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Scores
Standings
NYY
@ANA		5
3
TBD
@MIN		5
6
DET
@OAK		1
3
BOS
@SEA		2
0
CHW
@TEX		8
12
KCR
@TOR		3
6
PHI
@ARI		4
6
COL
@ATL		5
3
MIL
@CIN		5
1
SFG
@FLA		3
0
LAD
@MON		10
4
HOU
@PIT		5
2
Tuesday, April 4, 2000, 7:05PM
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 54,399, Time of Game: 2:51
Astros
5
1-0
Won 1 ⇒
 at Pirates
2
0-1
Lost 1 ⇒
L: Jason Schmidt (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  1  0   0  0  4   0  0  0    5  5  1
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    2  6  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Craig Biggio 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 27 18 -0.008 0.56 0.038 -0.047 -0.5 3 2
Bill Spiers LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 17 13 -0.071 0.71 0.000 -0.071 -1.1 1 1
   Glen Barker CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Jeff Bagwell 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 13 6 -0.005 0.74 0.038 -0.043 -0.2 7 0
Ken Caminiti 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .333 .833 13 7 0.007 0.98 0.062 -0.055 -0.0 1 3
Moises Alou RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .333 .833 16 8 -0.030 1.17 0.035 -0.065 -0.2 3 0
Richard Hidalgo CF-LF 4 1 3 5 0 0 .750 2.500 19 9 0.360 1.37 0.385 -0.025 4.4 2 0 HR,2B
Tony Eusebio C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 20 10 -0.009 0.69 0.037 -0.046 -0.5 7 0
Tim Bogar SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 17 9 -0.116 0.77 0.005 -0.121 -1.1 1 3 GDP
Shane Reynolds P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 6 6 -0.038 0.48 0.000 -0.038 -0.6 0 1 SH
   Doug Henry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Roger Cedeno PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 7 4 -0.003 0.13 0.000 -0.003 -0.2
   Billy Wagner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 5 5 5 6 6 .167 .606 155 90 0.087 0.81 0.600 -0.514 0.0 27 10
2B: R Hidalgo (1, off J Schmidt).
HR: R Hidalgo (1, off J Schmidt; 6th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: S Reynolds (1, off M Wilkins).
TB: R Hidalgo 7; M Alou; K Caminiti.
GIDP: T Bogar (1).
RBI: R Hidalgo 5 (5).
2-out RBI: R Hidalgo 4.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
E: K Caminiti (1).
Outfield Assists: B Spiers (C Hermansen at home plate).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jason Kendall C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 12 7 -0.014 0.68 0.034 -0.048 -0.0 6 0 HBP
Pat Meares SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 13 10 -0.062 0.89 0.015 -0.077 -0.8 0 3
Brian Giles RF 2 0 1 0 2 0 .500 1.250 18 8 0.045 0.80 0.073 -0.028 0.4 5 0
Kevin Young 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 13 9 -0.131 1.23 0.000 -0.131 -1.4 8 0
Wil Cordero LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 12 9 -0.093 0.84 0.000 -0.093 -1.0 1 0
Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 13 8 -0.080 0.77 0.000 -0.080 -0.9 0 3
Chad Hermansen CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .333 .833 11 6 0.031 0.47 0.054 -0.022 0.2 3 0
Mike Benjamin 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .500 1.000 18 12 -0.099 1.00 0.006 -0.105 -0.8 3 4
Jason Schmidt P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 7 6 -0.053 1.02 0.000 -0.053 -0.4 1 0
   Marc Wilkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   John Vander Wal PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 5.000 6 4 0.060 0.31 0.060 0.000 1.9 HR
   Jose Silva P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jason Christiansen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bruce Aven PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 4 3 -0.017 0.55 0.000 -0.017 -0.3
Team Totals 32 2 6 2 3 5 .188 .559 127 82 -0.413 0.82 0.242 -0.654 -3.0 27 11
HR: J Vander Wal (1, off S Reynolds; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
HBP: J Kendall (1, by S Reynolds).
TB: J Vander Wal 4; M Benjamin 2; C Hermansen; P Meares; B Giles.
RBI: J Vander Wal 2 (2).
2-out RBI: J Vander Wal 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. P Meares-M Benjamin-K Young.

