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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 5, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Houston Astros, played on August 5, 2008 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wandy Rodriguez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rich Harden |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 40,416 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Adrian Johnson 1B: Marty Foster 2B: Wally Bell 3B: Laz Diaz |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kazuo Matsui | Second Baseman |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
| Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
| Geoff Blum | First Baseman |
| Ty Wigginton | Third Baseman |
| Darin Erstad | Center Fielder |
| Humberto Quintero | Catcher |
| Wandy Rodriguez | Pitcher |
| Cecil Cooper | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfonso Soriano | Left Fielder |
| Ryan Theriot | Shortstop |
| Derrek Lee | First Baseman |
| Aramis Ramirez | Third Baseman |
| Reed Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Mark DeRosa | Second Baseman |
| Kosuke Fukudome | Right Fielder |
| Henry Blanco | Catcher |
| Rich Harden | Pitcher |
| Lou Piniella | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 5, 2008
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Harden
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeRosa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Harden
Tejada hits a fly ball into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Harden
Pence strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Rodriguez
Soriano hits a fly ball into center field. Erstad settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Rodriguez
Theriot takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Rodriguez
Lee hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Lee reaches second base with a double. Theriot moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ramirez vs. Rodriguez
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Rodriguez
Johnson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
DeRosa vs. Rodriguez
DeRosa hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Pence. DeRosa reaches second base with a double. Theriot scores. Lee scores. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Fukudome vs. Rodriguez
Fukudome hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Harden
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Harden
Blum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Wigginton vs. Harden
Wigginton strikes out. Blanco throws to second to catch Blum, who is caught in a rundown. The throw to DeRosa who drops the ball. Blum is safe on the error.There goes Blum. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Erstad vs. Harden
Erstad hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blum scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Quintero vs. Harden
Quintero strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Rodriguez
Blanco hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Blanco reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harden vs. Rodriguez
Harden bunts towards the mound. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blanco moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Soriano vs. Rodriguez
Soriano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blanco scores. Harden moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Theriot vs. Rodriguez
Theriot bunts towards the mound. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Lee vs. Rodriguez
Lee hits a popup beyond second. Matsui can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Harden moves to third. Soriano moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Ramirez vs. Rodriguez
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. Harden scores. Soriano moves to third. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Rodriguez
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Erstad settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Soriano tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
DeRosa vs. Rodriguez
DeRosa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lee scores. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Fukudome vs. Rodriguez
Fukudome hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Harden
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Harden
Matsui hits a fly ball into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Harden
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Rodriguez
Blanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Harden vs. Rodriguez
Harden hits a fly ball into center field. Erstad settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Rodriguez
Soriano hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Harden
Pence hits a fly ball into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Harden
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Harden
Blum strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Rodriguez
Theriot hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Rodriguez
Lee hits a line drive beyond short. Tejada can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Rodriguez
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Rodriguez
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Matsui settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeRosa vs. Rodriguez
DeRosa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Matsui settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wigginton vs. Harden
Wigginton hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Erstad vs. Harden
Erstad hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Quintero vs. Harden
Quintero strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Harden
Rodriguez bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Matsui vs. Harden
Matsui hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fukudome who is chasing the ball. Matsui reaches third base with a triple. Erstad goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Tejada vs. Harden
Tejada strikes out. Blanco drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Tejada out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Rodriguez
Fukudome hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Rodriguez
Blanco hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Harden vs. Rodriguez
Harden strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Harden
Pence hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Harden
Lee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. DeRosa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blum vs. Harden
Blum hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wigginton vs. Harden
Wigginton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Erstad vs. Harden
Erstad hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Quintero vs. Harden
Quintero takes first base on ball four. Erstad moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Loretta vs. Howry
Mark Loretta pinch hits for Wandy Rodriguez. Bob Howry now pitching.
Loretta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Sampson
Chris Sampson now pitching.
Soriano hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Soriano reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Theriot vs. Sampson
Theriot hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Soriano moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Lee vs. Sampson
Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ramirez vs. Sampson
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Howry
Matsui hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Howry
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Howry fields it and throws to first for the out. Matsui moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Pence vs. Howry
Pence strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Howry
Lee hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Howry
Blum strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Sampson
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
DeRosa vs. Sampson
DeRosa hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Pence. DeRosa reaches second base with a double. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fukudome vs. Sampson
Fukudome hits a fly ball into center field. Erstad settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Sampson
Daryle Ward pinch hits for Henry Blanco.
Ward is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Soto vs. Wright
Jason Marquis pinch runs for Daryle Ward. Mike Fontenot pinch hits for Bob Howry. Wesley Wright now pitching. Geovany Soto pinch hits for Mike Fon
Soto strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Soriano vs. Brocail
Doug Brocail now pitching. Lance Berkman now playing first base.
Soriano hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Brocail
Theriot takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Brocail
There goes Theriot. The throw from Quintero and he is safe. Theriot steals second. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Brocail
Lee hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Theriot scores. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Brocail
Ramirez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Matsui settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 7 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wigginton vs. Wood
Kerry Wood now pitching. Geovany Soto now catching.
Wigginton hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Erstad vs. Wood
Erstad hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quintero vs. Wood
Quintero hits a fly ball into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Wood
Berkman hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 7 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Brocail
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Brocail
DeRosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Brocail
Fukudome strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 7 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Marmol
Carlos Marmol now pitching.
Matsui hits a popup towards short. Theriot settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Marmol
Tejada hits a popup towards first. Lee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Marmol
Pence strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/2008 -- Houston at Chicago (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Matsui K, 2b 5 1 2 1 Soriano A, lf 5 2 3 4
Tejada M, ss 5 0 0 0 Theriot R, ss 3 2 1 0
Pence H, rf 5 1 1 0 Lee D, 1b 5 2 4 1
Lee C, lf 4 1 1 2 Ramirez A, 3b 4 0 1 1
Blum G, 1b 4 2 2 2 Johnson R, cf 3 1 1 1
Brocail D, p 0 0 0 0 DeRosa M, 2b 5 1 3 3
Wigginton T, 3b 4 1 1 1 Fukudome K, rf 4 0 0 1
Erstad D, cf 4 1 4 1 Blanco H, c 3 1 1 0
Quintero H, c 3 0 0 0 Ward D, ph 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez W, p 2 0 0 0 Marquis J, pr 0 1 0 0
Loretta M, ph 1 0 0 0 Wood K, p 0 0 0 0
Sampson C, p 0 0 0 0 Marmol C, p 0 0 0 0
Wright W, p 0 0 0 0 Harden R, p 3 1 1 0
Berkman L, 1b 1 0 0 0 Howry B, p 0 0 0 0
Fontenot M, ph 0 0 0 0
Soto G, ph-c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 7 11 7 36 11 15 11
Houston 010 022 200 -- 7
Chicago 240 000 50x -- 11
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez W 5.0 9 6 6 2 1
Sampson C (L) 1.1 4 3 3 1 0
Wright W 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Brocail D 1.1 2 2 2 1 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Harden R 5.2 8 5 4 1 8
Howry B (W) 1.1 2 2 2 0 2
Wood K 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Marmol C 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- DeRosa M
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 5, Chicago 8
2B -- Lee D, DeRosa M 2, Blanco H, Soriano A
3B -- Matsui K
HR -- Wigginton T, Blum G, Lee C, Soriano A
SB -- Theriot R
CS -- Blum G
SF -- Johnson R, Fukudome K
HBP -- by Rodriguez W (Johnson R)
T -- 2:46
A -- 40416
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