May 23, 2003 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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TBD 3
@ANA 1 BOS 9
CLE 2 DET 3
@CHW 2 TOR 6
@NYY 2 OAK 4
KCR 1 SEA 5
MIN 2 TEX 5
BAL 3 ARI 5
SDP 3 NYM 6
@ATL 5 FLA 8
@CIN 4 COL 10
SFG 7 HOU 7
CHC 5 LAD 6
@MIL 4 PHI 4
@MON 2 STL 10
@PIT 8
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

PNC Park, Attendance: 18,660

Friday, May 23, 2003, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:18

Cardinals

24-22

Won 1

3rd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  1  0   1  0  0   0  3  3   2   10 17  0
Pirates         2  0  4   0  0  0   1  0  1   0    8 15  0

W: C Eldred (3-1), L: B Meadows (0-1), S: J Fassero (2)

Pirates

19-28

Lost 2

5th, 7 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     6   0   1   0    0   0  .248  .690   18    1   2   
J Drew RF                     6   3   2   1    0   1  .319  .898   24    5   0   3B
A Pujols LF                   6   2   5   2    0   1  .359 1.137   15    3   0   2·2B
J Edmonds CF                  4   1   1   1    1   1  .302  .979   16    3   0   HR,HBP
S Rolen 3B                    5   2   2   3    0   1  .278  .972   15    2   2   HR
E Renteria SS                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .341  .911   13    1   1   SB,GDP
T Martinez 1B                 5   1   2   3    0   1  .259  .715   21    9   2   HR
M Matheny C                   5   0   2   0    0   1  .273  .679   13    4   0   
J Simontacchi P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .059  .118    4    2   0   
  W Delgado PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .382    5    0   0   
  K Calero P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   1   
  E Perez PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .987    5    0   0   
  G Molina P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Palmeiro PH               0   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .681         0   0   
  M Cairo PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .714    5    0   0   
  S Kline P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Eldred P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  B Tomko PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .278  .683    1    0   0   
  J Fassero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       46  10  17  10    2   7              155   30   9

BATTING

2B: A Pujols 2 (12, off J Beimel, off S Torres).

3B: J Drew (2, off B Meadows).

HR: S Rolen (10, off M Williams; 9th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF); J Edmonds (9, off S Torres; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); T Martinez (3, off B Boehringer; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

HBP: J Edmonds (3, by J Beimel).

TB: A Pujols 7; T Martinez 5; S Rolen 5; J Drew 4; J Edmonds 4; M Matheny 2; B Tomko; E Perez; F Vina.

GIDP: E Renteria (7).

RBI: T Martinez 3 (13); S Rolen 3 (38); A Pujols 2 (38); J Edmonds (24); J Drew (10).

2-out RBI: S Rolen 3; T Martinez 3; J Drew; A Pujols.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Renteria (5, 2nd base off M Williams/J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   5   1   2   1    1   0  .301  .805   23    4   0   HR,2B
J Wilson SS                   6   1   1   0    0   1  .259  .667   20    1   7   2B
B Giles LF                    5   2   2   0    1   0  .235  .840   27    5   0   2·2B
A Ramirez 3B                  6   1   4   2    0   0  .260  .686   16    1   1   2B
R Simon 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .281  .727   12    6   0   
  K Young 1B                  0   1   0   0    1   0  .217  .644    4    2   0   
J Kendall C                   4   1   2   3    1   0  .285  .792   17    7   0   HR,CS
R Sanders RF                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .248  .785    9    0   0   2B
  J Beimel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Mackowiak PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .636    5    0   0   
  J Reboulet 2B               1   0   1   1    0   0  .429 1.071    5    2   1   2B
A Nunez 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .217  .516   19    2   2   
  B Boehringer P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Wilson PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .738    4    0   0   
S Torres P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .133    6    0   0   
  A Hyzdu RF                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .550   11    0   0   HBP
  B Meadows P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       44   8  15   8    4   4              178   30  11

BATTING

2B: A Ramirez (11, off J Simontacchi); J Wilson (6, off J Simontacchi); B Giles 2 (6, off G Molina, off J Simontacchi); K Lofton (8, off J Simontacchi); J Reboulet (1, off C Eldred); R Sanders (5, off J Simontacchi).

HR: K Lofton (5, off J Simontacchi; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); J Kendall (4, off J Simontacchi; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

HBP: A Hyzdu (1, by C Eldred).

TB: K Lofton 6; A Ramirez 5; J Kendall 5; B Giles 4; J Reboulet 2; J Wilson 2; R Sanders 2; R Simon; A Nunez.

RBI: J Kendall 3 (16); A Ramirez 2 (19); R Simon (25); K Lofton (16); J Reboulet (1).

2-out RBI: J Kendall 2; R Simon; A Ramirez.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 6 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Wilson-A Nunez-R Simon.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Kendall (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by K Calero).

