveled, making it possible for someone to pull her into a vehicle within a matter of seconds without leaving witnesses.
DESCRIPTIONS & BELONGINGS:
Karen was a Caucasian female listed at 5’3 (160cm) and 114lbs (51kg) with brown hair and brown eyes.
Investigators were unable to locate the personal belongings she had with her when she disappeared. These included: A gray cloth notebook, a blue nylon wallet with a Velcro closure, a green and white plastic bag from Ups N Down, and possibly a blue knapsack containing a yellow dress.
She was wearing a Cream-colored raincoat, a light blue short-sleeve pullover, faded blue Levi jeans and white sneakers. She also had a 14k gold ring, size 5 ½, with a turquoise zircon in raised setting along with 1/5 carat diamond on each side, a Seiko watch with a black face and gold numerals and white plastic earrings. The ring was approximately 40-50 years old.
Her dental records are available.
SUSPECTS:
1. A strange man was seen in the area around the time Karen vanished. He has never been identified and authorities have sought him for questioning, at least as a witness or possibly even a suspect.
2. Authorities announced that another suspect in the case was killed in an accidental house fire in 2013. He was never able to be conclusively linked to the case, and it’s thought he couldn’t be the perpetrator as he had reported to work at 4:00am, just a few hours after Karen vanished.
(On a personal note, this conclusion makes little sense to me. Karen’s last confirmed sighting was at around 7:20 pm, leaving nearly 9 hours in between her last known sighting and the time he clocked in to work. The last witness reported seeing her at 8:20pm which still leaves slightly under 8 hours.)
3. Authorities investigated the possibility that convicted murderer and suspected child-serial killer Lewis Lent Jr may have been involved in Karen's disappearance, but determined it was unlikely since Lent's previous victims were all children. He has not been ruled out.
THEORIES:
1. Police did investigate the possibility that Karen traveled to Florida after her disappearance as she had planned but found no evidence that she had ever left New York.
2. Her case has possible links to Suzanne Lyall’s abduction. Both were young, dark haired SUNY students abducted in the same manner. Authorities have investigated a possible link between the two. Both cases are unsolved.
The general consensus is that Karen was abducted and murdered.
PERSONAL THEORIES:
1. Due to Unresolved Mysteries not letting me add photos to this write-up I am unable to provide a sketch of the strange man seen in the area at the time. However, he has an uncanny resemblance to convicted serial killer John Bittrolff. It might be possible he is linked to the case, but this is simply an observation.
2. 2 young women were found murdered and floating in the river close to where Karen disappeared at the same time she vanished. It might be possible that the cases were linked.
CONCLUSION:
During the first year after her disappearance, Karen's family, who now live out-of-state, mailed thousands of letters pleading for information and advertising their $10,000 reward for new details about her disappearance. They have now given up hope of their daughter coming back alive, and simply want to find her body, so they can give her a proper burial and finally know what happened to their daughter.
I don’t have much hope of a conclusion for this case any time soon. It seems clear she was abducted and murdered, and without a body there is no evidence that could lead to anything. Unless her body is found, or someone comes forward, I see this case being unsolved for years to come.
Karen Louise Wilson has been missing for 38 years. If she is still alive, she would be 60 years old.
If you have any information about Karen's disappearance, please contact New York State Police at 518-783-3212.
SOURCES:
https://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/karen-l-wilson
https://www.pressrepublican.com/news/local_news/family-pleads-for-details-in-1985-disappearance-of-their-daughtearticle_36801912-fb94-5152-894d-fd9de58c0502.html
https://www.timesunion.com/7dayarchive/article/Cold-Case-UAlbany-student-still-missing-after-32-11820083.php
https://troopers.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2021/03/karen-wilson.pdf
https://troopers.ny.gov/missing-wilson-karen-louise
https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/5695/details
https://charleyproject.org/case/karen-louise-wilson
https://int-missing.fandom.com/wiki/Karen_Wilson

Tonight I finished Episode 1 on a PS2 emulator on my phone and I loved it. I used all characters throughout the game but my final party was Shion, KOS-MOS and Jr. I felt Shion was the best character as she had a lot of variety and has the stronger ether attack in the game depiste not having the best stats. KOS-MOS was the opposite, really good stats but lack of variety and even lacking an all enemy/air attack. I felt MOMO was the worst character, with the worst stats, and not very useful ethers and you waste turns just to transform her. Ziggy was good, the typical tank but he was the slowest. Jr and Chaos were dope, with one being great with physical attacks and the other with ether attacks, respectively. I think I had a hard time in the end game because I spent most of my T.points on speeding up all techs, which rendered me not leveling techs' attack power neither stat syncing. I survived the final dungeon bosses because of Shion's Erde Kaiser. Without it, I don't think I wouldn't have beaten the game. I don't want to make a mistake like that for the second episode. So are any tips that I should be on the look out for in Episode 2?

