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Wednesday, September 3, 1997, 9:39
, The Ballpark in Arlington
Attendance: 33,116, Time of Game: 2:43
Dodgers
2
78-62
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Rangers
5
66-73
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  1   0  0  1   0  0  0    2  8  1
Rangers         0  0  0   0  1  1   0  3  X    5 11  1

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eric Young 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .287 .780 14 9 -0.058 0.93 0.029 -0.087 -0.4 2 2 SB
Otis Nixon CF 3 1 3 1 1 0 .265 .654 14 7 0.231 1.22 0.231 0.000 2.0 2 0 3B
Mike Piazza DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 .356 1.057 10 8 0.001 1.74 0.121 -0.120 -0.0
Eric Karros 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .787 18 13 -0.191 1.43 0.000 -0.191 -1.6 6 1
Raul Mondesi RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 .311 .897 14 10 0.017 1.26 0.065 -0.048 -0.1 2 0 2B
Todd Zeile 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .249 .772 19 10 -0.071 1.00 0.024 -0.095 -0.6 1 0
Greg Gagne SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .265 .678 10 7 -0.079 0.95 0.000 -0.079 -0.7 5 4
   Nelson Liriano PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .224 .601 5 3 -0.028 1.05 0.000 -0.028 -0.3
Tom Prince C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .628 10 8 -0.084 1.05 0.000 -0.084 -0.7 5 1
   Wayne Kirby PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .523 2 2 -0.014 0.43 0.000 -0.014 -0.3
Darren Lewis LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .567 10 8 -0.061 0.76 0.000 -0.061 -0.5 0 0
Ismael Valdez P 1 1
   Darren Dreifort P 0 0
   Scott Radinsky P 0 0
   Antonio Osuna P 0 0
Team Totals 33 2 8 2 2 6 .242 .619 126 85 -0.337 1.14 0.470 -0.807 -3.2 24 9
2B: R Mondesi (36, off B Witt).
3B: O Nixon (2, off B Witt).
TB: O Nixon 5; R Mondesi 3; M Piazza 2; E Young.
RBI: R Mondesi (79); O Nixon (35).
2-out RBI: O Nixon.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. E Young-G Gagne-E Karros; E Karros-G Gagne-E Karros.
E: I Valdez (2).
Baserunning
SB: E Young (40, 2nd base off B Witt/I Rodriguez).

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tom Goodwin CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .265 .653 19 15 0.222 1.38 0.277 -0.055 1.5 1 1 3B
Ivan Rodriguez C 4 2 2 2 0 0 .317 .842 11 6 0.127 1.06 0.192 -0.064 0.8 7 0 HR
Rusty Greer LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .328 .952 13 9 -0.046 0.72 0.064 -0.110 0.5 1 0 CS,GDP
Juan Gonzalez DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .293 .896 16 11 -0.035 0.87 0.036 -0.071 -0.6
Lee Stevens 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 .296 .837 12 10 0.035 1.19 0.154 -0.119 0.4 9 0 HR,GDP
Fernando Tatis 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 .717 14 10 -0.056 0.77 0.013 -0.069 -0.8 1 2
Domingo Cedeno 2B 2 0 1 0 2 0 .286 .738 20 10 0.081 0.88 0.106 -0.025 0.6 1 1 3B
Alex Diaz RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .206 .500 14 11 -0.160 1.41 0.000 -0.160 -1.9 5 1
Benji Gil SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .225 .590 7 5 -0.067 1.17 0.000 -0.067 -0.5 2 7
   Jim Leyritz PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .281 .788 5 3 0.062 1.83 0.062 0.000 0.4
   Hanley Frias PR-SS 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bobby Witt P 0 0
   Danny Patterson P 0 0
   John Wetteland P 0 0
Team Totals 33 5 11 5 2 5 .333 1.008 131 90 0.163 1.03 0.904 -0.740 0.3 27 12
3B: D Cedeno (6, off I Valdez); T Goodwin (6, off D Dreifort).
HR: I Rodriguez (15, off I Valdez; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); L Stevens (16, off I Valdez; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
TB: I Rodriguez 5; T Goodwin 4; L Stevens 4; D Cedeno 3; R Greer 2; J Leyritz; J Gonzalez; F Tatis.
GIDP: R Greer (11); L Stevens (13).
RBI: I Rodriguez 2 (62); L Stevens 2 (56); T Goodwin (35).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
E: I Rodriguez (7).
Outfield Assists: T Goodwin (O Nixon at 3rd base); A Diaz (M Piazza at home plate).
Baserunning
CS: R Greer (5, 2nd base by I Valdez/T Prince).