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
Shane Reynolds, W (1-0) 7 6 2 2 1 4 1 2.57 28 89 59 32 8 19 9 13 4 0 60 0.308 0.79 1.9
Doug Henry, H (1) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 4 16 11 5 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.059 1.04 0.6
Billy Wagner, S (1) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 4 22 12 7 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.048 0.86 0.6
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 3 5 1 2.00 36 127 82 44 12 26 11 16 4 0 60 0 0 0.415 0.81 3.0

Pittsburgh Pirates

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
Jason Schmidt, L (0-1) 6 3 5 5 6 4 1 7.50 26 98 55 37 7 11 6 10 2 0 44 -0.127 1.07 -2.1
Marc Wilkins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 13 10 7 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0.013 0.16 1.0
Jose Silva 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 5 26 14 8 2 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.018 0.30 0.6
Jason Christiansen 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 18 11 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.010 0.13 0.6
Team Totals 9 5 5 5 6 6 1 5.00 37 155 90 57 13 20 12 13 3 0 44 1 0 -0.086 0.82 -0.0
J Schmidt faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: S Reynolds (1; J Kendall).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Brian Gorman, 2B - Mike Everitt, 3B - Mike DiMuro.
Time of Game: 2:51.
Attendance: 54,399.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 42° F, Wind 5mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Craig Biggio 2B 1 Jason Kendall C
2 Bill Spiers LF 2 Pat Meares SS
3 Jeff Bagwell 1B 3 Brian Giles RF
4 Ken Caminiti 3B 4 Kevin Young 1B
5 Moises Alou RF 5 Wil Cordero LF
6 Richard Hidalgo CF 6 Aramis Ramirez 3B
7 Tony Eusebio C 7 Chad Hermansen CF
8 Tim Bogar SS 8 Mike Benjamin 2B
9 Shane Reynolds P 9 Jason Schmidt P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 1-0 2 123 5,(3-1)  RRRR HOU R. Hidalgo J. Schmidt 27% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball); Biggio Scores; Bagwell Scores; Alou Scores
t2 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  R HOU R. Hidalgo J. Schmidt 11% 61% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Caminiti Scores
t5 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO HOU T. Bogar J. Schmidt -8% 59% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b7 0-5 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  RR PIT J. Vander Wal S. Reynolds -6% 91% Home Run (Fly Ball); Benjamin Scores
b3 0-1 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O PIT K. Young S. Reynolds 5% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jason Schmidt facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O HOU C. Biggio J. Schmidt -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Spiers J. Schmidt -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell J. Schmidt -1% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  PIT J. Kendall S. Reynolds -3% 42% Hit By Pitch
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT P. Meares S. Reynolds 3% 45% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT B. Giles S. Reynolds 3% 48% Popfly: 3B
b1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT K. Young S. Reynolds 2% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jason Schmidt facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU K. Caminiti J. Schmidt 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Alou J. Schmidt -4% 50% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t2 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  R HOU R. Hidalgo J. Schmidt 11% 61% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Caminiti Scores
t2 1-0 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  O HOU T. Eusebio J. Schmidt -3% 59% Flyball: RF; Hidalgo to 3B
t2 1-0 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O HOU T. Bogar J. Schmidt -4% 55% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT W. Cordero S. Reynolds 3% 58% Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
b2 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT A. Ramirez S. Reynolds 2% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT C. Hermansen S. Reynolds -2% 57% Single (Ground Ball); Hermansen to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
b2 0-1 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O PIT M. Benjamin S. Reynolds 4% 61% Single to LF (Line Drive); Hermansen out at Hm/LF-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Jason Schmidt facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU S. Reynolds J. Schmidt -2% 58% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Biggio J. Schmidt -2% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU B. Spiers J. Schmidt -1% 56% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Schmidt S. Reynolds 3% 58% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O PIT J. Kendall S. Reynolds 2% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT P. Meares S. Reynolds -2% 59% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
b3 0-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT B. Giles S. Reynolds -2% 56% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Meares to 2B
b3 0-1 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O PIT K. Young S. Reynolds 5% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Jason Schmidt facing 3-4-5
t4 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Bagwell J. Schmidt -2% 59% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU K. Caminiti J. Schmidt 3% 62% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t4 1-0 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O HOU M. Alou J. Schmidt -3% 59% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t4 1-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O HOU R. Hidalgo J. Schmidt -3% 56% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 5-6-7
b4 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT W. Cordero S. Reynolds 3% 59% Flyball: CF
b4 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. Ramirez S. Reynolds 2% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT C. Hermansen S. Reynolds 1% 63% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Jason Schmidt facing 7-8-9