Demographics: Asian-American, Male, Middle Class (Will be applying for aid), Massachusetts
No hooks
Intended Major(s): Biology and environmental science (no exact major decided yet)
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Academics:
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Testing:
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SAT: 1530 first time (740 EBRW, 790 Math) second time 1550+ predicted, took it second time on June 3rd, waiting for results
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ACT: took for first time, waiting for results
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Class rank: School does not rank (top 5%)
GPA: 3.99 UW
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I have no idea what my weighted GPA is, but it would not be that high due to the lack of advanced courses offered in freshman/sophomore year at my school.
Coursework: 12 AP classes (through the end of senior year), will have 7 scores to report
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APs sophomore year: Chemistry (4), Computer Science (5), Mandarin (5)
APs junior year: AP Calculus BC, AP Lang, AP Bio, AP Spanish
APs senior year: AP Stats, AP Lit, AP Physics Mechanics, AP Macro, AP Micro
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Took highest possible courses offered by school (we can't do APs in freshman year) except Honors Spanish 3 in sophomore year due to scheduling conflicts, this led to an A- in AP spanish this year (B+ in semester 1, A in semester 2)(reason I don't have a 4.0) because I was not adequately prepped (I think I can put this in additional info)
Our school only offers around 10 APs, there are many classes offered that are "AP level" instead. I self studied AP Mandarin and plan to self study stats and macro/micro next year through out of school classes with grades. Many classes in freshman year do not even have honors (ex. spanish 2 or chemistry) but they were the highest ones I could do.
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Senior Year Classes: AP Lit, AP Physics M, Multivariable Calculus (AP level course), Advanced Global Seminar (AP level course), Advanced Spanish Seminar (AP level course), Science / Experimentation 2 (AP level course), Rock Band
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Awards:
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Judges Award at Semi-National Robotics Competition (and other smaller robotics awards)
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School's Science Award
School's "scholar" Award (Highest GPA) in Freshman Year
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National Merit Semi-Finalist (not sure, but had the necessary score to get it)
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AP Scholar with Distinction
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Extracurriculars:
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Independent initiative - Cancer Biology Research Paper at University, started this year and will be publishing in respectable IEEE paper as co-first author, attending imaging conference in NYC, worked 10hrs/week in junior year
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Internship - Interned at Boston Children's Hospital with renowned Harvard Medical School Professor for 2 summers (40 hrs/week for total 8 weeks) and did virtual work during school year, regenerative biology and nervous system
Robotics - 4 years, Captain for 3 years, 2 tournaments (60 teams) won, competed at semi national comp 3 years, team community service teaching stem to young kids at elementary school, donated books through collaborations with stem authors, partnered with local non profits, 15 hours/week during school year
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Environmental Organization - Co-president/founder of established nonprofit for environmental activism, established recycling at our school (school was such an L that there was no recycling), created series of environmental podcasts and submitted to national competitions (no results yet), social media, partnering with famous activists to organize assemblies, climate awareness 5k/fundraiser, partnering with state student council via my council membership to create outreach for all schools in MA, started junior year
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Boy Scouts - Scout since 5th grade in troop of 80+ kids, current Life Scout working on Eagle Project, project will be restoring the nature trail at the elementary school that I went to and hopefully educating 800 kids on climate change via my environmental org, den chief for 1 year, patrol leader for 1 year, assistant senior patrol leader for one year, hundreds of service/conservation hours, thousands of camp hours, selected for and attended National Youth Leadership Training, inducted into the Order of The Arrow, hours vary
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Student Council/leadership - 3 year student council representative, 2 year MA state council representative, selected to and attending Boys' State, hours vary
Math team/club - 4 years, president/head of math team and math club for 2 years (revived math team after COVID), member of western MA ARML team, 3 hrs/week
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Music - 4 year member of Rock Band, 1st chair for Alto Sax, teacher at after school organization teaching music to underprivileged kids from my community, selected to CDMMEA jr. districts, hours vary
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Hospital - Selected as a junior volunteer for Mass General Hospital, patient discharge, 8 hrs/week over summer
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Sports - 4 year varsity cross country, 2 year varsity track
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Cultural - graduate of my local Chinese school (learned mandarin on weekends), attended for 10 years
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Required recs (counselor, one stem, one humanities):
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College counselor: 5/10, met with jr. year college counselor a LOT, but the counselor is leaving the school after this year (RIP) so my head of school will be writing our letters (I am at a small school). He does not know me as well as the counselor did and I have no idea if he likes me or not.
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AP Calc teacher: 9/10, I did well in her class and frequently went to review content with her, I am one of her favorites and she knows me very well.
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US History teacher: 7/10, I did well in her class but she does not know me that well, but she will meet with me and we will talk a lot before she writes my letter, she is also a very good letter writer
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Additional optional recs:
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AP Bio teacher: 8/10, I got the science award and am her second favorite student, also is related to my major, but not sure if she writes good letters
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CS/robotics teacher: 8/10, I did well in her class and I am on the robotics team, she likes me a lot because she thinks I am one of the best builders she has seen.
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I would replace the history rec with one of these but I was told that it was better to have a humanities rec.
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Research professor: 10/10, worked hard in the lab and he thought I was exceptional.
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Essay: Will likely write about my keen attention to detail and why that matters, etc
I have a private counselor who is helping me write essays for my reach schools.
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School list (categories from counselor):
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Safeties:
RPI ?
UConn ?
Brandeis
UMass Amherst
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Targets:
BC
BU
USC ?
Tufts
UMich ?
Washu ?
Northeastern ?
Case Western
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Reaches:
Harvard
Stanford
MIT ?
Yale
Princeton
Brown
Columbia
Dartmouth
Cornell ?
Northwestern
UPenn
UChicago
UCLA
UCB
Other UCs ?
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Questions:
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Should I change the order of any of the ecs?
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Is my counselor rec a cause of concern? Should I switch any recs? Which additional recs should I choose from?
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Should I take college courses over the summer to get more course rigor?
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Should I take AP ES?
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I have 26 (not counting other UCs) schools on my list right now, the ones with question marks are the ones that I am unsure if I should apply to. I have heard that specifically MIT and Yale will be harder for me because it is harder to get in as an asian male in stem. Any suggestions for edits?

Cubs (26-32) @ Padres (27-32)

First Pitch: 8:10 PM at Petco Park

Team	Starter	TV	Radio
Cubs	Kyle Hendricks (0-1, 3.86 ERA)	MARQ	WSCR
Padres	Blake Snell (1-6, 4.50 ERA)	SDPA	KWFN, XEMO (ES)

MLB	Fangraphs	Baseball Savant	Reddit Stream	IRC Chat	Channel Finder
Gameday	Game Graph	Strikezone Map	Live Comments	Libera: ##baseball	Channel Finder

Line Score - Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
CHC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	8
SD	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1		5	9	0	7

Box Score

SD		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
2B	Odor	4	0	0	0	0	0	.207
1B	Rivas	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
CF	Tatis Jr.	4	0	0	0	0	0	.257
LF	Soto, J	4	0	0	0	0	1	.248
3B	Machado, M	4	3	3	0	0	0	.234
2B	Cronenworth	3	0	1	1	1	0	.202
C	Sánchez	3	1	1	2	1	1	.259
DH	Carpenter	3	1	1	1	0	0	.184
SS	Kim, Ha	3	0	2	1	1	1	.251
RF	Dixon	4	0	1	0	0	1	.227