Los Angeles Dodgers

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
Ismael Valdez 7 7 2 2 1 5 2 2.66 26 96 68 36 5 27 8 12 7 0 59 0.179 1.17 2.1
Darren Dreifort, L (5-2) 0.1 4 3 3 0 0 0 2.52 5 21 14 7 3 4 1 4 3 0 0 0 -0.342 0.99 -2.9
Scott Radinsky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.33 1 7 5 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 -0.015 0.45 -0.5
Antonio Osuna 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.93 3 10 5 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0.013 0.30 1.0
Team Totals 8 11 5 5 2 5 2 5.62 35 134 92 50 10 32 10 18 11 0 59 4 1 -0.165 1.14 -0.3
S Radinsky faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Texas Rangers

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
Bobby Witt 7.1 7 2 2 1 3 0 4.36 29 106 72 46 4 22 12 13 4 0 58 0.179 1.13 2.1
Danny Patterson, W (9-5) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.48 2 5 5 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.116 2.15 0.6
John Wetteland, S (28) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.99 4 15 8 1 2 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.040 0.70 0.6
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 2 6 0 2.00 35 126 85 49 9 27 13 14 5 0 58 1 0 0.335 1.03 3.2
Balks: None.
WP: D Dreifort (1); A Osuna (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Everitt, 1B - Ted Barrett, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dan Morrison.
Time of Game: 2:43.
Attendance: 33,116.
Field Condition: Damp.
Start Time Weather: 76° F, Wind 8mph out to Rightfield, Night, Rain.

