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Standings
SEA
@LAA		2
3		 
(10)
BAL
@BOS		0
10
OAK
@CHW		11
3
TEX
@CLE		11
9
TEX
@CLE		10
5
DET
@KCR		5
7
TBR
@NYY		2
3
MIN
@TOR		3
6
LAD
@ARI		5
4
CIN
@COL		1
3
ATL
@HOU		2
1
STL
@MIL		4
3
FLA
@NYM		4
2
CHC
@PIT		9
4
SDP
@SFG		4
3
PHI
@WSN		5
3
Tuesday, September 8, 2009 7:07PM
, Minute Maid Park
Attendance: 26,081, Time of Game: 2:33
Braves
2
71-67
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 8 GB
 at Astros
1
67-71
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 15 GB
W: Javier Vazquez (12-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  1  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    2  5  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  7  0

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nate McLouth CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .260 .803 17 10 0.093 0.80 0.130 -0.038 0.7 1 0 HR
Martin Prado 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 .299 .796 13 8 -0.026 0.76 0.043 -0.069 -0.4 3 2
Chipper Jones 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .270 .835 14 9 -0.016 0.82 0.036 -0.052 -0.3 1 1
Brian McCann C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .274 .823 14 8 -0.082 0.87 0.000 -0.082 -1.0 10 1
Garret Anderson LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .735 11 7 -0.071 0.70 0.000 -0.071 -0.9 1 0
   Reid Gorecki LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .477 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Yunel Escobar SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .302 .824 18 9 -0.047 0.59 0.008 -0.054 -0.3 3 3
Adam LaRoche 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .272 .834 19 11 0.070 0.57 0.110 -0.040 0.3 6 0 HR
Ryan Church RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .275 .732 12 10 -0.044 0.43 0.000 -0.044 -0.6 1 0
Javier Vazquez P 3 0 2 0 0 0 .207 .505 14 11 0.006 0.59 0.029 -0.023 0.1 0 3
   Mike Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Rafael Soriano P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 2 5 2 4 8 .161 .612 132 83 -0.117 0.68 0.356 -0.473 -2.4 27 11
HR: N McLouth (17, off F Paulino; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); A LaRoche (22, off F Paulino; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).
TB: N McLouth 4; A LaRoche 4; J Vazquez 2; M Prado.
RBI: N McLouth (59); A LaRoche (64).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 2. M Gonzalez-Y Escobar-A LaRoche; M Prado-Y Escobar-A LaRoche.
Baserunning
Pickoffs: M Prado (1st base by F Paulino).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Michael Bourn CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .296 .776 17 9 -0.048 1.84 0.093 -0.141 -0.3 4 0
Kazuo Matsui 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .620 10 8 -0.101 1.69 0.000 -0.101 -0.7 1 2 SH
Lance Berkman 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .268 .882 12 9 -0.096 1.26 0.052 -0.149 -0.8 8 0
Carlos Lee LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .306 .847 18 8 -0.045 1.76 0.065 -0.110 -0.1 3 0 GDP
Miguel Tejada SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .303 .768 15 11 -0.055 2.35 0.132 -0.187 -0.4 2 2 3B
Hunter Pence RF 4 0 2 1 0 2 .288 .842 22 13 0.124 1.79 0.177 -0.053 0.4 1 0
Geoff Blum 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .259 .703 14 9 -0.186 2.37 0.123 -0.310 -0.3 0 3 GDP
Humberto Quintero C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .655 4 4 -0.058 1.09 0.000 -0.058 -0.5 6 0
   Edwin Maysonet PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .699 2 2 -0.017 3.72 0.000 -0.017 -0.1 SH
   Chris Coste C 1 0 1 0 0 0 .229 .637 4 2 0.051 1.78 0.051 0.000 0.1 2 0
   Tommy Manzella PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Felipe Paulino P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .053 .105 3 3 -0.019 0.77 0.000 -0.019 -0.2 0 1
   Jason Michaels PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 .750 7 3 0.059 1.37 0.059 0.000 0.4
   Tim Byrdak P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Darin Erstad PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .207 .642 5 3 -0.129 3.10 0.000 -0.129 -0.8
   Doug Brocail P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jeff Fulchino P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Aaron Boone PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 4 4 -0.096 3.45 0.000 -0.096 -0.2
Team Totals 30 1 7 1 4 9 .233 .624 137 88 -0.616 1.91 0.752 -1.370 -3.4 27 8
3B: M Tejada (1, off R Soriano).
SH: K Matsui (13, off J Vazquez); E Maysonet (4, off J Vazquez).
TB: M Tejada 3; H Pence 2; C Lee; C Coste; G Blum; L Berkman.
GIDP: G Blum (8); C Lee (18).
RBI: H Pence (68).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 5.

