August 29, 1997 Texas Rangers at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
NYM 3
(12) ATL 9
@BOS 1 CHW 5
HOU 4 CLE 7
CHC 6 DET 7
PHI 2 STL 9
@KCR 7 MIL 4
PIT 1 CIN 5
@MIN 3 MON 4
@NYY 3 FLA 8
@TOR 0 COL 6
SEA 5 LAD 5
OAK 4
(10) ANA 3
@SDP 1 SFG 5
TEX 4
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 25,962

Friday, August 29, 1997, 7:04
Time of Game: 3:52

Rangers

64-71

Lost 1

3rd, 10 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   2  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    4 10  1
Giants          0  1  0   0  0  0   2  1  0   0  0  1    5  9  0

W: R Rodriguez (4-3), L: B Eversgerd (0-2)

Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Giants

74-61

Won 1

2nd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Goodwin CF                  4   0   1   0    2   1  .262  .646   27    5   0   SB,CS
  B Eversgerd P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Moody P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
I Rodriguez C                 4   1   2   0    2   0  .316  .839   21    4   0   
R Greer LF                    6   1   1   0    0   0  .325  .953   21    1   0   GDP
J Gonzalez RF                 6   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .886   18    4   1   
L Stevens 1B                  3   1   1   0    2   1  .290  .821   19   12   1   2B,CS
  W Heredia P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Buford CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .598         0   0   
F Tatis 3B                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .262  .729   20    2   1   SB
D Cedeno 2B                   4   1   3   2    1   0  .289  .739   31    2   4   
B Gil SS                      4   0   1   1    0   0  .219  .571    9    1   8   SH
R Helling P                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .142    7    1   0   
  D Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Diaz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .667    1    0   0   
  S Bailes P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Leyritz 1B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .796    4    1   0   
Totals                       41   4  10   4    7   3              178   33  15

BATTING

2B: L Stevens (16, off M Gardner).

SH: B Gil (6, off T Mulholland).

TB: D Cedeno 3; I Rodriguez 2; L Stevens 2; T Goodwin; B Gil; F Tatis; R Greer.

GIDP: R Greer (10).

RBI: D Cedeno 2 (27); B Gil (29); F Tatis (20).

2-out RBI: D Cedeno; F Tatis.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Gil-L Stevens; B Gil-D Cedeno-L Stevens.

E: B Gil (18).

BASERUNNING

SB: F Tatis (3, 2nd base off R Hernandez/B Johnson); T Goodwin (44, 2nd base off M Gardner/B Johnson).

CS: T Goodwin (12, 2nd base by M Gardner/B Johnson); L Stevens (3, 2nd base by M Gardner/B Johnson).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hamilton CF                 6   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .721   26    4   0   
  R Rodriguez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   1   
B Mueller 3B                  4   2   1   0    2   0  .297  .824   28    1   1   
B Bonds LF                    5   0   2   0    1   0  .291 1.001   19    1   0   2B,SB
J Kent 2B                     5   2   3   3    1   0  .256  .819   18    5   4   HR
J Snow 1B                     4   1   0   0    1   1  .291  .902   17   13   2   GDP
G Hill RF                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .257  .723    8    4   1   
  J Tavarez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  M Lewis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .739    2    0   0   
  T Mulholland P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .160  .360         1   1   
  M Benard PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .601    4    0   0   
J Vizcaino SS                 4   0   1   1    1   0  .266  .664   22    2   6   
B Johnson C                   5   0   1   1    0   1  .261  .738   14    3   3   GDP
M Gardner P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .117  .262    6    1   2   
  S Javier PH-RF-CF           1   0   1   0    2   0  .285  .778   12    1   0   
Totals                       40   5   9   5    9   4              176   36  21

BATTING

2B: B Bonds (23, off B Eversgerd).

HR: J Kent (26, off R Helling; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: J Kent 6; B Bonds 3; B Johnson; S Javier; J Vizcaino; B Mueller.

GIDP: B Johnson (9); J Snow (8).

RBI: J Kent 3 (103); B Johnson (34); J Vizcaino (41).

