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Twins
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 15, 2002
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins, played on May 15, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 2002 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 2002 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eric Milton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Blake Stein |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 12,620 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim McClelland 1B: Chuck Meriwether 2B: Ted Barrett 3B: Brian Runge |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jacque Jones | Left Fielder |
| Cristian Guzman | Shortstop |
| Torii Hunter | Center Fielder |
| David Ortiz | First Baseman |
| Bobby Kielty | Right Fielder |
| Brian Buchanan | DH |
| A.J. Pierzynski | Catcher |
| Casey Blake | Third Baseman |
| Denny Hocking | Second Baseman |
| Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Left Fielder |
| Neifi Perez | Shortstop |
| Mike Sweeney | First Baseman |
| Carlos Beltran | Center Fielder |
| Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
| Mark Quinn | DH |
| Brandon Berger | Right Fielder |
| A.J. Hinch | Catcher |
| Carlos Febles | Second Baseman |
| Tony Pena | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 15, 2002
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Stein
Jones hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guzman vs. Stein
Guzman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Stein
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Stein
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kielty vs. Stein
There goes Hunter. The throw from Hinch and he is safe. Hunter steals second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Kielty vs. Stein
Kielty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hunter scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Buchanan vs. Stein
Buchanan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Febles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Milton
Knoblauch hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Milton
Perez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Blake settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Milton
Sweeney hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Hunter. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Beltran vs. Milton
Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blake fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pierzynski vs. Stein
Pierzynski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Febles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blake vs. Stein
Blake is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Stein
Hocking hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Stein
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Knoblauch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Milton
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Quinn vs. Milton
Quinn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Milton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Milton
Berger hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ortiz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guzman vs. Stein
Guzman strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Stein
Hunter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Stein
Ortiz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Kielty vs. Stein
Kielty hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hunter scores. Ortiz moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Buchanan vs. Stein
Buchanan hits a fly ball into left field. Knoblauch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Pierzynski vs. Stein
Pierzynski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hinch vs. Milton
Hinch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Febles vs. Milton
Febles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hinch moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Knoblauch vs. Milton
Knoblauch hits a fly ball into right field. Kielty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hinch moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Perez vs. Milton
Perez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Blake settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Sweeney vs. Milton
There's a wild pitch. Hinch scores. Febles moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Milton
Sweeney hits a line drive towards third. Blake reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Blake vs. Stein
Blake hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Stein
Hocking is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Stein
Jones hits a popup, foul, towards third. Randa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Milton
Beltran hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Milton
Randa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Quinn vs. Milton
Quinn is hit by the pitch. Randa moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Berger vs. Milton
Berger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Randa moves to third. Quinn moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Hinch vs. Milton
Hinch hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Febles vs. Milton
Febles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Randa scores. Quinn scores. Berger moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Knoblauch vs. Milton
There goes Febles. The throw from Pierzynski and he is safe. Febles steals second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Knoblauch vs. Milton
Knoblauch hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guzman vs. Reichert
Dan Reichert now pitching.
Guzman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Guzman for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Reichert
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Reichert
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Milton
Perez hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Kielty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Milton
Sweeney hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Milton
Beltran hits a line drive towards third. Blake reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Milton
Randa hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kielty vs. Reichert
Kielty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buchanan vs. Reichert
Buchanan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Pierzynski vs. Reichert
Pierzynski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buchanan moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Blake vs. Reichert
Blake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Febles. Buchanan moves to third. Pierzynski moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hocking vs. Reichert
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Buchanan scores. Pierzynski moves to third. Blake moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Shouse
Brian Shouse now pitching.
Jones hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guzman vs. Shouse
Guzman hits a line drive into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Quinn vs. Milton
Quinn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blake fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Milton
Berger hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hinch vs. Milton
Hinch hits a fly ball into right field. Kielty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Shouse
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Shouse
Ortiz hits a fly ball into left field. Knoblauch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kielty vs. Shouse
Kielty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Febles vs. Milton
Febles hits a fly ball into right field. Kielty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Milton
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman misplays the ball. That's an error on Guzman. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Milton
Perez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Trombley
Mike Trombley now pitching.
Sweeney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Beltran vs. Trombley
Beltran hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Randa vs. Jackson
Michael Jackson now pitching.
Randa hits a line drive towards the mound. Jackson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buchanan vs. Bailey
Cory Bailey now pitching.
Buchanan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pierzynski vs. Bailey
Pierzynski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blake vs. Bailey
Blake hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pierzynski moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hocking vs. Bailey
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez throws to second for one, and Febles throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Pierzynski scores. Hocking moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Bailey
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 8 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Quinn vs. Jackson
Quinn hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ibanez vs. Jackson
Raul Ibanez pinch hits for Brandon Berger.
Ibanez hits a fly ball into right field. Kielty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinch vs. Jackson
Hinch hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 8 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Guzman vs. Bailey
Raul Ibanez now playing right field.
Guzman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Bailey
Hunter hits a fly ball into right field. Ibanez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Bailey
Ortiz hits a fly ball into left field. Knoblauch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 8 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Febles vs. Guardado
Eddie Guardado now pitching.
Febles hits a popup towards first. Ortiz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Guardado
Knoblauch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Guardado
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Kielty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Guardado
Sweeney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Knoblauch moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beltran vs. Guardado
Michael Tucker pinch runs for Mike Sweeney.
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Beltran vs. Guardado
Beltran strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/2002 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Jones J, lf 5 2 2 4 Knoblauch C, lf 5 1 1 0
Guzman C, ss 5 0 1 0 Perez N, ss 5 1 1 2
Hunter T, cf 4 2 0 0 Sweeney M, 1b 5 1 4 1
Ortiz D, 1b 5 0 1 0 Tucker M, pr 0 0 0 0
Kielty B, rf 3 0 2 2 Beltran C, cf 5 0 0 0
Buchanan B, dh 4 1 0 0 Randa J, 3b 4 1 1 0
Pierzynski A, c 4 2 2 0 Quinn M, dh 3 1 0 0
Blake C, 3b 4 1 1 0 Berger B, rf 3 0 1 0
Hocking D, 2b 4 0 1 1 Ibanez R, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Hinch A, c 4 1 1 0
Febles C, 2b 4 0 2 2
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38 8 10 7 39 6 11 5
Minnesota 201 004 010 -- 8
Kansas City 001 210 200 -- 6
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Milton E (W) 6.1 8 6 5 0 0
Trombley M 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Jackson M 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Guardado E (S) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Stein B 4.0 6 3 3 1 4
Reichert D (L) 1.2 1 3 0 1 0
Shouse B 1.1 1 1 1 0 0
Bailey C 2.0 2 1 0 0 0
E -- Febles C 2, Guzman C
LOB -- Minnesota 5, Kansas City 7
2B -- Sweeney M 2
HR -- Jones J 2, Sweeney M, Perez N
SB -- Hunter T, Febles C, Tucker M, Knoblauch C
HBP -- by Milton E (Quinn M)
WP -- Milton E
T -- 2:51
A -- 12620
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