SD	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Snell	6.0	2	0	0	3	8	109-67	4.06
Wilson, S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	17-11	2.48
Martinez, N	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	15-9	2.59
Hill, T	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	13-10	3.60

CHC		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
2B	Hoerner	3	0	1	0	1	0	.285
SS	Swanson	4	0	0	0	0	2	.271
LF	Happ	2	0	1	0	2	0	.271
RF	Suzuki, S	4	0	0	0	0	2	.267
3B	Wisdom	4	0	0	0	0	3	.203
DH	Gomes	2	0	1	0	0	0	.275
DH	Mastrobuoni	2	0	1	0	0	0	.170
1B	Mancini	4	0	0	0	0	2	.241
C	Amaya	3	0	0	0	0	2	.316
CF	Morel	3	0	0	0	0	1	.256

CHC	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Hendricks	6.0	6	4	4	0	4	84-54	4.70
Assad	2.0	3	1	1	3	0	38-19	4.94

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
B2	Gary Sanchez homers (3) on a line drive to left field. Manny Machado scores.	2-0
B2	Ha-Seong Kim doubles (10) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ, deflected by third baseman Patrick Wisdom. Matt Carpenter scores.	3-0
B3	Jake Cronenworth singles on a fly ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Manny Machado scores.	4-0
B8	Matt Carpenter out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Christopher Morel. Manny Machado scores. Jake Cronenworth to 3rd.	5-0

Highlights

Description	Length	Video
Bullpen availability for San Diego, June 5 vs Cubs	0:07	Video
Bullpen availability for Chicago, June 5 vs Padres	0:07	Video
Fielding alignment for San Diego, June 5 vs Cubs	0:11	Video
Fielding alignment for Chicago, June 5 vs Padres	0:11	Video
Starting lineups for Cubs at Padres - June 5, 2023	0:09	Video
A deep dive into Gary Sánchez's home run	0:09	Video
The distance behind Gary Sánchez's home run	0:14	Video
Blake Snell's outing against the Cubs	0:23	Video
Breaking down Blake Snell's pitches	0:08	Video
Breaking down Kyle Hendricks's pitches	0:08	Video
Kyle Hendricks's outing against the Padres	0:23	Video
Blake Snell fans Patrick Wisdom, escapes jam	0:08	Video
Sánchez puts Padres on the board with a two-run HR	0:27	Video
Tatis Jr. misses ball in center, Ian Happ singles	0:11	Video
Ha-Seong Kim doubles to drive in Matt Carpenter	0:39	Video
Manny Machado makes a great defensive stop in the 3rd	0:17	Video
Jake Cronenworth singles to drive in Manny Machado	0:16	Video
David Ross gets ejected in the 2nd on called ball	0:50	Video
Kyle Hendricks strikes out Juan Soto to end the 1st	0:06	Video
Steven Wilson K's Christopher Morel in the 7th inning	0:08	Video
Matt Carpenter drives home Manny Machado in the 8th	0:21	Video
Miguel Amaya flies out to right fielder Brandon Dixon.	0:11	Video

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Snell (2-6, 4.06 ERA)	Hendricks (0-2, 4.70 ERA)

Game ended at 10:44 PM.
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Chicago Cubs (26-32) @ San Diego Padres (27-32) Monday June, 5 6:10 PM

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Rank	User	Points	Total Picks	Position Change
1	ritchrock	198	54	0
2	Hammond89	193	59	0
3	Yungbillcosbii	192	59	0
4	Nandobatflips	181	55	0
5	M57drew	180	59	0
6	jrobertson2204	178	52	+1
7	Dull_send	177	53	-1
8	bbatardo	175	58	+1
9	camarobh	175	57	-1
10	SaveOurBolts	175	54	+2

Team	TV	Radio
CHC	Marquee Sports Network,MLBN (out-of-market only)	670 The Score
SD	San Diego Padres,MLBN (out-of-market only)	KWFN 97.3,XEMO 860 (es)

Starting Pitchers

Team	Pitcher	Record	ERA	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
	Kyle Hendricks	0-1	3.86	9.1	12	4	5	8	1.82
	Blake Snell	1-6	4.50	56.0	50	28	34	61	1.50

Starting Lineups - Season Stats

#	Player	Pos.	Avg	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI		#	Player	Pos.	Avg	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI
1	Nico Hoerner	2B	.284	211	60	9	4	26		1	Rougned Odor	2B	.216	88	19	6	4	17
2	Dansby Swanson	SS	.276	221	61	13	6	26		2	Fernando Tatis	RF	.263	167	44	8	11	27
3	Ian Happ	LF	.268	205	55	15	4	23		3	Juan Soto	LF	.253	198	50	15	10	27
4	Seiya Suzuki	RF	.273	161	44	9	6	19		4	Manny Machado	3B	.222	167	37	7	5	19
5	Patrick Wisdom	3B	.208	168	35	6	14	28		5	Jake Cronenworth	1B	.200	205	41	8	6	20
6	Yan Gomes	DH	.271	118	32	1	7	20		6	Gary Sanchez	C	.278	18	5	0	2	4
7	Trey Mancini	1B	.247	158	39	5	4	18		7	Matt Carpenter	DH	.180	122	22	9	4	24
8	Miguel Amaya	C	.375	16	6	0	1	4		8	Ha-Seong Kim	SS	.244	172	42	9	5	18
9	Christopher Morel	CF	.267	75	20	3	9	15		9	Trent Grisham	CF	.193	181	35	14	5	15

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cubs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Padres	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	9	0

Box Score

Cubs Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OPS		Padres Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OPS
1 Hoerner 2B	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.285	.735		1 Odor 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.207	.693
2 Swanson SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.271	.791		1-Rivas 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	1.167
3 Happ LF	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	.271	.790		2 Tatis Jr. CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.257	.801
4 Suzuki, S RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	5	.267	.800		3 Soto, J LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.248	.883
5 Wisdom 3B	4	0	0	0	0	3	3	.203	.780		4 Machado, M 3B	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	.234	.653
6 Gomes DH	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.275	.755		5 Cronenworth 2B	3	0	1	1	1	0	1	.202	.676
a-Mastrobuoni DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.459		6 Sánchez C	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	.259	.893
7 Mancini 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.242	.661		7 Carpenter DH	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	.184	.655
8 Amaya C	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	.333	.935		8 Kim, Ha SS	3	0	2	1	1	1	0	.251	.742
9 Morel CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.256	.959		9 Dixon RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	4	.227	.621
Totals	28	0	3	0	3	11	15				Totals	32	5	9	5	3	4	11

