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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 2, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Texas Rangers, played on May 2, 1998 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 2, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 2, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Helling |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Brian Rose |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 25,827 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Derryl Cousins 1B: Tim Welke 2B: Gary Cederstrom 3B: Joe Brinkman |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | Right Fielder |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Lee Stevens | DH |
| Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
| Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nomar Garciaparra | Shortstop |
| John Valentin | Third Baseman |
| Mo Vaughn | First Baseman |
| Reggie Jefferson | DH |
| Troy O'Leary | Left Fielder |
| Scott Hatteberg | Catcher |
| Darren Bragg | Right Fielder |
| Darren Lewis | Center Fielder |
| Mark Lemke | Second Baseman |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 2, 1998
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Rose
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Rose
McLemore hits a popup towards short. Garciaparra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Rose
Greer hits a fly ball into right field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Helling
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Helling
Valentin hits a popup towards third. Tatis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Helling
Vaughn hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jefferson vs. Helling
Jefferson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Helling
O'Leary hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Rose
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Rose
Clark hits a line drive beyond short. Garciaparra can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Rose
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Rose
Stevens hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Elster vs. Rose
Elster hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Rose
Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. Helling
Hatteberg hits a popup towards short. Elster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Helling
Bragg strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Helling
Lewis hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Rose
Goodwin hits a popup towards third. Valentin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Rose
McLemore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Rose
There goes McLemore. The throw from Hatteberg and he is safe. McLemore steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. Rose
Greer hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of O'Leary. Greer reaches second base with a double. McLemore scores. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Rose
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Greer moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Rose
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Rose
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Helling
Lemke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Helling
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Helling
Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Rose
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Rose
Elster strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Rose
Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Helling
Vaughn strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jefferson vs. Helling
Jefferson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
O'Leary vs. Helling
O'Leary hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jefferson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Hatteberg vs. Helling
Hatteberg hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Bragg vs. Helling
Bragg strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Rose
Goodwin strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Rose
McLemore hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Rose
Greer hits a line drive into right field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Helling
Lewis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lemke vs. Helling
Lemke hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Lemke reaches second base with a double. Lewis moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garciaparra vs. Helling
Garciaparra hits a line drive towards the mound. Helling reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Valentin vs. Helling
Valentin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Vaughn vs. Helling
Vaughn strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Jefferson vs. Helling
Jefferson takes first base on ball four. Lewis scores. Lemke moves to third. Valentin moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
O'Leary vs. Helling
O'Leary strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Rose
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Rose
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Gonzalez for the double play. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Rose
Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Rose
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops it up and throws to first, with Rose covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. Helling
Hatteberg hits a popup towards short. Elster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Helling
Bragg strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Helling
Lewis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemke vs. Helling
Lemke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McLemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Eckersley
Dennis Eckersley now pitching.
Elster hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Eckersley
Tatis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lemke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Eckersley
Goodwin hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Eckersley
McLemore hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Helling
Garciaparra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Patterson
Danny Patterson now pitching.
Valentin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garciaparra moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Vaughn vs. Patterson
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Patterson fields it and throws to third for the out. Valentin moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Jefferson vs. Patterson
Jefferson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Valentin moves to third. Vaughn moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Leary vs. Patterson
O'Leary hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. O'Leary reaches second base with a double. Valentin scores. Vaughn scores. Jefferson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Hatteberg vs. Patterson
Hatteberg is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Bragg vs. Patterson
Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Lowe
Derek Lowe now pitching.
Greer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Lowe
Gonzalez strikes out. There goes Greer. The throw from Hatteberg to second, and Greer is out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Lowe
Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Lowe
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Simms vs. Shouse
Mike Simms pinch hits for Lee Stevens. Brian Shouse now pitching.
Simms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clark scores. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Elster vs. Shouse
Elster hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hatteberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 7 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cummings vs. Crabtree
Midre Cummings pinch hits for Darren Lewis. Tim Crabtree now pitching.
Cummings hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Cummings reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leyritz vs. Crabtree
Jim Leyritz pinch hits for Mark Lemke.
Leyritz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis juggles the ball. That's an error on Tatis. Cummings scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Garciaparra vs. Wetteland
Damon Buford pinch runs for Jim Leyritz. John Wetteland now pitching.
Garciaparra strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Wetteland
Valentin strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Wetteland
Vaughn strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Shouse
Mike Benjamin now playing second base. Damon Buford now playing center field.
Tatis hits a line drive towards short. Garciaparra reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Shouse
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shouse fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Shouse
McLemore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Shouse
Greer hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jefferson vs. Wetteland
Jefferson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Wetteland
O'Leary hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tatis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. Wetteland
Hatteberg hits a line drive towards first. Clark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/2/1998 -- Texas at Boston (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Goodwin T, cf 5 0 0 0 Garciaparra N, ss 5 1 2 0
McLemore M, 2b 4 1 1 0 Valentin J, 3b 4 1 1 0
Greer R, lf 4 0 1 1 Vaughn M, 1b 5 2 1 2
Gonzalez J, rf 4 0 1 0 Jefferson R, dh 4 0 2 1
Clark W, 1b 3 2 2 0 O'Leary T, lf 5 0 2 2
Rodriguez I, c 4 1 2 1 Hatteberg S, c 4 0 0 0
Stevens L, dh 3 1 1 0 Bragg D, rf 4 0 0 0
Simms M, ph 1 0 1 1 Lewis D, cf 3 1 2 0
Elster K, ss 4 2 2 4 Cummings M, ph 1 1 1 0
Tatis F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Benjamin M, 2b 0 0 0 0
Lemke M, 2b 3 0 1 0
Leyritz J, ph 1 0 0 0
Buford D, pr-cf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 11 7 39 6 12 5
Texas 031 001 110 -- 7
Boston 200 010 210 -- 6
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Helling R (W)* 6.0 8 4 4 2 6
Patterson D 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Crabtree T+ 0.0 1 1 0 0 0
Wetteland J (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Rose B (L) 6.0 7 5 5 1 3
Eckersley D 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Lowe D 0.2 2 1 1 1 1
Shouse B 1.1 1 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Tatis F
DP -- Texas 1, Boston 2
LOB -- Texas 5, Boston 9
2B -- Greer R, Lemke M, O'Leary T, Cummings M
HR -- Vaughn M, Elster K 2, Rodriguez I
SB -- McLemore M
CS -- Greer R
HBP -- by Patterson D (Hatteberg S)
T -- 2:53
A -- 25827
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