2-out RBI: B Johnson.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Vizcaino-J Kent-J Snow.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Bonds (26, 2nd base off D Patterson/I Rodriguez).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Helling                      6.1   2   3   3    4   3   1   3.74   24   81-42   26· 4·12    8· 7· 2· 0     56    -     1.25   0.06
D Patterson, BS (6)            1.2   3   1   1    1   0   0   3.52    8   26-14   10· 1· 3    6· 1· 0· 0          3-2    3.05  -0.38
S Bailes                       1.2   2   0   0    1   0   0   2.45    7   27-13    8· 0· 5    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    2.86   0.16
W Heredia                      1     0   0   0    2   1   0   3.27    6   25-11    5· 3· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    3.39   0.09
B Eversgerd, L (0-2)           0.1   1   1   1    1   0   0  54.00    3   13-5     3· 0· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          3-0    3.95  -0.13
E Moody                        0     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.97    1    2-2     1· 1· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-1    1.95  -0.07
Totals                        11     9   5   5    9   4   1          49  174-87   53· 9·25   22·10· 4· 0         10-3

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Gardner                      7     6   2   2    5   1   0   3.95   28   95-57   34· 8·15   11· 9· 2· 0     53    -     1.11   0.12
J Tavarez                      0     2   2   2    0   0   0   4.01    2    5-3     2· 0· 1    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    2.78  -0.22
R Hernandez, BS (5)            2     2   0   0    1   2   0   2.39    9   32-23   17· 6· 0    5· 0· 1· 0          2-2    3.06  -0.09
T Mulholland                   2     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.08    7   24-15    7· 3· 5    4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.74   0.28
R Rodriguez, W (4-3)           1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.14    3   11-7     4· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.14
Totals                        12    10   4   4    7   3   0          49  167-105  64·18·23   22·12· 5· 0          2-2

B Eversgerd faced 2 batters in the 12th inning.
J Tavarez faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Helling (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Bill Hohn, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Gerry Davis.

Time of Game: 3:52.

Attendance: 25,962.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 12mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 San Francisco Giants                 
1. T Goodwin            CF    1. D Hamilton           CF 
2. I Rodriguez          C     2. B Mueller            3B 
3. R Greer              LF    3. B Bonds              LF 
4. J Gonzalez           RF    4. J Kent               2B 
5. L Stevens            1B    5. J Snow               1B 
6. F Tatis              3B    6. G Hill               RF 
7. D Cedeno             2B    7. J Vizcaino           SS 
8. B Gil                SS    8. B Johnson            C  
9. R Helling            P     9. M Gardner            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  3-2  12-  5  -26%  50% F Tatis         R Hernandez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Rodriguez Scores; Greer to 3B
   b 8   0  4-3  1--  1   24%  64% B Bonds         D Patterson     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Mueller to 3B
   t 8   2  3-3  -23  7  -23%  25% D Cedeno        R Hernandez     Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Greer Scores; Tatis to 3B
   b12   0  4-4  1--  3   21%  93% B Bonds         B Eversgerd     Double to RF (Ground Ball); Mueller to 3B
   b 7   2  2-2  -23  2   19%  79% B Johnson       D Patterson     Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Snow Scores; Hill to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gardner facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   47%  T Goodwin       Walk
          1--      44%  I Rodriguez     Goodwin Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   48%  " "             Popfly: RF (Short RF)
   O      -2-  4   53%  R Greer         Fielder's Choice P; Goodwin out at 3B/P-3B; Greer to 1B
   O      1--  2   55%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Helling facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  D Hamilton      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   51%  B Mueller       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   50%  B Bonds         Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gardner facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   46%  L Stevens       Walk
   O      1--  9   50%  F Tatis         Popfly: CF
   O      1--      54%  D Cedeno        Stevens Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  5   53%  " "             Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
   O      1--  2   55%  B Gil           Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Helling facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  2   66%  J Kent          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   64%  J Snow          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   62%  G Hill          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   61%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Gardner facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   64%  R Helling       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  5   61%  T Goodwin       Walk
          1--  1   57%  I Rodriguez     Single to LF (Line Drive); Goodwin to 2B
   O      12-  2   62%  R Greer         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
   O      12-  4   67%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Helling facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   65%  B Johnson       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5   63%  M Gardner       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   62%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Gardner facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   55%  L Stevens       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  1   60%  F Tatis         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   R      -2-  5   48%  D Cedeno        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Stevens Scores; Cedeno to 2B/Adv on throw
   RO     -2-  1   41%  B Gil           Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Cedeno Scores; Gil out at 2B/RF-1B
   O      ---  2   43%  R Helling       Popfly: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Rick Helling facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  8   40%  B Mueller       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  4   43%  B Bonds         Walk
   O      1--  2   41%  J Kent          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bonds to 3B; Kent out at 2B/RF-SS-1B
   O      --3  3   36%  J Snow          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Giants 1.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mark Gardner facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   32%  T Goodwin       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      38%  I Rodriguez     Goodwin Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  5   36%  " "             Walk
   OO     1--  5   41%  R Greer         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Rick Helling facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   38%  G Hill          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  7   35%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   34%  B Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Giants 1.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mark Gardner facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   36%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
          ---  5   34%  L Stevens       Walk
   O      1--  2   37%  F Tatis         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1   39%  D Cedeno        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Rick Helling facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   35%  M Gardner       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   32%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   31%  B Mueller       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Giants 1.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mark Gardner facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   33%  B Gil           Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   35%  R Helling       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  5   36%  T Goodwin       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Rick Helling facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   31%  B Bonds         Flyball: RF
          ---  4   37%  J Kent          Walk
          1--  4   44%  J Snow          Walk; Kent to 2B
          12-      55%  G Hill          Wild Pitch; Kent to 3B; Snow to 2B
          -23  4   56%  " "             Walk
                  Danny Patterson replaces Rick Helling pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123  2   60%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Kent Scores; Snow to 3B; Hill to 2B
   R      -23  2   79%  B Johnson       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Snow Scores; Hill to 3B
                  Stan Javier pinch hits for Mark Gardner batting 9th
          1-3  5   81%  S Javier        Walk; Johnson to 2B
   O      123  7   75%  D Hamilton      Popfly: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 2, Giants 3.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Julian Tavarez facing 2-3-4
                  Julian Tavarez replaces Glenallen Hill pitching and batting 6th; Stan Javier moves to RF
          ---  2   66%  I Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  3   53%  R Greer         Single to RF (Line Drive); Rodriguez to 2B
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Julian Tavarez pitching and batting 6th
   O      12-  2   66%  J Gonzalez      Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      12-  4   76%  L Stevens       Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  5   50%  F Tatis         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Rodriguez Scores; Greer to 3B
          1-3      49%  D Cedeno        Tatis Steals 2B
   R      -23  7   25%  " "             Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Greer Scores; Tatis to 3B
   O      1-3  1   31%  B Gil           Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-4, Danny Patterson facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   40%  B Mueller       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  1   64%  B Bonds         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Mueller to 3B
          1-3      68%  J Kent          Bonds Steals 2B
   RO     -23  2   61%  " "             Fielder's Choice SS; Mueller Scores; Bonds out at 3B/SS-3B
   OO     1--  1   50%  J Snow          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Giants 4.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Roberto Hernandez facing 9-1-2
                  Alex Diaz pinch hits for Danny Patterson batting 9th
   O      ---  1   56%  A Diaz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   60%  T Goodwin       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   57%  I Rodriguez     Walk
   O      1--  2   64%  R Greer         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, Scott Bailes facing 6-7-8
                  Scott Bailes replaces Alex Diaz pitching and batting 9th; Mark Lewis pinch hits for Roberto Hernandez batting 6th
   O      ---  2   58%  M Lewis         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  6   64%  J Vizcaino      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   50%  B Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Giants 4.

