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Cubs
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 20, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs, played on April 20, 1997 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 20, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kevin Foster |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Mlicki |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 18,484 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rich Rieker 1B: Randy Marsh 2B: Jeff Kellogg 3B: Mark Barron |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Tyler Houston | Catcher |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Dave Clark | Left Fielder |
| Shawon Dunston | Shortstop |
| Kevin Orie | Third Baseman |
| Rey Sanchez | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Foster | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Manny Alexander | Shortstop |
| Carlos Baerga | Second Baseman |
| John Olerud | First Baseman |
| Bernard Gilkey | Left Fielder |
| Carl Everett | Center Fielder |
| Alex Ochoa | Right Fielder |
| Matt Franco | Third Baseman |
| Alberto Castillo | Catcher |
| Dave Mlicki | Pitcher |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 20, 1997
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Mlicki
McRae hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Castillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Mlicki
Houston hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Mlicki
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baerga fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Mlicki
Sosa strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Foster
Alexander takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Baerga vs. Foster
Baerga hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Foster
There goes Alexander. The throw from Houston and he is safe. Alexander steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Olerud vs. Foster
Olerud strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Gilkey vs. Foster
Gilkey hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Mlicki
Clark hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Dunston vs. Mlicki
Dunston hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Orie vs. Mlicki
Orie strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Sanchez vs. Mlicki
Sanchez hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Foster vs. Mlicki
Foster bunts towards the mound. Mlicki fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Foster
Everett hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Foster
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Foster
Franco hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Mlicki
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Mlicki
Houston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Mlicki
Grace hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Foster
Castillo bunts towards the mound. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mlicki vs. Foster
Mlicki strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Foster
Alexander hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Baerga vs. Foster
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baerga for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Mlicki
Sosa hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Ochoa. Sosa reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Mlicki
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dunston vs. Mlicki
Dunston bunts towards first. Olerud fields it and throws to third for the out. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Orie vs. Mlicki
Orie hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Sanchez vs. Mlicki
Sanchez takes first base on ball four. Clark moves to third. Dunston moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foster vs. Mlicki
Foster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baerga settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Foster
Olerud hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Foster
Gilkey hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Foster
Everett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ochoa vs. Foster
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ochoa for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Mlicki
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baerga scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Mlicki
Houston takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Mlicki
Grace hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Houston moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Sosa vs. Mlicki
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Mlicki
Clark is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Foster
Franco hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Foster
Castillo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mlicki vs. Foster
Mlicki hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Foster
Alexander hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Clark. Alexander reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baerga vs. Foster
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Mlicki
Dunston is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Orie vs. Mlicki
There goes Dunston. The throw from Castillo and he is safe. Dunston steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Orie vs. Mlicki
Orie hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ochoa. Orie reaches second base with a double. Dunston moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Sanchez vs. Borland
Toby Borland now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Dunston scores. Orie moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Sanchez vs. Borland
Sanchez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Orie scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Borland
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Franco fields it and throws to first for the out. Sanchez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Borland
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Houston vs. Bohanon
Brian Bohanon now pitching.
Houston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Foster
Jose Hernandez now playing shortstop.
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Foster
Gilkey hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Foster
Everett strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Bohanon
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Bohanon
Sosa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glanville vs. Bohanon
Doug Glanville pinch hits for Dave Clark.
Glanville bunts towards third. Franco fields it and throws to first for the out. Sosa moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Bohanon
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sosa scores. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Orie vs. Manuel
Barry Manuel now pitching. Lance Johnson now playing center field.
Orie hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gilkey. Orie reaches second base with a double. Hernandez scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Sanchez vs. Manuel
Sanchez hits a line drive into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Foster
Doug Glanville now playing left field.
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Foster
Franco hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Patterson
Bob Patterson now pitching. Todd Hundley pinch hits for Alberto Castillo.
Hundley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Franco moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Patterson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Sanchez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Manuel
Todd Hundley now catching.
Patterson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Baerga reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Manuel
McRae is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Manuel
Houston strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Patterson
Alexander hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Patterson
Baerga bunts towards third. Orie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Patterson
Olerud strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gilkey vs. Rojas
Mel Rojas now pitching.
Gilkey hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Jordan
Ricardo Jordan now pitching. Steve Bieser now playing left field.
Grace hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Jordan
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Franco fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Glanville vs. Jordan
Glanville hits a line drive into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Jordan
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Orie vs. Jordan
The ball gets by Hundley for a passed ball. Grace moves to third. Sosa moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Orie vs. Jordan
Orie hits a fly ball into left field. Bieser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bieser vs. Wendell
Turk Wendell now pitching.
Bieser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ochoa vs. Wendell
Ochoa strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Franco vs. Wendell
There's a wild pitch. Bieser moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Franco vs. Wendell
Franco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hundley vs. Wendell
Hundley strikes out. There goes Bieser. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Franco. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Wendell
Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Bieser scores. Franco scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. Wendell
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1997, game 2 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
McRae B, cf 5 0 0 0 Alexander M, ss 4 0 2 0
Houston T, c 4 0 1 0 Baerga C, 2b 4 0 1 0
Grace M, 1b 5 0 2 0 Olerud J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Sosa S, rf 5 1 3 0 Gilkey B, lf 4 0 0 0
Clark D, lf 2 0 1 0 Jordan R, p 0 0 0 0
Glanville D, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Everett C, cf 2 0 0 0
Dunston S, ss 2 1 1 0 Manuel B, p 0 0 0 0
Hernandez J, ss 2 1 1 1 Bieser S, lf 1 1 1 0
Orie K, 3b 5 1 2 1 Ochoa A, rf 4 0 0 0
Sanchez R, 2b 3 0 1 1 Franco M, 3b 3 2 2 1
Foster K, p 3 0 0 0 Castillo A, c 2 0 0 0
Patterson B, p 1 0 0 0 Hundley T, ph-c 2 0 1 0
Rojas M, p 0 0 0 0 Mlicki D, p 2 0 0 0
Wendell T, p 0 0 0 0 Borland T, p 0 0 0 0
Bohanon B, p 0 0 0 0
Johnson L, cf 2 0 1 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 4 12 3 34 3 8 3
Chicago 000 002 200 -- 4
New York 000 010 002 -- 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Foster K (W) 6.1 4 1 1 2 4
Patterson B 1.1 2 0 0 0 1
Rojas M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Wendell T (S) 1.0 2 2 2 1 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Mlicki D (L)* 5.0 6 2 2 3 4
Borland T 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Bohanon B 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Manuel B 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Jordan R 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Hundley T
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 12, New York 7
2B -- Sosa S, Alexander M, Orie K 2, Johnson L
HR -- Franco M
SB -- Alexander M, Dunston S, Franco M, Bieser S
SH -- Glanville D
HBP -- by Mlicki D (Dunston S)
WP -- Borland T, Wendell T
T -- 3:17
A -- 18484
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