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Simontacchi                  4     9   6   6    1   2   2   7.57   22   72-44   34· 3· 7    7·10· 2· 0     21    -     0.62  -0.33
K Calero                       2     1   0   0    1   1   0   3.05    7   24-15    7· 3· 5    1· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.02
G Molina                       1     3   1   1    0   1   0   9.00    6   21-16   11· 2· 3    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.16  -0.01
S Kline                        1     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.19    4   21-11    8· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.28   0.02
C Eldred, BS (2), W (3-1)      1     2   1   1    1   0   0   3.79    7   32-21   17· 2· 2    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    5.31  -0.29
J Fassero, S (2)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   6.46    3    5-5     3· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.10
Totals                        10    15   8   8    4   4   2          49  175-112  80·11·21   15·22· 3· 0           -

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Torres                       5     4   2   2    1   3   1   4.23   19   52-34   17· 4·13    7· 8· 0· 0     53    -     0.86   0.09
J Beimel                       2     3   0   0    0   2   0   2.42   10   32-20    9· 5· 6    2· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.95   0.06
B Boehringer                   0.2   4   3   3    0   1   1  10.38    6   20-14   10· 1· 3    0· 2· 3· 0          0-0    0.50  -0.08
S Sauerbeck, H (11)            0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.12    1    5-3     2· 1· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.27   0.04
M Williams, BS (3)             1     3   3   3    1   1   1   6.52    7   23-15    7· 3· 5    2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.97  -0.71
B Meadows, L (0-1)             1     3   2   2    0   0   0   4.15    6   21-13   11· 0· 2    3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    2.11  -0.40
Totals                        10    17  10  10    2   7   3          49  153-99   56·14·29   15·20· 4· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: K Calero (2).

IBB: None.

PO: K Calero (1; J Kendall, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: J Beimel (2; J Edmonds); C Eldred (1; A Hyzdu).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Sam Holbrook, 3B - Paul Schrieber.

Time of Game: 3:18.

