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Astros
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
July 6, 2001
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Houston Astros, played on July 6, 2001 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 6, 2001 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 6, 2001 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wade Miller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dan Reichert |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 23,905 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Brinkman 1B: Derryl Cousins 2B: Jeff Nelson 3B: Mike Fichter |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Julio Lugo | Shortstop |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Lance Berkman | Left Fielder |
| Moises Alou | Right Fielder |
| Richard Hidalgo | Center Fielder |
| Daryle Ward | DH |
| Vinny Castilla | Third Baseman |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Alicea | Second Baseman |
| Rey Sanchez | Shortstop |
| Mike Sweeney | First Baseman |
| Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
| Jermaine Dye | Right Fielder |
| Raul Ibanez | DH |
| Carlos Beltran | Center Fielder |
| Mark Quinn | Left Fielder |
| Brent Mayne | Catcher |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
July 6, 2001
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Reichert
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez misplays the ball. That's an error on Sanchez. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lugo vs. Reichert
Lugo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reichert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Reichert
Reichert fires over to first and Sweeney drops the ball. That's an error on Sweeney. Lugo moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Reichert
Bagwell hits a line drive into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Reichert
Berkman is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Reichert
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Miller
Alicea hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Miller
Sanchez strikes out. There goes Alicea. The throw from Ausmus to Lugo, and Alicea is out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Miller
Sweeney hits a fly ball into left field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Reichert
Hidalgo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Reichert
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reichert fields it and throws to first for the out. Hidalgo moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Castilla vs. Reichert
Castilla is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Ausmus vs. Reichert
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Miller
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Miller
Dye takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ibanez vs. Miller
Ibanez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dye moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Beltran vs. Miller
Beltran hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berkman. Beltran reaches second base with a double. Dye scores. Ibanez moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Quinn vs. Miller
Quinn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller has Ibanez trapped. There's the throw to Castilla and over to Ausmus, who tags Ibanez for the out. Beltran moves to third. Quinn moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Mayne vs. Miller
Mayne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Alicea vs. Miller
Alicea hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Beltran scores. Quinn scores. Mayne moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Sanchez vs. Miller
There's a wild pitch. Mayne moves to third. Alicea moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Sanchez vs. Miller
Sanchez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Reichert
Biggio is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Reichert
Lugo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Reichert
Bagwell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Miller
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Miller
Randa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Dye vs. Miller
Dye hits a fly ball into left field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ibanez vs. Miller
Ibanez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ausmus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Reichert
Berkman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Reichert
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Reichert
Hidalgo strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Reichert
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops it up and throws to first, with Reichert covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Miller
Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quinn vs. Miller
Quinn hits a line drive towards the mound. Miller reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Miller
Mayne hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Alicea vs. Miller
Alicea hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Reichert
Castilla hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Reichert
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Reichert
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Miller
Sanchez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Miller
Sweeney hits a line drive towards third. Castilla reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Randa vs. Miller
Randa hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Dye vs. Miller
There's a wild pitch. Sanchez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Dye vs. Miller
Dye hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Reichert
Lugo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Reichert
There goes Lugo. The throw from Mayne and he is safe. Lugo steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Reichert
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Berkman vs. Reichert
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea fields it and throws to second for the out. Lugo moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Alou vs. Reichert
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lugo scores. Berkman moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Hidalgo vs. Reichert
Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Ward vs. Reichert
Ward takes first base on ball four. Berkman scores. Alou moves to third. Hidalgo moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Castilla vs. Reichert
Castilla hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beltran. Castilla reaches second base with a double. Alou scores. Hidalgo scores. Ward moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Ausmus vs. Austin
Jeff Austin now pitching.
Ausmus hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ward tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Austin
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ibanez vs. Miller
Ibanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Miller
Beltran strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Quinn vs. Miller
Quinn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Mayne vs. Miller
Mayne hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Quinn moves to third. Mayne moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Alicea vs. Villone
Ron Villone now pitching.
Alicea is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Austin
Lugo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Austin
There's a wild pitch. Lugo moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Austin
Bagwell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Austin
Berkman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Austin
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Villone
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Villone
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Villone
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Grimsley
Jason Grimsley now pitching.
Hidalgo strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Grimsley
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first, with Grimsley covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Grimsley
Castilla strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Cruz
Nelson Cruz now pitching.
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ibanez vs. Cruz
Ibanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Cruz
Beltran hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Quinn vs. Cruz
Quinn strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Hernandez
Roberto Hernandez now pitching.
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Hernandez
Biggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lugo vs. Hernandez
Lugo hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Biggio moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Hernandez
The ball gets by Mayne for a passed ball. Biggio moves to third. Lugo moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Bagwell vs. Hernandez
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Biggio scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Hernandez
Berkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lugo scores. Berkman moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Hernandez
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Cruz
Mayne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Alicea vs. Cruz
Alicea hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Cruz
Sanchez hits a popup towards short. Lugo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Cruz
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Alicea moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Cruz
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/6/2001 -- Houston at Kansas City (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Biggio C, 2b 5 1 1 0 Alicea L, 2b 5 0 2 2
Lugo J, ss 5 2 2 0 Sanchez R, ss 5 0 1 0
Bagwell J, 1b 4 0 0 1 Sweeney M, 1b 5 0 0 0
Berkman L, lf 4 2 2 2 Randa J, 3b 4 0 1 0
Alou M, rf 5 1 1 1 Dye J, rf 3 1 0 0
Hidalgo R, cf 4 1 2 0 Ibanez R, dh 4 0 1 0
Ward D, dh 3 1 0 1 Beltran C, cf 4 1 2 1
Castilla V, 3b 4 0 2 2 Quinn M, lf 4 1 1 0
Ausmus B, c 3 0 0 1 Mayne B, c 3 0 3 0
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37 8 10 8 37 3 11 3
Houston 000 105 002 -- 8
Kansas City 030 000 000 -- 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Miller W (W) 5.2 9 3 3 2 2
Villone R 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Cruz N (S) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Reichert D (L) 5.1 7 6 6 2 5
Austin J 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Grimsley J 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Hernandez R 1.0 2 2 0 0 0
E -- Sanchez R, Sweeney M, Alicea L
DP -- Houston 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Houston 6, Kansas City 9
2B -- Beltran C, Castilla V
HR -- Berkman L
SB -- Lugo J
CS -- Alicea L
SF -- Ausmus B
HBP -- by Reichert D (Berkman L)
WP -- Miller W 2, Austin J
PB -- Mayne B
T -- 3:08
A -- 23905
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