Atlanta Braves

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
Javier Vazquez, W (12-9) 7 3 0 0 4 9 0 3.06 28 110 69 32 18 19 7 8 3 0 76 0.443 1.70 3.4
Mike Gonzalez, H (15) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.45 3 10 7 5 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.086 1.71 0.5
Rafael Soriano, S (22) 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 2.53 5 17 12 9 2 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0.088 3.17 -0.5
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 4 9 0 1.00 36 137 88 46 20 22 10 13 6 0 76 0 0 0.617 0.68 3.4

Houston Astros

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
Felipe Paulino, L (2-8) 6 4 2 2 3 6 2 6.34 24 88 53 23 5 25 6 9 2 0 59 0.041 0.81 0.9
Tim Byrdak 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.81 4 19 16 10 1 5 0 4 2 0 0 0 0.033 0.47 0.5
Doug Brocail 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.35 3 9 6 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.027 0.36 0.5
Jeff Fulchino 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.42 4 16 8 4 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.017 0.29 0.5
Team Totals 9 5 2 2 4 8 2 2.00 35 132 83 39 9 35 7 16 4 0 59 0 0 0.118 1.91 2.4
Balks: None.
WP: F Paulino (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: F Paulino (1; M Prado, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Paul Emmel, 2B - Todd Tichenor, 3B - Gary Darling.
Time of Game: 2:33.
Attendance: 26,081.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 1-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO HOU G. Blum R. Soriano 28% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b9 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU M. Tejada R. Soriano -13% 78% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b7 0-2 1 -23 5,(2-2)  O HOU D. Erstad J. Vazquez 13% 76% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  R ATL N. McLouth F. Paulino 12% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b6 0-2 2 123 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Tejada J. Vazquez 12% 82% Groundout: P-3B-1B (Weak SS)