BATTING		BATTING
TB: Gomes; Happ; Hoerner.		2B: Carpenter (10, Hendricks); Kim, Ha (10, Hendricks); Machado, M (8, Hendricks).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Suzuki, S 2; Wisdom.		HR: Sánchez (3, 2nd inning off Hendricks, 1 on, 1 out).
Team RISP: 0-for-4.		TB: Carpenter 2; Cronenworth; Dixon; Kim, Ha 3; Machado, M 4; Sánchez 4.
Team LOB: 7.		RBI: Carpenter (25); Cronenworth (21); Kim, Ha (19); Sánchez 2 (7).
		2-out RBI: Cronenworth.
		Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Odor; Tatis Jr.; Dixon 2.
FIELDING		SF: Carpenter.
PB: Amaya (1).		Team RISP: 2-for-7.
	Team LOB: 7.

Cubs Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA		Padres Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Hendricks	6.0	6	4	4	0	4	1	4.70		Snell	6.0	2	0	0	3	8	0	4.06
Assad	2.0	3	1	1	3	0	0	4.94		Wilson, S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.48
										Martinez, N	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.59
										Hill, T	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.70
Totals	8.0	9	5	5	3	4	1			Totals	8.1	3	0	0	3	11	0

Scoring Plays

Team	Inning	Play	CHC	SD
SD	▼ 2	Gary Sanchez homers (3) on a line drive to left field. Manny Machado scores.	0	2
SD	▼ 2	Ha-Seong Kim doubles (10) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ, deflected by third baseman Patrick Wisdom. Matt Carpenter scores.	0	3
SD	▼ 3	Jake Cronenworth singles on a fly ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Manny Machado scores.	0	4
SD	▼ 8	Matt Carpenter out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Christopher Morel. Manny Machado scores. Jake Cronenworth to 3rd.	0	5

Highlights

Highlight	Duration
Sánchez puts Padres on the board with a two-run HR	00:27
Manny Machado makes a great defensive stop in the 3rd	00:17
David Ross gets ejected in the 2nd on called ball	00:50

Hi ShopifyeCommerce - I'm Paul and I follow the e-commerce industry closely for my Shopifreaks E-commerce Newsletter. Each week I post a summary recap of this week's top stories, which I cover in depth in the newsletter. .