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Dodgers         Texas Rangers
1 Eric Young 2B 1 Tom Goodwin CF
2 Otis Nixon CF 2 Ivan Rodriguez C
3 Mike Piazza DH 3 Rusty Greer LF
4 Eric Karros 1B 4 Juan Gonzalez DH
5 Raul Mondesi RF 5 Lee Stevens 1B
6 Todd Zeile 3B 6 Fernando Tatis 3B
7 Greg Gagne SS 7 Domingo Cedeno 2B
8 Tom Prince C 8 Alex Diaz RF
9 Darren Lewis LF 9 Benji Gil SS
Ismael Valdez P Bobby Witt P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 2-2 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  R TEX T. Goodwin D. Dreifort 24% 92% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Frias Scores
b6 1-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  R TEX I. Rodriguez I. Valdez 17% 55% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b5 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R TEX L. Stevens I. Valdez 14% 57% Home Run (Line Drive)
t6 1-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  LAD M. Piazza B. Witt -12% 33% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Nixon to 3B
t3 0-0 2 --3 3,(1-1)  R LAD O. Nixon B. Witt -11% 41% Triple to CF (Line Drive); Young Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O LAD E. Young B. Witt 2% 52% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  LAD O. Nixon B. Witt -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O LAD M. Piazza B. Witt 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Nixon to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O LAD E. Karros B. Witt 3% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Ismael Valdez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  TEX T. Goodwin I. Valdez 3% 58% Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O TEX I. Rodriguez I. Valdez -3% 55% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO TEX R. Greer I. Valdez -5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Rangers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O LAD R. Mondesi B. Witt 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O LAD T. Zeile B. Witt 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O LAD G. Gagne B. Witt 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Ismael Valdez facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  TEX J. Gonzalez I. Valdez 4% 59% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO TEX L. Stevens I. Valdez -8% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
b2 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  TEX F. Tatis I. Valdez 1% 52% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
b2 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O TEX D. Cedeno I. Valdez -2% 50% Lineout: P (P's Left)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Rangers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O LAD T. Prince B. Witt 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O LAD D. Lewis B. Witt 2% 55% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
t3 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  LAD E. Young B. Witt -1% 53% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t3 0-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  LAD O. Nixon B. Witt -1% 52% Young Steals 2B; Young to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
t3 0-0 2 --3 3,(1-1)  R LAD O. Nixon B. Witt -11% 41% Triple to CF (Line Drive); Young Scores
t3 1-0 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O LAD M. Piazza B. Witt 4% 45% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Ismael Valdez facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX A. Diaz I. Valdez -3% 42% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX B. Gil I. Valdez -2% 40% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b3 0-1 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O TEX T. Goodwin I. Valdez -1% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Rangers 0.
Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 --- 9,(3-2)  O LAD E. Karros B. Witt 2% 41% Flyball: LF
t4 1-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  LAD R. Mondesi B. Witt -3% 39% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t4 1-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O LAD T. Zeile B. Witt 3% 42% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t4 1-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O LAD G. Gagne B. Witt 3% 44% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Ismael Valdez facing 2-3-4
b4 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX I. Rodriguez I. Valdez -3% 41% Flyball: CF
b4 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  TEX R. Greer I. Valdez 3% 44% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b4 0-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O TEX J. Gonzalez I. Valdez -4% 40% Lineout: SS
b4 0-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O TEX L. Stevens I. Valdez -3% 37% Greer Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Rangers 0.
Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 8-9-1
t5 1-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O LAD T. Prince B. Witt 3% 40% Flyball: CF
t5 1-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O LAD D. Lewis B. Witt 2% 42% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t5 1-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O LAD E. Young B. Witt 1% 43% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Ismael Valdez facing 5-6-7
b5 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R TEX L. Stevens I. Valdez 14% 57% Home Run (Line Drive)
b5 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX F. Tatis I. Valdez -3% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1-1 1 --- 9,(3-2)  TEX D. Cedeno I. Valdez 3% 57% Walk
b5 1-1 1 1-- 1,(0-1)  TEX A. Diaz I. Valdez 2% 59% Cedeno Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Cedeno to 2B
b5 1-1 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O TEX A. Diaz I. Valdez -5% 55% Lineout: RF (Deep RF Line)
b5 1-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O TEX B. Gil I. Valdez -5% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Rangers 1.
Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 2-3-4
t6 1-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  LAD O. Nixon B. Witt -5% 45% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t6 1-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  LAD M. Piazza B. Witt -12% 33% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Nixon to 3B
t6 1-1 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  O LAD E. Karros B. Witt 8% 41% Popfly: 2B
t6 1-1 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO LAD R. Mondesi B. Witt -4% 37% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Nixon Scores; Piazza out at Hm/RF-SS-C; Mondesi to 3B
t6 2-1 2 --3 7,(3-2)  O LAD T. Zeile B. Witt 5% 42% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Dodgers' Ismael Valdez facing 1-2-3
b6 1-2 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O TEX T. Goodwin I. Valdez -4% 37% Strikeout Swinging
b6 1-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  R TEX I. Rodriguez I. Valdez 17% 55% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b6 2-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX R. Greer I. Valdez -3% 52% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b6 2-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX J. Gonzalez I. Valdez -2% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Rangers 2.
Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 2-2, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 7-8-9
t7 2-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O LAD G. Gagne B. Witt 4% 54% Lineout: RF
t7 2-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O LAD T. Prince B. Witt 3% 57% Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
t7 2-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O LAD D. Lewis B. Witt 2% 59% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Dodgers' Ismael Valdez facing 5-6-7
b7 2-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX L. Stevens I. Valdez -4% 55% Strikeout Looking
b7 2-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O TEX F. Tatis I. Valdez -3% 52% Lineout: 3B
b7 2-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  TEX D. Cedeno I. Valdez 5% 57% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b7 2-2 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O TEX A. Diaz I. Valdez -7% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Rangers 2.
Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 2-2, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
t8 2-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O LAD E. Young B. Witt 5% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 2-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  LAD O. Nixon B. Witt -5% 50% Single to 2B (Bunt to Weak 2B)
Danny Patterson replaces Bobby Witt pitching
t8 2-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O LAD M. Piazza D. Patterson 6% 56% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Nixon out at 3B/CF-SS-3B
t8 2-2 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O LAD E. Karros D. Patterson 5% 62% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Dodgers' Darren Dreifort facing 9-1-2
Darren Dreifort replaces Ismael Valdez pitching
Jim Leyritz pinch hits for Benji Gil (SS) batting 9th
b8 2-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  TEX J. Leyritz D. Dreifort 6% 68% Single to LF (Line Drive)
Hanley Frias pinch runs for Jim Leyritz (PH) batting 9th
b8 2-2 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  R TEX T. Goodwin D. Dreifort 24% 92% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Frias Scores
b8 3-2 0 --3 3,(2-0)  R TEX I. Rodriguez D. Dreifort 2% 94% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Goodwin Scores
b8 4-2 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  TEX R. Greer D. Dreifort 3% 97% Single to CF (Line Drive); Rodriguez to 3B
b8 4-2 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  TEX J. Gonzalez D. Dreifort 0% 97% Wild Pitch; Greer to 2B
b8 4-2 0 -23 4,(1-2)  O TEX J. Gonzalez D. Dreifort -1% 96% Lineout: 2B (Weak 2B)
Scott Radinsky replaces Darren Dreifort pitching
b8 4-2 1 -23 7,(2-2)  R TEX L. Stevens S. Radinsky 1% 97% Fielder's Choice SS; Rodriguez Scores
Antonio Osuna replaces Scott Radinsky pitching
b8 5-2 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O TEX F. Tatis A. Osuna -1% 97% Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
b8 5-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  TEX D. Cedeno A. Osuna 0% 97% Wild Pitch; Greer to 3B; Stevens to 2B
b8 5-2 2 -23 4,(3-0)  TEX D. Cedeno A. Osuna 0% 97% Walk
b8 5-2 2 123 3,(0-2)  O TEX A. Diaz A. Osuna -1% 96% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 2, Rangers 5.
Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-5, Rangers' John Wetteland facing 5-6-7
John Wetteland replaces Danny Patterson pitching
Hanley Frias moves from PR to SS
t9 2-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O LAD R. Mondesi J. Wetteland 2% 98% Strikeout Looking
t9 2-5 1 --- 4,(3-0)  LAD T. Zeile J. Wetteland -2% 96% Walk
Nelson Liriano pinch hits for Greg Gagne (SS) batting 7th
t9 2-5 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O LAD N. Liriano J. Wetteland 3% 99% Strikeout Swinging
Wayne Kirby pinch hits for Tom Prince (C) batting 8th
t9 2-5 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O LAD W. Kirby J. Wetteland 1% 100% Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Rangers 5.

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