Top of the 10th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Terry Mulholland facing 4-5-6
                  Terry Mulholland replaces Mark Lewis pitching and batting 6th
   O      ---  4   56%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   60%  L Stevens       Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---  3   64%  F Tatis         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, Scott Bailes facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   71%  S Javier        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   70%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Javier to 2B
          -2-  5   71%  B Mueller       Walk
   O      12-  6   61%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
                  Wilson Heredia replaces Lee Stevens pitching and batting 5th; Jim Leyritz replaces Scott Bailes playing 1B batting 9th
   O      12-  5   50%  J Kent          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Giants 4.

Top of the 11th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Terry Mulholland facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   42%  D Cedeno        Walk
   O      1--  2   44%  B Gil           Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Cedeno to 2B
   O      -2-  4   52%  J Leyritz       Groundout: 1B-P; Cedeno to 3B
   O      --3  2   64%  T Goodwin       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 11th, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, Wilson Heredia facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   58%  J Snow          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  Marvin Benard pinch hits for Terry Mulholland batting 6th
          ---  4   64%  M Benard        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   71%  J Vizcaino      Walk; Benard to 2B
   O      12-  3   61%  B Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
          12-  5   66%  S Javier        Walk; Benard to 3B; Vizcaino to 2B
                  Bryan Eversgerd replaces Tom Goodwin pitching and batting 1st; Damon Buford replaces Wilson Heredia playing CF batting 5th
   O      123  5   50%  D Hamilton      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Rangers 4, Giants 4.

Top of the 12th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Rich Rodriguez facing 2-3-4
                  Rich Rodriguez replaces Darryl Hamilton pitching and batting 1st; Stan Javier moves to CF; Marvin Benard moves to RF
   O      ---  2   56%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   60%  R Greer         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  4   64%  J Gonzalez      Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 12th, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, Bryan Eversgerd facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   71%  B Mueller       Walk
          1--  3   93%  B Bonds         Double to RF (Ground Ball); Mueller to 3B
                  Eric Moody replaces Bryan Eversgerd pitching and batting 1st
   R      -23  2  100%  J Kent          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Mueller Scores; Bonds to 3B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Giants 5.

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