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CLE
@BOS		10
6
OAK
@CAL		0
5
BAL
@KCR		5
4		 
(15)
TEX
@MIL		8
1
TOR
@NYY		3
5
CHW
@SEA		1
9
STL
@CHC		2
3
CIN
@HOU		3
1
MON
@PHI		3
6
ATL
@SDP		5
0
LAD
@SFG		1
3
Wednesday, April 12, 1989 6:35
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 21,187, Time of Game: 2:16
Cardinals
2
2-4
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 3 GB
 at Cubs
3
6-2
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
1st
W: Paul Kilgus (1-1)
L: Scott Terry (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    2  8  2
Cubs            0  1  1   0  0  0   0  1  X    3  7  2

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Vince Coleman LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .655 13 10 0.024 0.83 0.072 -0.048 0.2 0 0
Terry Pendleton 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .762 13 10 -0.099 1.19 0.024 -0.123 -0.7 1 5 GDP
Pedro Guerrero 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .292 1.079 9 6 -0.125 1.03 0.000 -0.125 -1.2 12 1 GDP
Tom Brunansky RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .208 .796 11 8 0.028 0.67 0.062 -0.034 1.7 4 0 HR
Tony Pena C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .407 .926 6 5 0.079 1.53 0.137 -0.058 0.2 1 0
Jose Oquendo SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .192 .453 14 10 -0.261 2.02 0.000 -0.261 -1.4 1 5 GDP
Milt Thompson CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .444 1.000 7 4 -0.036 0.97 0.026 -0.061 -0.2 2 0 2B
Tim Jones 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .481 5 3 -0.055 1.03 0.000 -0.055 -0.5 3 0
   Tom Pagnozzi PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 5 4 0.043 0.93 0.043 0.000 0.3
   Rod Booker 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Scott Terry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 4 2 0.014 0.46 0.014 0.000 0.1 0 0 HBP
   Cris Carpenter P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 1 -0.030 1.21 0.000 -0.030 -0.2 0 0
   Jim Lindeman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 2 1 -0.079 1.93 0.000 -0.079 -0.5 GDP
   Dan Quisenberry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 2 8 2 0 2 .250 .648 90 64 -0.497 1.18 0.378 -0.874 -2.3 24 12
2B: M Thompson (2, off P Kilgus).
HR: T Brunansky (2, off P Kilgus; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
HBP: S Terry (1, by P Kilgus).
TB: T Brunansky 5; T Pena 2; M Thompson 2; T Pendleton; T Pagnozzi; V Coleman.
GIDP: J Lindeman (1); J Oquendo (1); P Guerrero (1); T Pendleton (2).
RBI: T Brunansky 2 (5).
2-out RBI: T Brunansky 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
E: P Guerrero 2 (2).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jerome Walton CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .323 .995 11 5 0.023 0.87 0.071 -0.048 0.0 5 0
Mitch Webster LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .414 1.017 7 5 0.063 0.59 0.090 -0.027 0.6 1 0 SB
Ryne Sandberg 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .265 .588 11 7 -0.064 0.51 0.010 -0.074 -0.6 5 4 SB
Andre Dawson RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .226 .713 14 10 0.030 0.59 0.065 -0.035 -0.1 1 0 2B
Mark Grace 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .259 .838 18 11 -0.052 0.64 0.015 -0.067 -0.4 12 0 SB,IW
Vance Law 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .167 .417 19 11 0.051 0.75 0.085 -0.034 1.0 0 1
Domingo Ramos SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .924 8 7 -0.009 0.76 0.017 -0.026 -0.8 1 8
Joe Girardi C 2 0 1 0 0 0 .350 .759 6 5 0.020 0.43 0.027 -0.007 0.4 2 0 HBP
Paul Kilgus P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 6 5 -0.057 0.84 0.000 -0.057 -0.8 0 0 SH
   Mitch Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 3 7 2 2 0 .233 .570 100 66 0.005 0.66 0.380 -0.375 -0.8 27 13
2B: A Dawson (3, off S Terry).
SH: P Kilgus (1, off C Carpenter).
IBB: M Grace (3, by D Quisenberry).
HBP: J Girardi (1, by S Terry).
TB: V Law 2; A Dawson 2; J Girardi; R Sandberg; M Webster; M Grace.
RBI: D Ramos (5); V Law (1).
2-out RBI: V Law.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 4. D Ramos-R Sandberg-M Grace 2; D Ramos-M Grace; R Sandberg-M Grace.
E: D Ramos (1); M Williams (1).