t5 1-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU T. Eusebio J. Schmidt 4% 67% Walk
t5 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO HOU T. Bogar J. Schmidt -8% 59% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t5 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU S. Reynolds J. Schmidt -1% 57% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 8-9-1
b5 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT M. Benjamin S. Reynolds 4% 61% Lineout: SS
b5 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Schmidt S. Reynolds 3% 63% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Kendall S. Reynolds 2% 65% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Jason Schmidt facing 1-2-3
t6 1-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU C. Biggio J. Schmidt 4% 69% Walk
t6 1-0 0 1-- 7,(2-2)  O HOU B. Spiers J. Schmidt -4% 65% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t6 1-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  HOU J. Bagwell J. Schmidt 4% 69% Walk; Biggio to 2B
t6 1-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU K. Caminiti J. Schmidt -5% 64% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t6 1-0 2 12- 5,(3-1)  HOU M. Alou J. Schmidt 3% 67% Walk; Biggio to 3B; Bagwell to 2B
t6 1-0 2 123 5,(3-1)  RRRR HOU R. Hidalgo J. Schmidt 27% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball); Biggio Scores; Bagwell Scores; Alou Scores
t6 5-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU T. Eusebio J. Schmidt -0% 94% Groundout: 2B-P
4 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 2-3-4
b6 0-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT P. Meares S. Reynolds 1% 95% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b6 0-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT B. Giles S. Reynolds -2% 93% Walk
b6 0-5 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT K. Young S. Reynolds 2% 95% Flyball: LF
b6 0-5 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O PIT W. Cordero S. Reynolds 1% 96% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 0.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Pirates' Jason Schmidt facing 8-9-1
t7 5-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU T. Bogar J. Schmidt 0% 97% Walk
Marc Wilkins replaces Jason Schmidt pitching and batting 9th
t7 5-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU S. Reynolds M. Wilkins -0% 97% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Bogar to 2B
t7 5-0 1 -2- 7,(2-2)  O HOU C. Biggio M. Wilkins -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B; Bogar to 3B
t7 5-0 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Spiers M. Wilkins -1% 96% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 6-7-8
Richard Hidalgo moves from CF to LF
Glen Barker replaces Bill Spiers (LF) playing CF batting 2nd
b7 0-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O PIT A. Ramirez S. Reynolds 1% 97% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b7 0-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT C. Hermansen S. Reynolds 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b7 0-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT M. Benjamin S. Reynolds -1% 97% Single to CF (Line Drive)
John Vander Wal pinch hits for Marc Wilkins (P) batting 9th
b7 0-5 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  RR PIT J. Vander Wal S. Reynolds -6% 91% Home Run (Fly Ball); Benjamin Scores
b7 2-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT J. Kendall S. Reynolds 1% 92% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 2.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Pirates' Jose Silva facing 3-4-5
Jose Silva replaces John Vander Wal (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O HOU J. Bagwell J. Silva -1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 5-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU K. Caminiti J. Silva -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t8 5-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU M. Alou J. Silva 0% 91% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
t8 5-2 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  HOU R. Hidalgo J. Silva 1% 92% Single to LF (Line Drive); Alou to 2B
t8 5-2 2 12- 7,(3-2)  O HOU T. Eusebio J. Silva -2% 90% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Astros' Doug Henry facing 2-3-4
Doug Henry replaces Shane Reynolds pitching and batting 9th
b8 2-5 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT P. Meares D. Henry 3% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 2-5 1 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT B. Giles D. Henry -3% 90% Walk
b8 2-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT K. Young D. Henry 4% 94% Flyball: RF
b8 2-5 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT W. Cordero D. Henry 2% 96% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 2.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Pirates' Jason Christiansen facing 8-9-1
Jason Christiansen replaces Jose Silva pitching and batting 9th
t9 5-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU T. Bogar J. Christiansen -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
Roger Cedeno pinch hits for Doug Henry (P) batting 9th
t9 5-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O HOU R. Cedeno J. Christiansen -0% 95% Strikeout Looking
t9 5-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU C. Biggio J. Christiansen -0% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Astros' Billy Wagner facing 6-7-8
Billy Wagner replaces Roger Cedeno (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b9 2-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. Ramirez B. Wagner 3% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b9 2-5 1 --- 4,(3-0)  PIT C. Hermansen B. Wagner -3% 95% Walk
b9 2-5 1 1-- 9,(3-2)  O PIT M. Benjamin B. Wagner 3% 98% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
Bruce Aven pinch hits for Jason Christiansen (P) batting 9th
b9 2-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT B. Aven B. Wagner 2% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 2.

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