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Tigers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 3, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 3, 1997 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
Date | April 3, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 3, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Willie Blair |
Home Starting Pitcher | Scott Aldred |
Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
City | Minneapolis |
State | MN |
Attendance | 11,533 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 18 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Terry Craft 1B: Chuck Meriwether 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Larry McCoy |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brian Hunter | Center Fielder |
Jody Reed | Second Baseman |
Travis Fryman | Third Baseman |
Tony Clark | First Baseman |
Bubba Trammell | Right Fielder |
Melvin Nieves | DH |
Brian Johnson | Catcher |
Bobby Higginson | Left Fielder |
Deivi Cruz | Shortstop |
Buddy Bell | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
Rich Becker | Center Fielder |
Paul Molitor | DH |
Greg Myers | Catcher |
Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
Matt Lawton | Right Fielder |
Greg Colbrunn | First Baseman |
Todd Walker | Third Baseman |
Pat Meares | Shortstop |
Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 3, 1997
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Aldred
Hunter strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Aldred
Reed hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Fryman vs. Aldred
Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Blair
Knoblauch hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Blair
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Blair
Molitor hits a line drive into right field. Trammell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Aldred
Clark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Aldred
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Nieves vs. Aldred
Nieves hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clark scores. Trammell moves to third. Nieves moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Aldred
The ball gets by Myers for a passed ball. Trammell scores. Nieves moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Aldred
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nieves scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Aldred
Higginson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Aldred
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Blair
Myers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Blair
Cordova takes first base on ball four. Myers moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lawton vs. Blair
Lawton hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Colbrunn vs. Blair
Colbrunn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Colbrunn for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Blair
Walker hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Trammell. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Meares vs. Blair
Meares takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Knoblauch vs. Blair
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Becker vs. Blair
Becker takes first base on ball four. Knoblauch moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Molitor vs. Blair
Molitor hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Hernandez
Fernando Hernandez now pitching.
Myers strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Aldred
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Aldred
Reed hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Aldred
Fryman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Aldred
Clark hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Aldred
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Hernandez
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Hernandez
Lawton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Colbrunn vs. Hernandez
Colbrunn hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Lawton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Hernandez
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Meares vs. Hernandez
Meares hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Higginson. Meares reaches second base with a double. Lawton scores. Colbrunn goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Knoblauch vs. Hernandez
Knoblauch is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Becker vs. Cummings
John Cummings now pitching.
Becker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Meares trying to get to home. Hunter throws the ball in to Johnson who tags Meares who's trying to score from second, for the out. Knoblauch moves to second. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieves vs. Ritchie
Todd Ritchie now pitching.
Nieves hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Ritchie
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Nieves goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Higginson vs. Ritchie
Higginson hits a fly ball towards left. Cordova catches it, throws to Meares, who relays to second to get Johnson, who can't get back to the bag on time. Double play. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Ritchie
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Cummings
Molitor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Cummings
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Cummings
Cordova hits a line drive into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Cummings
Lawton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Myers moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Colbrunn vs. Cummings
Colbrunn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Ritchie
Hunter hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Ritchie
Reed hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Ritchie
Fryman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Cummings
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Cummings
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cummings fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Cummings
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Ritchie
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Ritchie
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Nieves vs. Ritchie
Nieves strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Ritchie
There goes Trammell. The throw from Myers and he is safe. Trammell steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Ritchie
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ritchie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Cummings
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Cummings
Molitor hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Cummings
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Cummings
Cordova takes first base on ball four. Myers moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lawton vs. Cummings
Lawton hits a line drive towards left. Higginson chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Higginson. Myers scores. Cordova moves to third. Lawton moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Colbrunn vs. Sager
A.J. Sager now pitching.
Colbrunn strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Trombley
Mike Trombley now pitching.
Higginson hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Trombley
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Trombley
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Myers
Mike Myers now pitching. Denny Hocking pinch hits for Todd Walker.
Hocking is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Myers
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Knoblauch vs. Myers
Knoblauch takes first base on ball four. Meares moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Becker vs. Myers
Becker takes first base on ball four. Meares moves to third. Knoblauch moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Molitor vs. Myers
Molitor strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Myers vs. Myers
Myers is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Trombley
Denny Hocking now playing third base.
Reed hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Trombley
Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hocking fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Trombley
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbrunn throws towards second. Knoblauch fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Knoblauch. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Trombley
Trammell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Lira
Felipe Lira now pitching.
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Lira
Lawton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Colbrunn vs. Lira
Colbrunn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lira fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lira. Colbrunn moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Hocking vs. Lira
Hocking hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nieves vs. Trombley
Nieves hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Trombley
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. Trombley
Higginson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Easley vs. Guardado
Curtis Pride pinch hits for Deivi Cruz. Eddie Guardado now pitching. Damion Easley pinch hits for Curtis Pride.
Easley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. Naulty
Dan Naulty now pitching.
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hocking fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/3/1997 -- Detroit at Minnesota (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Hunter B, cf 5 0 0 0 Knoblauch C, 2b 3 1 0 0 Reed J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Becker R, cf 3 1 1 0 Fryman T, 3b 4 1 1 0 Molitor P, dh 5 1 2 4 Clark T, 1b 4 2 3 2 Myers G, c 5 2 2 0 Trammell B, rf 4 1 2 0 Cordova M, lf 3 1 0 0 Nieves M, dh 4 2 2 1 Lawton M, rf 4 2 2 3 Johnson B, c 4 0 2 2 Colbrunn G, 1b 5 1 1 0 Higginson B, lf 4 0 2 0 Walker T, 3b 3 1 1 0 Cruz D, ss 3 0 1 0 Hocking D, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Pride C, ph 0 0 0 0 Meares P, ss 3 0 1 2 Easley D, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 6 14 5 35 10 10 9 Detroit 032 100 000 -- 6 Minnesota 072 001 00x -- 10 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Blair W (L) 1.2 4 7 7 3 0 Hernandez F 1.0 2 2 2 2 2 Cummings J 3.0 4 1 0 1 0 Sager A 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Myers M 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 Lira F 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Aldred S 3.0 7 5 5 0 1 Ritchie T (W) 3.0 3 1 1 0 3 Trombley M 2.1 4 0 0 0 1 Guardado E 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Naulty D (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Higginson B, Knoblauch C, Lira F DP -- Minnesota 4 LOB -- Detroit 4, Minnesota 10 2B -- Walker T, Meares P, Johnson B HR -- Lawton M, Molitor P, Clark T SB -- Trammell B HBP -- by Myers M (Hocking D) PB -- Myers G T -- 3:18 A -- 11533
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