1. STAT OF THE WEEK: Apple's App Store ecosystem generated $1.1 trillion in revenue in 2022. 90% was commission-free and the remainder Apple took a 15% to 30% commission. This $1.1 trillion breaks down as $910 billion in total billings and sales from the sale of physical goods and services, $109 billion from in-app advertising and $104 billion for digital goods and services. .
2. Shopify officially launched Shop Cash, its rewards program that earns shoppers 1% cashback on purchases made using the Shop Pay payment method. After a purchase, shoppers will see their Shop Cash rewards balance appear in their Shop App. The rewards are redeemable for future purchases within Shop App, currently just for customers and stores in the U.S. Shop Cash redemption is not limited to JUST the store that a customer purchased from. The rewards are tied to the payment method (Shop Pay), not to the store itself, and can be used on any U.S. store within the Shopify ecosystem. .
3. Last week Reddit announced a significant increase to its API pricing, which will inevitably put most 3rd party apps out of business. Other apps affected by the pricing change include Reddit is Fun (my personal favorite), Relay for Reddit, Bacon Reader, and more. Additionally, under the new API rules, developers of third-party clients won’t be able to earn money from ads or be able to show NSFW content within their apps. Their only option for monetization will be to hope that users are willing to pay a monthly subscription to their app, despite not getting access to some of Reddit's content. Moderators wrote an open letter to Reddit management, urging them to reconsider the recent API pricing change, which has been signed by thousands of users and moderators and shared across hundreds of subreddits. Many subreddits are planning to go dark on June 12th for 48 hours or longer (some permanently) to protest the policy — which means turning their subreddit private and not making its content available to the public. .
4. Walmart announced its initiatives to reduce its use of plastic in its online business and reduce waste, plans which include replacing nearly all its plastic mailers with paper mailers, "rightsizing" its cardboard box packaging to reduce packing waste, giving customers the ability to request consolidation of multiple items into fewer boxes, and later this year giving customers the ability to opt-out of single use plastic bags used in online pick-up orders across the U.S. Amazon has offered similar shipment consolidation features for quite some time, including allowing users choose an Amazon Day, where members pick a day of the week to have all their items delivered at once. .
5. Amazon is making a big change at its warehouses to ensure that customers receive products in good condition. The company will soon begin employing AI to check items before they are shipped to ensure that they are of good quality before leaving the facility. The AI inspection happens during the picking and packing stage. As items are selected and put into bins for orders, they go through an imaging station where they are checked for accuracy. If an item is flagged as damaged, a human worker takes a closer look. Otherwise, it moves on to the packing stage and gets shipped to the customer. The AI system is reportedly three times better than a human worker at identifying damaged items, and it never has to use the bathroom. .
6. India's Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) has expanded to facilitate B2B transactions. The B2B transactions on ONDC are being powered by tech startups SignCatch, a SaaS payments startup, and Rapidor, a business automation platform, which have jointly enabled both the B2B buyer and seller side platforms on the network, allowing interoperability between both sides The ONDC team said it has other startups in the pipeline for its B2B expansion, including the rural fintech company Spice Money. .
7. Shopify is facing a $130M class-action lawsuit over severance offered to recently laid off staff. The lawsuit alleges that some Shopify employees laid off at the start of May were presented with departure packages outlining hefty severance sums they were entitled to if they signed the agreement within a few days. However once workers signed the agreements, Shopify changed the terms and the employees were given substantially smaller sums. .
8. Twitter is also being sued by former employees — this time by former janitors from its New York City offices. The suit alleges that Twitter violated city law when janitors were abruptly fired in December after the Elon Musk takeover, violating the Displaced Building Service Workers Protection Act by failing to retain the janitors after terminating the contract. The lawsuit is seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars in back wages for the former workers. .
9. Amazon, along with four other companies selected, built a prototype for the digital euro's application in e-commerce payments, after the ECB called on front-end providers in the EU payment market to contribute ideas and build applications. Amazon is also optimistic about the project and welcomes the introduction of the digital euro. The company said, “We at Amazon believe a digital euro can be a tool to foster innovation and increase the efficiency of payments.” The European Commission is due to publish a bill in June that covers digital euro privacy safeguards and other major issues. .
10. ShipStation released a study that reveals the factors that deter e-commerce customers. The “Exploring the Nuances in E-Commerce” guide includes a survey of over 3,000 customers and 600 online merchants across six markets, and examines the deterrents of consumer loyalty in e-commerce. 90% of Australian consumers state that a lack of suitable delivery options can influence whether they abandon their cart at the online checkout. 30% indicate they will often or always abandon their cart if their desired delivery option is not offered. However merchants seem to be ignorant to the above stats. 38% of Australian merchants believe a lack of delivery options offered at the checkout ‘never’ prevents consumers from finalizing their purchase. >
11. Etsy announced an update to its listing process for sellers to add new listings or edit existing ones. With the new listings form, sellers can navigate sections faster and more efficiently, access the new performance tab to see performance data and reviews for the listing, and keep track of edits via a change summary in the footer. .
12. Last week approximately 2,000 Amazon employees staged a walkout to protest Amazon corporate's decision to bring employees back into the office, and Amazon couldn't have cared less. Company spokesperson Brad Glasser told Fortune, that since the return-to-office mandate went into effect “there’s more energy, collaboration, and connections happening, and we’ve heard this from lots of employees and the businesses that surround our offices.” .
13. A husband-and-wife team of eBay sellers put bubble wrap companies to the test to find out whether the sizing on their labels were accurate. One brand which advertised 700 feet on the label only shipped around 400 feet, while the best experience was from a 1050 feet role delivering 1020 feet. .
14. Wix issued its second Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, which demonstrates the company's efforts towards building a more sustainable and inclusive business and shares new initiatives to its approach to a responsible ESG framework. Co-founder and CEO, Avishai Abrahami, said, “We're here to make a difference and, ultimately, create a better world for everyone, and with today's decisions we're solidifying our foundation – for our users, our people and our company – for the next decade of success for Wix.” .
15. Walmart added the ability for sellers to purchase shipping labels for domestic orders on its marketplace, a feature that was previously only available on cross-border orders. Walmart also announced Automated Shipping Settings, which automatically generates transit times based on your warehouse zip code, carrier service, and customer's address. .
16. Moneris, a Canadian provider of payment solutions for mobile, online, and brick-and-mortar businesses, partnered with Wix to power its in-house website builder. Businesses using Moneris Online will have access to Wix's product offerings including bookings, online ordering, commerce and business solutions, and security infrastructure. .
17. Amazon plans to hire 1,000 seasonal workers across Australia in preparation for its busy mid-year sales period. The company has opened applications for temporary roles at fulfillment centers and logistics sites across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide in an attempt to get ahead of the holiday season rush. .
18. Binance is rumored to be laying off as much as 20% of its 8,000 employee workforce, according to a tweet by independent reporter Colin Wu. A company spokesperson responded with a statement saying that “this not a case of rightsizing” but a focus on “whether we have the right talent”, as the company says it'll still be seeking to fill hundreds of open roles. .
19. Shein is hiring a U.S. head of logistics who will serve as a liaison between the company's U.S. and Singapore headquarters, according to a LinkedIn job posting, as part of its plan to bolster compliance and logistics execs ahead of its U.S. marketplace. The company is also hiring an anti-money laundering and compliance executive and a number of U.S. marketplace personnel. .
20. commercetools, a provider of composable commerce, appointed Roxana Dobrescu as its first Chief People Officer. Dobrescu, who brings two decades of corporate human resources and talent acquisition experience to the company, will lead global personnel efforts. .
21. Companies are pulling back on their fulfillment plans including American Eagle, who announced last year that it was building out 3PL capabilities after acquiring two logistics firms, however recently trimmed its logistics workforce, stating that the unit's services had not met expectations. Blue Apron, another example, opened two distribution centers and added 1,200 workers to assemble its boxes of fresh goods, but are now selling its logistics assets to FreshRealm, which makes meal kits for Kroger, Publix, Walmart, and other grocers. .
22. Meesho, the Facebook-backed Indian e-commerce marketplace that offers the lowest seller commission in the country, has become the world's fastest shopping app to cross 500M downloads across Google Play and iOS, reaching the milestone in just six years. Over half of those downloads (274M) came in 2022. .
23. Amazon is in talks with all major U.S. wireless carriers about a potential partnership to offer cheap or free cell phone service to Prime members. So far there are no details on what Amazon's wireless service would look like, including whether it would offer the same level of service or Internet speeds as you'd get going directly through Verizon, T-Mobile, or AT&T. .
24. Twitter is hiring NBCUniversal's senior executive Joe Benarroch in a role focusing on business operations. At NBCUniversal, Benarroch was executive VP of communications, global advertising and partnerships. .
25. Molson Hart, a reporter who famously wrote about how Amazon's business practices harm American consumers in 2019, shared on Twitter that Amazon lawyers “are trying to ruin me.” In an attempt to prove that Molson is either lying or wrong, the company has requested countless documents in discovery and requested more than two full days of depositions from the reporter, while putting him in a position to cover a mountain legal bills through 2026. .
26. Last week I reported that Jeff Bezos is ripped now. Well it turns out that Mark Zuckerberg is too! The Meta CEO impressed his followers by completing the Murph challenge, which involves running one mile, followed by 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 squats, and concluding with another mile run, while wearing a 20lb weighted pack, in under 40 minutes. .
27. Amazon is winding down its celebrity voices initiative on Echo devices, which included voices from Samuel L. Jackson, Melissa McCarthy, and Shaquille O'Neal. Customers will be able to continue using the voices for a limited time and then can contact Amazon for a refund. .
28. Juni is launching a new feature called Juni Invoices, which offers a “buy media, pay later” model that allows online retailers to choose between 30, 60, and 90 days to pay their media invoices. The platform will auto-collect and scan invoices via integration with Google and Facebook Ads and automatically match each invoice with its corresponding transaction to reduce processing time. .
29. Google made several updates to Google Wallet, focusing on health care and travel services, with potential use cases for personal identification and airline boarding. The upgrades arrive to compete with Apple Pay, which began offering consumers a hub for their virtual payments cards along with authentication services. Now how about offering a 4.15% interest bearing savings account? .
30. Meta is planning to cut another 1,200 jobs across California, with 528 coming from the company's Menlo Park headquarters. The company also announced that it will require office-assigned staff to return to in-person work for at least three days a week starting Sep 5th. .
31. Klaviyo launched an integration with Amazon's Buy With Prime service, which lets Klaviyo users sync their order and customer data with their Klaviyo account. Business are able to see a single, real-time view of their customers, conversions, and revenue through Klaviyo's platform. .
32. Plus 8 seed rounds, IPOs, and aquisitions of interest including SellerX's acquisition of fellow e-commerce aggregator Elevate Brands.