Attendance: 18,660.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 61° F, Wind 12mph from Left to Right, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. F Vina               2B    1. K Lofton             CF 
2. J Drew               RF    2. J Wilson             SS 
3. A Pujols             LF    3. B Giles              LF 
4. J Edmonds            CF    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. S Rolen              3B    5. R Simon              1B 
6. E Renteria           SS    6. J Kendall            C  
7. T Martinez           1B    7. R Sanders            RF 
8. M Matheny            C     8. A Nunez              2B 
9. J Simontacchi        P     9. S Torres             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  7-5  12-  4   73%  80% S Rolen         M Williams      Home Run (Fly Ball); Drew Scores; Pujols Scores
   b 9   1  8-7  12-  5  -50%  15% J Reboulet      C Eldred        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Young Scores; Kendall to 3B
   t10   2  8-8  -2-  5   36%  82% J Drew          B Meadows       Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Tomko Scores
   b 9   1  8-8  -23  4   21%  36% C Wilson        C Eldred        Popfly: 2B
   b 9   0  8-7  12-  3   19%  66% J Kendall       C Eldred        Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Young to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Salomon Torres facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  F Vina          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   46%  J Drew          Popfly: SS
   O      ---  3   45%  A Pujols        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Simontacchi facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  7   36%  K Lofton        Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  2   30%  J Wilson        Double to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  5   32%  B Giles         Groundout: 1B-P; Wilson to 3B
   R      --3  4   27%  A Ramirez       Single to LF (Line Drive); Wilson Scores
   O      1--  2   29%  R Simon         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   31%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Salomon Torres facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  2   40%  J Edmonds       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   37%  S Rolen         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   36%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   34%  T Martinez      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jason Simontacchi facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   37%  R Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   38%  A Nunez         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   39%  S Torres        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Salomon Torres facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   36%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   34%  J Simontacchi   Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   33%  F Vina          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jason Simontacchi facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   35%  K Lofton        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   37%  J Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   35%  B Giles         Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   R      -2-  2   25%  A Ramirez       Double to 2B (Pop Fly); Giles Scores
   R      -2-  2   18%  R Simon         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Ramirez Scores
   RR     1--  3    8%  J Kendall       Home Run (Fly Ball); Simon Scores
          ---  1    7%  R Sanders       Double to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  5    8%  A Nunez         Groundout: 1B-P
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 6.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Salomon Torres facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   10%  J Drew          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   R      1--  1   17%  A Pujols        Double to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Drew Scores
          -2-  4   21%  J Edmonds       Walk
   O      12-  1   18%  S Rolen         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Pujols to 3B
   OO     1-3  2    9%  E Renteria      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jason Simontacchi facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   10%  S Torres        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5    8%  K Lofton        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
   O      -2-  4    9%  J Wilson        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Lofton to 3B
          --3  4    9%  B Giles         Walk
   O      1-3  1   11%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 6.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Salomon Torres facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   14%  T Martinez      Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   11%  M Matheny       Flyball: LF
                  Wilson Delgado pinch hits for Jason Simontacchi batting 9th
   O      1--  5    9%  W Delgado       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2    7%  F Vina          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Kiko Calero facing 5-6-7
                  Kiko Calero replaces Wilson Delgado pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3    8%  R Simon         Popfly: SS
          ---  5    7%  J Kendall       Walk
   O      1--       8%  R Sanders       Kendall Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B)
   O      ---  4    8%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 6.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Joe Beimel facing 2-3-4
                  Joe Beimel replaces Reggie Sanders pitching and batting 7th; Adam Hyzdu replaces Salomon Torres playing RF batting 9th
   O      ---  6    7%  J Drew          Flyball: CF
          ---  4    9%  A Pujols        Double to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
          -2-  4   12%  J Edmonds       Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  4    8%  S Rolen         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  1    5%  E Renteria      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Kiko Calero facing 8-9-1
          ---  5    4%  A Nunez         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2    5%  A Hyzdu         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1    6%  K Lofton        Flyball: LF
          1--       5%  J Wilson        Wild Pitch; Nunez to 2B
   O      -2-  4    6%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 6.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Joe Beimel facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2    5%  T Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1    6%  M Matheny       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
                  Eduardo Perez pinch hits for Kiko Calero batting 9th
          1--  5    9%  E Perez         Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF); Matheny to 2B
   O      12-  1    7%  F Vina          Groundout: 2B-1B; Matheny to 3B; Perez to 2B
   O      -23  4    3%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Gabe Molina facing 3-4-5
                  Gabe Molina replaces Eduardo Perez pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4    2%  B Giles         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball)
          -2-  1    1%  A Ramirez       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Giles to 3B
   O      1-3  5    2%  R Simon         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   R      1-3  3    1%  J Kendall       Single to LF (Line Drive); Giles Scores; Ramirez to 2B
                  Rob Mackowiak pinch hits for Joe Beimel batting 7th
   O      12-  5    2%  R Mackowiak     Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  3    2%  A Nunez         Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 7.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-7, Brian Boehringer facing 3-4-5
                  Brian Boehringer replaces Abraham Nunez pitching and batting 8th; Kevin Young replaces Randall Simon playing 1B batting 5th; Jeff Reboulet replaces Rob Mackowiak playing 2B batting 7th
          ---  3    3%  A Pujols        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3    2%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3    3%  S Rolen         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Pujols to 2B
   O      12-  4    2%  E Renteria      Flyball: CF
   RRR    12-  5    8%  T Martinez      Home Run (Fly Ball); Pujols Scores; Rolen Scores
          ---  2   10%  M Matheny       Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Brian Boehringer pitching and batting 8th; Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Gabe Molina batting 9th; Miguel Cairo pinch hits for Orlando Palmeiro batting 9th
   O      1--  5    6%  M Cairo         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-5, Steve Kline facing 9-1-2
                  Steve Kline replaces Miguel Cairo pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4    7%  A Hyzdu         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4    6%  K Lofton        Walk
   O      1--  4    7%  J Wilson        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  9    8%  B Giles         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 7.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-7, Mike Williams facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Williams replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching and batting 8th
          ---  3   15%  F Vina          Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      1--  3    9%  J Drew          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  2   17%  A Pujols        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Drew to 2B
   O      12-  2    7%  J Edmonds       Flyball: LF
   RRR    12-  4   80%  S Rolen         Home Run (Fly Ball); Drew Scores; Pujols Scores
          ---  5   81%  E Renteria      Walk
          1--      82%  T Martinez      Renteria Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   79%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 7-8, Cal Eldred facing 4-5-6
                  Cal Eldred replaces Steve Kline pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   66%  A Ramirez       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   47%  K Young         Walk; Ramirez to 2B
   O      12-  3   66%  J Kendall       Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Young to 2B
   R      12-  5   15%  J Reboulet      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Young Scores; Kendall to 3B
                  Craig Wilson pinch hits for Mike Williams batting 8th
   O      -23  4   36%  C Wilson        Popfly: 2B
          -23  5   34%  A Hyzdu         Hit By Pitch
   O      123  4   50%  K Lofton        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 8.

Top of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 8-8, Brian Meadows facing 8-9-1
                  Brian Meadows replaces Adam Hyzdu pitching and batting 9th; Craig Wilson moves to RF
   O      ---  6   44%  M Matheny       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Brett Tomko pinch hits for Cal Eldred batting 9th
          ---  1   50%  B Tomko         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
   O      1--  6   46%  F Vina          Groundout: SS-1B; Tomko to 2B
   R      -2-  5   82%  J Drew          Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Tomko Scores
   R      --3  2   91%  A Pujols        Single to 3B/Bunt; Drew Scores
   O      1--  1   90%  J Edmonds       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 10, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Behind 8-10, Jeff Fassero facing 2-3-4
                  Jeff Fassero replaces Brett Tomko pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   95%  J Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   98%  B Giles         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1  100%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 10, Pirates 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:PIT200305230

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