Baserunning
SB: M Grace (1, 2nd base off C Carpenter/T Pena); M Webster (4, 2nd base off S Terry/T Pena); R Sandberg (1, 2nd base off D Quisenberry/T Pena).

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Scott Terry, L (0-1) 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 2.70 14 34 21 17 2 2 6 6 2 0 46 -0.088 1.06 -0.6
Cris Carpenter 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 14 47 33 24 1 8 6 8 4 0 0 0 0.111 0.43 1.9
Dan Quisenberry 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 9.00 6 19 12 7 1 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 -0.026 0.27 -0.5
Team Totals 8 7 3 2 2 0 0 2.25 34 100 66 48 4 14 15 16 7 0 46 0 0 -0.003 1.18 0.8

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Paul Kilgus, W (1-1) 8.2 7 2 0 0 1 1 1.72 31 84 58 40 7 11 16 13 2 0 67 0.462 1.01 2.2
Mitch Williams, S (4) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.93 2 6 6 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.035 2.89 0.1
Team Totals 9 8 2 0 0 2 1 0.00 33 90 64 44 8 12 16 14 3 0 67 0 0 0.497 0.66 2.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: P Kilgus (1; S Terry); S Terry (1; J Girardi).
IBB: D Quisenberry (1; M Grace).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Joe West.
Time of Game: 2:16.
Attendance: 21,187.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 40° F, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Chicago Cubs
1 Vince Coleman LF 1 Jerome Walton CF
2 Terry Pendleton 3B 2 Mitch Webster LF
3 Pedro Guerrero 1B 3 Ryne Sandberg 2B
4 Tom Brunansky RF 4 Andre Dawson RF
5 Tony Pena C 5 Mark Grace 1B
6 Jose Oquendo SS 6 Vance Law 3B
7 Milt Thompson CF 7 Domingo Ramos SS
8 Tim Jones 2B 8 Joe Girardi C
9 Scott Terry P 9 Paul Kilgus P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 2-3 2 --3 5,(0-2)  O STL J. Oquendo M. Williams 12% 100% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO STL J. Oquendo P. Kilgus 10% 81% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b3 1-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHC M. Webster S. Terry 8% 79% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Walton to 3B
t8 0-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO STL J. Lindeman P. Kilgus 8% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t6 0-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO STL T. Pendleton P. Kilgus 7% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Paul Kilgus facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL V. Coleman P. Kilgus 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  STL T. Pendleton P. Kilgus -2% 50% Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  OO STL P. Guerrero P. Kilgus 5% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Scott Terry facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC J. Walton S. Terry -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC M. Webster S. Terry -1% 51% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC R. Sandberg S. Terry -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Paul Kilgus facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL T. Brunansky P. Kilgus 2% 52% Lineout: LF
t2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Pena P. Kilgus 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Oquendo P. Kilgus 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Scott Terry facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC A. Dawson S. Terry 6% 61% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b2 0-0 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  O CHC M. Grace S. Terry -4% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  CHC V. Law S. Terry 5% 62% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Dawson to 3B
b2 0-0 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  RO CHC D. Ramos S. Terry 2% 64% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Dawson Scores
b2 1-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  CHC J. Girardi S. Terry 2% 66% Hit By Pitch; Ramos to 2B
b2 1-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC P. Kilgus S. Terry -4% 62% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Paul Kilgus facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL M. Thompson P. Kilgus 3% 64% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t3 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL T. Jones P. Kilgus 2% 66% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
t3 0-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  STL S. Terry P. Kilgus -1% 65% Hit By Pitch
t3 0-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL V. Coleman P. Kilgus 3% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Scott Terry facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC J. Walton S. Terry 3% 71% Walk
b3 1-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHC M. Webster S. Terry 8% 79% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Walton to 3B
b3 1-0 0 1-3 3,(2-0)  O CHC R. Sandberg S. Terry -5% 74% Lineout: 3B
b3 1-0 1 1-3 1,(1-0)  R CHC A. Dawson S. Terry 4% 77% Webster Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Walton Scores/unER
b3 2-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHC A. Dawson S. Terry -2% 76% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b3 2-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC M. Grace S. Terry 1% 76% Webster Steals 2B
b3 2-0 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CHC M. Grace S. Terry -2% 74% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Paul Kilgus facing 2-3-4
t4 0-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL T. Pendleton P. Kilgus 3% 77% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL P. Guerrero P. Kilgus 2% 78% Lineout: 2B
t4 0-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL T. Brunansky P. Kilgus 1% 80% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Cris Carpenter facing 6-7-8
Cris Carpenter replaces Scott Terry pitching and batting 9th
b4 2-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHC V. Law C. Carpenter -1% 78% Popfly: C (Short 1B Line)
b4 2-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC D. Ramos C. Carpenter -1% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b4 2-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC J. Girardi C. Carpenter -1% 76% Lineout: CF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Paul Kilgus facing 5-6-7