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I'll be dark next week in support of the protest against Reddit's API changes, so I'll see ya in a few weeks!
-PAUL

Hi ecommerce - I'm Paul and I follow the e-commerce industry pretty closely for my Shopifreaks E-commerce Newsletter. Each week I post a summary recap of this week's top stories, which I cover in depth in the newsletter. .

1. STAT OF THE WEEK: Apple's App Store ecosystem generated $1.1 trillion in revenue in 2022. 90% was commission-free and the remainder Apple took a 15% to 30% commission. This $1.1 trillion breaks down as $910 billion in total billings and sales from the sale of physical goods and services, $109 billion from in-app advertising and $104 billion for digital goods and services. .
2. Shopify officially launched Shop Cash, its rewards program that earns shoppers 1% cashback on purchases made using the Shop Pay payment method. After a purchase, shoppers will see their Shop Cash rewards balance appear in their Shop App. The rewards are redeemable for future purchases within Shop App, currently just for customers and stores in the U.S. Shop Cash redemption is not limited to JUST the store that a customer purchased from. The rewards are tied to the payment method (Shop Pay), not to the store itself, and can be used on any U.S. store within the Shopify ecosystem. .
3. Last week Reddit announced a significant increase to its API pricing, which will inevitably put most 3rd party apps out of business. Other apps affected by the pricing change include Reddit is Fun (my personal favorite), Relay for Reddit, Bacon Reader, and more. Additionally, under the new API rules, developers of third-party clients won’t be able to earn money from ads or be able to show NSFW content within their apps. Their only option for monetization will be to hope that users are willing to pay a monthly subscription to their app, despite not getting access to some of Reddit's content. Moderators wrote an open letter to Reddit management, urging them to reconsider the recent API pricing change, which has been signed by thousands of users and moderators and shared across hundreds of subreddits. Many subreddits are planning to go dark on June 12th for 48 hours or longer (some permanently) to protest the policy — which means turning their subreddit private and not making its content available to the public. .
4. Walmart announced its initiatives to reduce its use of plastic in its online business and reduce waste, plans which include replacing nearly all its plastic mailers with paper mailers, "rightsizing" its cardboard box packaging to reduce packing waste, giving customers the ability to request consolidation of multiple items into fewer boxes, and later this year giving customers the ability to opt-out of single use plastic bags used in online pick-up orders across the U.S. Amazon has offered similar shipment consolidation features for quite some time, including allowing users choose an Amazon Day, where members pick a day of the week to have all their items delivered at once. .
5. Amazon is making a big change at its warehouses to ensure that customers receive products in good condition. The company will soon begin employing AI to check items before they are shipped to ensure that they are of good quality before leaving the facility. The AI inspection happens during the picking and packing stage. As items are selected and put into bins for orders, they go through an imaging station where they are checked for accuracy. If an item is flagged as damaged, a human worker takes a closer look. Otherwise, it moves on to the packing stage and gets shipped to the customer. The AI system is reportedly three times better than a human worker at identifying damaged items, and it never has to use the bathroom. .
6. India's Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) has expanded to facilitate B2B transactions. The B2B transactions on ONDC are being powered by tech startups SignCatch, a SaaS payments startup, and Rapidor, a business automation platform, which have jointly enabled both the B2B buyer and seller side platforms on the network, allowing interoperability between both sides The ONDC team said it has other startups in the pipeline for its B2B expansion, including the rural fintech company Spice Money. .
7. Shopify is facing a $130M class-action lawsuit over severance offered to recently laid off staff. The lawsuit alleges that some Shopify employees laid off at the start of May were presented with departure packages outlining hefty severance sums they were entitled to if they signed the agreement within a few days. However once workers signed the agreements, Shopify changed the terms and the employees were given substantially smaller sums. .
8. Twitter is also being sued by former employees — this time by former janitors from its New York City offices. The suit alleges that Twitter violated city law when janitors were abruptly fired in December after the Elon Musk takeover, violating the Displaced Building Service Workers Protection Act by failing to retain the janitors after terminating the contract. The lawsuit is seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars in back wages for the former workers. .
9. Amazon, along with four other companies selected, built a prototype for the digital euro's application in e-commerce payments, after the ECB called on front-end providers in the EU payment market to contribute ideas and build applications. Amazon is also optimistic about the project and welcomes the introduction of the digital euro. The company said, “We at Amazon believe a digital euro can be a tool to foster innovation and increase the efficiency of payments.” The European Commission is due to publish a bill in June that covers digital euro privacy safeguards and other major issues. .
10. ShipStation released a study that reveals the factors that deter e-commerce customers. The “Exploring the Nuances in E-Commerce” guide includes a survey of over 3,000 customers and 600 online merchants across six markets, and examines the deterrents of consumer loyalty in e-commerce. 90% of Australian consumers state that a lack of suitable delivery options can influence whether they abandon their cart at the online checkout. 30% indicate they will often or always abandon their cart if their desired delivery option is not offered. However merchants seem to be ignorant to the above stats. 38% of Australian merchants believe a lack of delivery options offered at the checkout ‘never’ prevents consumers from finalizing their purchase. >
11. Etsy announced an update to its listing process for sellers to add new listings or edit existing ones. With the new listings form, sellers can navigate sections faster and more efficiently, access the new performance tab to see performance data and reviews for the listing, and keep track of edits via a change summary in the footer. .