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, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Felipe Paulino facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL N. McLouth F. Paulino -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  ATL M. Prado F. Paulino 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  ATL C. Jones F. Paulino 4% 54% Walk; Prado to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 6,(2-2)  O ATL B. McCann F. Paulino -4% 49% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O ATL G. Anderson F. Paulino -4% 45% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Javier Vazquez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Bourn J. Vazquez 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU K. Matsui J. Vazquez 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU L. Berkman J. Vazquez 1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Felipe Paulino facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O ATL Y. Escobar F. Paulino -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  R ATL A. LaRoche F. Paulino 11% 59% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t2 1-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL R. Church F. Paulino -1% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 1-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  ATL J. Vazquez F. Paulino 1% 58% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t2 1-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  ATL N. McLouth F. Paulino 1% 59% Wild Pitch; Vazquez to 2B
t2 1-0 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  ATL N. McLouth F. Paulino 1% 60% Walk
t2 1-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O ATL M. Prado F. Paulino -4% 56% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Javier Vazquez facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU C. Lee J. Vazquez -4% 52% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b2 0-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU M. Tejada J. Vazquez 4% 56% Popfly: 2B
b2 0-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU H. Pence J. Vazquez 3% 59% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU G. Blum J. Vazquez 3% 62% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Felipe Paulino facing 3-4-5
t3 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL C. Jones F. Paulino -2% 59% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O ATL B. McCann F. Paulino -2% 58% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t3 1-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL G. Anderson F. Paulino -1% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Javier Vazquez facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU H. Quintero J. Vazquez 3% 60% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU F. Paulino J. Vazquez 2% 62% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU M. Bourn J. Vazquez 1% 63% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Felipe Paulino facing 6-7-8
t4 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL Y. Escobar F. Paulino -2% 61% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t4 1-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O ATL A. LaRoche F. Paulino -2% 59% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t4 1-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL R. Church F. Paulino -1% 58% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Javier Vazquez facing 2-3-4
b4 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU K. Matsui J. Vazquez 3% 61% Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
b4 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU L. Berkman J. Vazquez 2% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU C. Lee J. Vazquez 1% 64% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Felipe Paulino facing 9-1-2
t5 1-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O ATL J. Vazquez F. Paulino -2% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  R ATL N. McLouth F. Paulino 12% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t5 2-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  ATL M. Prado F. Paulino 2% 76% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t5 2-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O ATL C. Jones F. Paulino -2% 74% Strikeout Looking
t5 2-0 2 1-- O ATL B. McCann F. Paulino -2% 72% Prado Picked off 1B (P-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Javier Vazquez facing 5-6-7
b5 0-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU M. Tejada J. Vazquez 3% 75% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
b5 0-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O HOU H. Pence J. Vazquez 2% 77% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU G. Blum J. Vazquez -2% 76% Single to 3B (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
b5 0-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU H. Quintero J. Vazquez 3% 79% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Felipe Paulino facing 4-5-6
t6 2-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O ATL B. McCann F. Paulino -2% 77% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t6 2-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O ATL G. Anderson F. Paulino -1% 76% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t6 2-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL Y. Escobar F. Paulino -1% 75% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Javier Vazquez facing 9-1-2
Jason Michaels pinch hits for Felipe Paulino (P) batting 9th
b6 0-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU J. Michaels J. Vazquez -6% 69% Walk
b6 0-2 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  HOU M. Bourn J. Vazquez -9% 60% Walk; Michaels to 2B
b6 0-2 0 12- 3,(1-1)  O HOU K. Matsui J. Vazquez 1% 61% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Michaels to 3B; Bourn to 2B
b6 0-2 1 -23 4,(1-2)  O HOU L. Berkman J. Vazquez 12% 73% Strikeout Looking
b6 0-2 2 -23 6,(3-2)  HOU C. Lee J. Vazquez -2% 70% Walk
b6 0-2 2 123 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Tejada J. Vazquez 12% 82% Groundout: P-3B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Tim Byrdak facing 7-8-9
Tim Byrdak replaces Jason Michaels (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O ATL A. LaRoche T. Byrdak -1% 81% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
t7 2-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL R. Church T. Byrdak -1% 80% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t7 2-0 2 --- 7,(1-2)  ATL J. Vazquez T. Byrdak 1% 81% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
t7 2-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O ATL N. McLouth T. Byrdak -2% 79% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Javier Vazquez facing 6-7-8
b7 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU H. Pence J. Vazquez -7% 72% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b7 0-2 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  HOU G. Blum J. Vazquez -11% 62% Walk; Pence to 2B
Edwin Maysonet pinch hits for Humberto Quintero (C) batting 8th
b7 0-2 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O HOU E. Maysonet J. Vazquez 2% 63% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Pence to 3B; Blum to 2B
Darin Erstad pinch hits for Tim Byrdak (P) batting 9th
b7 0-2 1 -23 5,(2-2)  O HOU D. Erstad J. Vazquez 13% 76% Strikeout Swinging
b7 0-2 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O HOU M. Bourn J. Vazquez 11% 87% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Doug Brocail facing 2-3-4
Doug Brocail replaces Darin Erstad (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Chris Coste replaces Edwin Maysonet (PH) playing C batting 8th
t8 2-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL M. Prado D. Brocail -1% 86% Strikeout Swinging
t8 2-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL C. Jones D. Brocail -1% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t8 2-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O ATL B. McCann D. Brocail -1% 84% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Mike Gonzalez facing 2-3-4
Mike Gonzalez replaces Javier Vazquez pitching and batting 9th
b8 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU K. Matsui M. Gonzalez 4% 88% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b8 0-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU L. Berkman M. Gonzalez -5% 83% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b8 0-2 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO HOU C. Lee M. Gonzalez 10% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Jeff Fulchino facing 5-6-7
Jeff Fulchino replaces Doug Brocail pitching and batting 9th
t9 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O ATL G. Anderson J. Fulchino -1% 92% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t9 2-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  ATL Y. Escobar J. Fulchino 1% 93% Walk
t9 2-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O ATL A. LaRoche J. Fulchino -1% 92% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t9 2-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O ATL R. Church J. Fulchino -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Rafael Soriano facing 5-6-7
Rafael Soriano replaces Mike Gonzalez pitching and batting 9th
Reid Gorecki replaces Garret Anderson playing LF batting 5th
b9 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU M. Tejada R. Soriano -13% 78% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b9 0-2 0 --3 5,(2-2)  R HOU H. Pence R. Soriano -11% 67% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Tejada Scores
b9 1-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO HOU G. Blum R. Soriano 28% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b9 1-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU C. Coste R. Soriano -5% 90% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
Aaron Boone pinch hits for Jeff Fulchino (P) batting 9th
Tommy Manzella pinch runs for Chris Coste (C) batting 8th
b9 1-2 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  O HOU A. Boone R. Soriano 10% 100% Lineout: LF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1.

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