t5 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL T. Pena P. Kilgus -5% 71% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
t5 0-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO STL J. Oquendo P. Kilgus 10% 81% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t5 0-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  STL M. Thompson P. Kilgus -3% 78% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t5 0-2 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O STL T. Jones P. Kilgus 4% 82% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Cris Carpenter facing 9-1-2
b5 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC P. Kilgus C. Carpenter -1% 81% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b5 2-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC J. Walton C. Carpenter -1% 80% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
b5 2-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. Webster C. Carpenter -1% 79% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Paul Kilgus facing 9-1-2
t6 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL C. Carpenter P. Kilgus 3% 82% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t6 0-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  STL V. Coleman P. Kilgus -4% 79% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
t6 0-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO STL T. Pendleton P. Kilgus 7% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Cris Carpenter facing 3-4-5
b6 2-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC R. Sandberg C. Carpenter -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 2-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC A. Dawson C. Carpenter 0% 84% E3 on Foul Ball
b6 2-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC A. Dawson C. Carpenter -1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 2-0 2 --- 7,(1-2)  CHC M. Grace C. Carpenter 1% 84% Single to SS (Line Drive)
b6 2-0 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  CHC V. Law C. Carpenter 1% 85% Grace Steals 2B
b6 2-0 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  O CHC V. Law C. Carpenter -2% 83% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Paul Kilgus facing 3-4-5
t7 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL P. Guerrero P. Kilgus 3% 86% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t7 0-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL T. Brunansky P. Kilgus -4% 82% Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
t7 0-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Pena P. Kilgus 4% 86% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
t7 0-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O STL J. Oquendo P. Kilgus 3% 89% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Cris Carpenter facing 7-8-9
b7 2-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC D. Ramos C. Carpenter -1% 88% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b7 2-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC J. Girardi C. Carpenter 1% 89% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b7 2-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC P. Kilgus C. Carpenter -1% 89% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Girardi to 2B
b7 2-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Walton C. Carpenter -2% 87% Foul Lineout: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Paul Kilgus facing 7-8-9
t8 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL M. Thompson P. Kilgus 4% 91% Groundout: 1B unassisted
Tom Pagnozzi pinch hits for Tim Jones (2B) batting 8th
t8 0-2 1 --- 5,(1-2)  STL T. Pagnozzi P. Kilgus -4% 86% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
Jim Lindeman pinch hits for Cris Carpenter (P) batting 9th
t8 0-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO STL J. Lindeman P. Kilgus 8% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Dan Quisenberry facing 2-3-4
Dan Quisenberry replaces Jim Lindeman (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Rod Booker replaces Tom Pagnozzi (PH) playing 2B batting 8th
b8 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Webster D. Quisenberry -1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b8 2-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC R. Sandberg D. Quisenberry 1% 94% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b8 2-0 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  O CHC A. Dawson D. Quisenberry -1% 94% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b8 2-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHC M. Grace D. Quisenberry 0% 94% Sandberg Steals 2B
b8 2-0 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  CHC M. Grace D. Quisenberry 0% 94% Intentional Walk
b8 2-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  R CHC V. Law D. Quisenberry 3% 98% Single to RF (Line Drive); Sandberg Scores; Grace to 3B
b8 3-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O CHC D. Ramos D. Quisenberry -1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 3.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Paul Kilgus facing 1-2-3
t9 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  STL V. Coleman P. Kilgus -4% 93% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t9 0-3 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL T. Pendleton P. Kilgus 3% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B; Coleman to 2B
t9 0-3 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL P. Guerrero P. Kilgus 3% 99% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t9 0-3 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  RR STL T. Brunansky P. Kilgus -2% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Coleman Scores/unER; Brunansky Scores/unER
Mitch Williams replaces Paul Kilgus pitching and batting 9th
t9 2-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  STL T. Pena M. Williams -4% 92% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
t9 2-3 2 1-- 1,(0-1)  STL J. Oquendo M. Williams -5% 88% Pena Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Pena to 3B
t9 2-3 2 --3 5,(0-2)  O STL J. Oquendo M. Williams 12% 100% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3.

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