12. Last week approximately 2,000 Amazon employees staged a walkout to protest Amazon corporate's decision to bring employees back into the office, and Amazon couldn't have cared less. Company spokesperson Brad Glasser told Fortune, that since the return-to-office mandate went into effect “there’s more energy, collaboration, and connections happening, and we’ve heard this from lots of employees and the businesses that surround our offices.” .
13. A husband-and-wife team of eBay sellers put bubble wrap companies to the test to find out whether the sizing on their labels were accurate. One brand which advertised 700 feet on the label only shipped around 400 feet, while the best experience was from a 1050 feet role delivering 1020 feet. .
14. Wix issued its second Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, which demonstrates the company's efforts towards building a more sustainable and inclusive business and shares new initiatives to its approach to a responsible ESG framework. Co-founder and CEO, Avishai Abrahami, said, “We're here to make a difference and, ultimately, create a better world for everyone, and with today's decisions we're solidifying our foundation – for our users, our people and our company – for the next decade of success for Wix.” .
15. Walmart added the ability for sellers to purchase shipping labels for domestic orders on its marketplace, a feature that was previously only available on cross-border orders. Walmart also announced Automated Shipping Settings, which automatically generates transit times based on your warehouse zip code, carrier service, and customer's address. .
16. Moneris, a Canadian provider of payment solutions for mobile, online, and brick-and-mortar businesses, partnered with Wix to power its in-house website builder. Businesses using Moneris Online will have access to Wix's product offerings including bookings, online ordering, commerce and business solutions, and security infrastructure. .
17. Amazon plans to hire 1,000 seasonal workers across Australia in preparation for its busy mid-year sales period. The company has opened applications for temporary roles at fulfillment centers and logistics sites across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide in an attempt to get ahead of the holiday season rush. .
18. Binance is rumored to be laying off as much as 20% of its 8,000 employee workforce, according to a tweet by independent reporter Colin Wu. A company spokesperson responded with a statement saying that “this not a case of rightsizing” but a focus on “whether we have the right talent”, as the company says it'll still be seeking to fill hundreds of open roles. .
19. Shein is hiring a U.S. head of logistics who will serve as a liaison between the company's U.S. and Singapore headquarters, according to a LinkedIn job posting, as part of its plan to bolster compliance and logistics execs ahead of its U.S. marketplace. The company is also hiring an anti-money laundering and compliance executive and a number of U.S. marketplace personnel. .
20. commercetools, a provider of composable commerce, appointed Roxana Dobrescu as its first Chief People Officer. Dobrescu, who brings two decades of corporate human resources and talent acquisition experience to the company, will lead global personnel efforts. .
21. Companies are pulling back on their fulfillment plans including American Eagle, who announced last year that it was building out 3PL capabilities after acquiring two logistics firms, however recently trimmed its logistics workforce, stating that the unit's services had not met expectations. Blue Apron, another example, opened two distribution centers and added 1,200 workers to assemble its boxes of fresh goods, but are now selling its logistics assets to FreshRealm, which makes meal kits for Kroger, Publix, Walmart, and other grocers. .
22. Meesho, the Facebook-backed Indian e-commerce marketplace that offers the lowest seller commission in the country, has become the world's fastest shopping app to cross 500M downloads across Google Play and iOS, reaching the milestone in just six years. Over half of those downloads (274M) came in 2022. .
23. Amazon is in talks with all major U.S. wireless carriers about a potential partnership to offer cheap or free cell phone service to Prime members. So far there are no details on what Amazon's wireless service would look like, including whether it would offer the same level of service or Internet speeds as you'd get going directly through Verizon, T-Mobile, or AT&T. .
24. Twitter is hiring NBCUniversal's senior executive Joe Benarroch in a role focusing on business operations. At NBCUniversal, Benarroch was executive VP of communications, global advertising and partnerships. .
25. Molson Hart, a reporter who famously wrote about how Amazon's business practices harm American consumers in 2019, shared on Twitter that Amazon lawyers “are trying to ruin me.” In an attempt to prove that Molson is either lying or wrong, the company has requested countless documents in discovery and requested more than two full days of depositions from the reporter, while putting him in a position to cover a mountain legal bills through 2026. .
26. Last week I reported that Jeff Bezos is ripped now. Well it turns out that Mark Zuckerberg is too! The Meta CEO impressed his followers by completing the Murph challenge, which involves running one mile, followed by 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 squats, and concluding with another mile run, while wearing a 20lb weighted pack, in under 40 minutes. .
27. Amazon is winding down its celebrity voices initiative on Echo devices, which included voices from Samuel L. Jackson, Melissa McCarthy, and Shaquille O'Neal. Customers will be able to continue using the voices for a limited time and then can contact Amazon for a refund. .
28. Juni is launching a new feature called Juni Invoices, which offers a “buy media, pay later” model that allows online retailers to choose between 30, 60, and 90 days to pay their media invoices. The platform will auto-collect and scan invoices via integration with Google and Facebook Ads and automatically match each invoice with its corresponding transaction to reduce processing time. .
29. Google made several updates to Google Wallet, focusing on health care and travel services, with potential use cases for personal identification and airline boarding. The upgrades arrive to compete with Apple Pay, which began offering consumers a hub for their virtual payments cards along with authentication services. Now how about offering a 4.15% interest bearing savings account? .
30. Meta is planning to cut another 1,200 jobs across California, with 528 coming from the company's Menlo Park headquarters. The company also announced that it will require office-assigned staff to return to in-person work for at least three days a week starting Sep 5th. .
31. Klaviyo launched an integration with Amazon's Buy With Prime service, which lets Klaviyo users sync their order and customer data with their Klaviyo account. Business are able to see a single, real-time view of their customers, conversions, and revenue through Klaviyo's platform. .
32. Plus 8 seed rounds, IPOs, and aquisitions of interest including SellerX's acquisition of fellow e-commerce aggregator Elevate Brands.

