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Royals
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
August 25, 2021
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 25, 2021 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 25, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 25, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Minor |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lance McCullers |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 21,052 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Ceja 1B: Todd Tichenor 2B: Nate Tomlinson 3B: Tony Randazzo |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | Second Baseman |
| Nicky Lopez | Shortstop |
| Salvador Perez | DH |
| Andrew Benintendi | Left Fielder |
| Hunter Dozier | First Baseman |
| Ryan O'Hearn | Right Fielder |
| Michael Taylor | Center Fielder |
| Emmanuel Rivera | Third Baseman |
| Cam Gallagher | Catcher |
| Mike Matheny | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Altuve | Second Baseman |
| Aledmys Diaz | Left Fielder |
| Yulieski Gurriel | First Baseman |
| Yordan Alvarez | DH |
| Carlos Correa | Shortstop |
| Alex Bregman | Third Baseman |
| Kyle Tucker | Right Fielder |
| Jake Meyers | Center Fielder |
| Martin Maldonado | Catcher |
| Dusty Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
August 25, 2021
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. McCullers
Merrifield hits a line drive towards short. Correa reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. McCullers
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bregman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. McCullers
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benintendi vs. McCullers
Benintendi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Minor
Altuve hits a popup towards short. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Minor
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rivera fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs. Minor
Gurriel strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. McCullers
Dozier hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
O'Hearn vs. McCullers
O'Hearn strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. McCullers
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. McCullers
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCullers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Minor
Alvarez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Minor
Correa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bregman vs. Minor
Bregman hits a popup, foul, towards short. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Minor
Tucker hits a fly ball into center field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. McCullers
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. McCullers
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Tucker. Merrifield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. McCullers
There goes Merrifield. The throw from Maldonado and he is out, Bregman applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. McCullers
Lopez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Minor
Meyers hits a fly ball into right field. O'Hearn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Minor
Maldonado hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Minor
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rivera fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Minor
Diaz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. McCullers
Perez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Benintendi vs. McCullers
Benintendi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. McCullers
Dozier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
O'Hearn vs. McCullers
O'Hearn strikes out. There goes Dozier. The throw from Maldonado to Correa, and Dozier is out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs. Minor
Gurriel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Minor
Alvarez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Minor
Correa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rivera fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. Minor
Bregman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Minor
Tucker strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. McCullers
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. McCullers
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. McCullers
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Minor
Meyers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Maldonado vs. Minor
Maldonado hits a fly ball into left field. Benintendi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Altuve vs. Minor
Altuve hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Minor
Diaz hits a fly ball into left field. Benintendi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. McCullers
Merrifield strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. McCullers
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. McCullers
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Benintendi vs. McCullers
Benintendi hits a popup towards short. Correa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs. Minor
Gurriel hits a fly ball into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Alvarez vs. Minor
Alvarez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Correa vs. Minor
Correa hits a fly ball into center field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gurriel moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Bregman vs. Minor
Bregman hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Benintendi. Bregman reaches second base with a double. Gurriel scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tucker vs. Minor
Tucker hits a fly ball into center field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. McCullers
Dozier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Hearn vs. McCullers
O'Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gurriel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Hearn for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. McCullers
Taylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. McCullers
Rivera takes first base on ball four. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Gallagher vs. McCullers
Gallagher takes first base on ball four. Taylor moves to third. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Merrifield vs. Javier
Cristian Javier now pitching.
Merrifield hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Javier
Lopez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Tapia
Jarrod Dyson now playing right field. Domingo Tapia now pitching.
Meyers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Maldonado vs. Tapia
Maldonado hits a fly ball into left field. Benintendi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Altuve vs. Tapia
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Meyers moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Diaz vs. Tapia
Diaz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Meyers scores. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Gurriel vs. Tapia
Gurriel takes first base on ball four. Diaz moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Alvarez vs. Lovelady
Richard Lovelady now pitching.
Alvarez hits a line drive into left field. Benintendi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Javier
Perez hits a line drive into left field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Benintendi vs. Javier
Benintendi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gurriel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Benintendi for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Javier
Dozier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Staumont
Josh Staumont now pitching.
Correa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bregman vs. Staumont
Bregman hits a fly ball into center field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Staumont
Tucker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Correa moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Meyers vs. Staumont
Meyers strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Brantley vs. Barlow
Michael Brantley pinch hits for Martin Maldonado. Scott Barlow now pitching.
Brantley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Correa scores. Tucker moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Altuve vs. Barlow
Altuve hits a fly ball into left field. Benintendi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyson vs. Pressly
Jason Castro now catching. Ryan Pressly now pitching.
Dyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Pressly
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Pressly
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Pressly
Gallagher strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Barlow
Diaz strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs. Barlow
Gurriel strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Barlow
Alvarez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Correa vs. Barlow
Correa takes first base on ball four. Alvarez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bregman vs. Barlow
Bregman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Royals, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Merrifield vs. Graveman
Kendall Graveman now pitching. Hanser Alberto pinch runs for Cam Gallagher.
Merrifield strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Graveman
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Graveman fields it and has Alberto trapped. There's the throw to Bregman who throws to Correa, who tags Alberto for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Graveman
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bregman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Royals, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Tucker vs. Payamps
Salvador Perez now catching. Joel Payamps now pitching.
Tucker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bregman moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meyers vs. Payamps
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Tucker moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Meyers vs. Payamps
Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Payamps fields it and throws to first for the out. Bregman scores. Tucker moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/25/2021 -- KCA at Houston (D)
KCA AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Whit Merrifield, 2b 5 1 2 4 Altuve J, 2b 5 0 0 0
Nicky Lopez, ss 4 0 0 0 Diaz A, lf 5 0 1 1
Salvador Perez, dh-c 4 1 1 1 Gurriel Y, 1b 4 1 1 0
Andrew Benintend, lf 4 0 0 0 Alvarez Y, dh 5 1 2 1
Hunter Dozier, 1b 4 0 2 0 Correa C, ss 2 1 0 0
Ryan O'Hearn, rf 3 0 0 0 Bregman A, 3b 5 1 2 1
Jarrod Dyson, rf 1 0 0 0 Tucker K, rf 5 0 2 0
Michael A. Taylo, cf 4 1 2 0 Meyers J, cf 5 1 2 1
Emmanuel Rivera, 3b 3 1 0 0 Maldonado M, c 3 1 1 1
Cam Gallagher, c 3 1 0 0 Brantley M, ph 1 0 1 1
Hanser Alberto, pr 0 0 0 0 Castro J, c 0 0 0 0
Joel Payamps, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 7 5 40 6 12 6
KCA 000 100 400 0 -- 5
Houston 001 101 110 1 -- 6
1 out when winning run was scored.
KCA IP H R ER BB SO
Mike Minor 6.0 6 3 3 1 3
Domingo Tapia 0.2 2 1 1 1 0
Richard Lovelady 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Josh Staumont 0.2 1 1 1 1 1
Scott Barlow 1.1 2 0 0 1 2
Joel Payamps (L) 0.1 1 1 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
McCullers L 6.2 5 4 4 4 7
Javier C 1.1 1 1 1 0 2
Pressly R 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Graveman K (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- KCA 4, Houston 10
2B -- Whit Merrifield, Gurriel Y, Bregman A
HR -- Maldonado M, Salvador Perez, Alvarez Y, Whit Merrifield
CS -- Whit Merrifield, Hunter Dozier
T -- 3:45
A -- 21052
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