I hope you found this recap helpful. See you next week! (Unless ecommerce is dark in protest of the Reddit API changes. In that case, I'll see ya when I see ya!)
PAUL

Royals (18-41) @ Marlins (32-28)

First Pitch: 6:40 PM at loanDepot park

Team	Starter	TV	Radio
Royals	Carlos Hernandez (0-3, 4.76 ERA)	BSKC	KCSP
Marlins	Braxton Garrett (1-2, 4.22 ERA)	BSFL	FOX940AM, WAQI (ES)

MLB	Fangraphs	Reddit Stream	IRC Chat
Gameday	Game Graph	Live Comments	Libera: ##baseball

Line Score - Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	9	2	5
MIA	0	0	2	4	1	2	0	0		9	11	0	3

Box Score

MIA		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
2B	Arraez	4	1	3	2	0	0	.399
LF	De La Cruz	3	1	1	2	1	0	.300
DH	Cooper	4	0	0	0	0	2	.236
RF	Sánchez, J	4	0	0	0	0	1	.289
1B	Gurriel	4	1	0	0	0	0	.283
C	Fortes	4	1	2	1	0	1	.250
SS	Wendle	4	2	2	0	0	0	.235
3B	Berti	4	1	2	2	0	0	.272
CF	Davis, Jo	4	2	1	2	0	1	.297

MIA	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Garrett, B	5.0	6	4	4	0	6	75-53	4.47
Brazoban	0.2	0	0	0	3	1	26-12	3.52
Nardi	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	19-13	2.67
Chargois	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	14-9	3.00
Okert	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	11-8	2.41
Floro	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	2-1	4.21

KC		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
1B	Pratto	5	2	2	1	0	2	.298
DH	Witt Jr.	5	1	1	0	0	0	.233
RF	Melendez	4	1	2	2	0	0	.220
C	Perez, S	4	1	2	1	0	2	.282
2B	Massey	4	0	0	0	0	2	.230
SS	Garcia, M	2	0	0	1	1	1	.261
3B	Lopez, N	3	0	0	0	1	1	.230
LF	Olivares	3	1	1	0	1	1	.238
CF	Waters	4	0	1	1	0	2	.231

KC	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Hernández, C	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	23-19	4.45
Mayers	3.0	9	7	6	1	1	75-52	4.41
Staumont	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	16-10	5.40
Wittgren	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	18-13	5.14

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
T1	MJ Melendez doubles (12) on a line drive to left fielder Bryan De La Cruz. Nick Pratto scores.	0-1
T1	Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jonathan Davis, deflected by shortstop Joey Wendle. MJ Melendez scores.	0-2
T3	Nick Pratto homers (4) on a fly ball to right field.	0-3
T3	MJ Melendez singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan De La Cruz. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.	0-4
B3	Marlins challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Jonathan Davis grounds into a force out, shortstop Maikel Garcia to second baseman Michael Massey. Joey Wendle scores. Jon Berti out at 2nd. Jonathan Davis to 1st.	1-4
B3	Luis Arraez doubles (15) on a ground ball to left fielder Edward Olivares. Jonathan Davis scores.	2-4
B4	Jon Berti triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder MJ Melendez. Nick Fortes scores. Joey Wendle scores.	4-4
B4	Jonathan Davis doubles (3) on a fly ball to right fielder MJ Melendez. Jon Berti scores.	5-4
B4	Luis Arraez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Drew Waters. Jonathan Davis scores.	6-4
B5	Nick Fortes singles on a ground ball to center fielder Drew Waters. Yuli Gurriel scores.	7-4
B6	Bryan De La Cruz homers (8) on a fly ball to center field. Luis Arraez scores.	9-4
T8	Maikel Garcia out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jonathan Davis. Salvador Perez scores.	9-5
T9	Drew Waters singles on a ground ball to left fielder Bryan De La Cruz. Edward Olivares scores.	9-6

Highlights

Description	Length	Video
Bullpen availability for Miami, June 5 vs Royals	0:07	Video
Bullpen availability for Kansas City, June 5 vs Marlins	0:07	Video
Measuring the stats on Nick Pratto's home run	0:09	Video
Breaking down Braxton Garrett's pitches	0:08	Video
Braxton Garrett's outing against the Royals	0:23	Video
Breaking down Mike Mayers's pitches	0:08	Video
Bryan De La Cruz: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:16	Video
MJ Melendez smacks an RBI double to left field	0:23	Video
Salvador Perez grounds an RBI single to center field	0:20	Video
Nick Pratto crushes a solo home run to right field	0:29	Video
MJ Melendez rips an RBI single to left field	0:17	Video
Jonathan Davis records an RBI after review in the 3rd	0:29	Video
Luis Arraez smokes an RBI double to left field	0:20	Video
Nick Pratto's solo home run ' Creator Cuts	0:26	Video
Jon Berti clubs an RBI triple to right field	0:29	Video
Jonathan Davis clobbers an RBI double to right field	0:19	Video
Luis Arraez grounds an RBI single to center field	0:17	Video
Nick Fortes sneaks a single into center field	0:14	Video
Braxton Garrett strikes out six through five innings	0:50	Video
Carlos Hernández K's Garrett Cooper in the 1st inning	0:08	Video
Bryan De La Cruz destroy a two-run home run to center	0:24	Video
Maikel Garcia lifts a sacrifice fly to center field	0:17	Video
Carlos Hernández K's three through two innings	0:27	Video
Drew Waters knocks an RBI single into left field	0:14	Video

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Garrett, B (2-2, 4.47 ERA)	Mayers (1-1, 4.41 ERA)	Floro (7 SV, 4.21 ERA)

Game ended at 9:16 PM.
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