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Cubs
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
September 5, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 5, 1998 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 5, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 5, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kevin Tapani |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sean Lawrence |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 37,711 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Angel Hernandez 1B: Bill Hohn 2B: Greg Bonin 3B: Randy Marsh |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Jose Hernandez | Shortstop |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Glenallen Hill | Left Fielder |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Morandini | Second Baseman |
| Scott Servais | Catcher |
| Kevin Tapani | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Womack | Second Baseman |
| Adrian Brown | Center Fielder |
| Jason Kendall | Catcher |
| Kevin Young | First Baseman |
| Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
| Turner Ward | Left Fielder |
| Freddy Garcia | Third Baseman |
| Abraham Nunez | Shortstop |
| Sean Lawrence | Pitcher |
| Gene Lamont | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
September 5, 1998
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lawrence
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lawrence
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Lawrence
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lawrence fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Tapani
Womack hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Tapani
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Tapani
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Lawrence
Sosa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Lawrence
Hill hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Brown. Hill reaches second base with a double. Sosa moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gaetti vs. Lawrence
Gaetti hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Guillen. Gaetti reaches second base with a double. Sosa scores. Hill scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Morandini vs. Lawrence
Morandini strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Servais vs. Lawrence
Servais hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Womack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Tapani vs. Lawrence
Tapani strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Tapani
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Tapani
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Tapani
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lawrence
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lawrence
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nunez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Lawrence
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Lawrence
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nunez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Tapani
Garcia hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Nunez vs. Tapani
Nunez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lawrence vs. Tapani
Lawrence bunts towards the mound. Tapani fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Womack vs. Tapani
Womack hits a popup beyond second. Morandini can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Lawrence moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Tapani
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Lawrence
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Womack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Lawrence
Gaetti hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Lawrence
Morandini strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Tapani
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Tapani
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Tapani
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Young moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Tapani
Ward hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Tapani
Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Lawrence
Servais hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tapani vs. Lawrence
Tapani takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Lawrence
Johnson hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Garcia, and into shallow left field. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Tapani moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Hernandez vs. Lawrence
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tapani tags and scores. Johnson tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grace vs. Lawrence
Grace hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Nunez vs. Tapani
Nunez hits a fly ball into left field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lawrence vs. Tapani
Lawrence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Tapani
Womack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Lawrence
Sosa hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Lawrence
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lawrence fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Lawrence
Gaetti hits a line drive beyond second. Womack can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Hill moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Morandini vs. Lawrence
Morandini takes first base on ball four. Hill moves to third. Gaetti moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Servais vs. Martinez
Javier Martinez now pitching.
Servais strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Tapani vs. Martinez
Tapani takes first base on ball four. Hill scores. Gaetti moves to third. Morandini moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Tabaka
Jeff Tabaka now pitching.
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Hernandez vs. Tabaka
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Nunez fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Tapani
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Tapani
Kendall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morandini catches it and throws to first to double up Brown. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Tapani
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Tabaka
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nunez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Tabaka
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Tabaka
Hill strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Tapani
Brant Brown now playing left field.
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Tapani
Ward hits a popup towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Tapani
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Nunez vs. Tapani
Nunez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Strange vs. Tapani
Doug Strange pinch hits for Jeff Tabaka.
Strange hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Tapani covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Van Poppel
Todd Van Poppel now pitching.
Gaetti hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Van Poppel
Morandini takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. Van Poppel
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nunez misplays the ball. That's an error on Nunez. Morandini moves to third. Servais moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tapani vs. Van Poppel
Tapani hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nunez fields it and throws to home to get Morandini. Servais moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Van Poppel
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Brown. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Servais scores. Tapani moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Hernandez vs. Van Poppel
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nunez misplays the ball. That's an error on Nunez. Tapani scores. Johnson scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Van Poppel
Grace strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Tapani
Womack hits a popup towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Tapani
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Tapani
Kendall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Adams
Terry Adams now pitching.
Young hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Morandini fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Guillen vs. Adams
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brown scores. Young moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ward vs. Adams
The ball gets by Servais for a passed ball. Young scores. Guillen moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Adams
Ward strikes out. Servais drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Ward out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Rincon
Ricardo Rincon now pitching.
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Rincon
Manny Alexander pinch hits for Brant Brown.
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Rincon
Gaetti hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Adams
Jose Hernandez now playing left field. Manny Alexander now playing shortstop.
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Nunez vs. Adams
Nunez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Adams
Aramis Ramirez pinch hits for Ricardo Rincon.
Ramirez strikes out. There goes Nunez. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Womack vs. Adams
Womack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nunez moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Beck
Rod Beck now pitching.
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Womack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Beck
Brown strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/5/1998 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Johnson L, cf 5 1 2 1 Womack T, 2b 5 0 2 0
Hernandez J, ss-lf 4 0 0 1 Brown A, cf 3 1 0 0
Grace M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Kendall J, c 4 0 1 0
Sosa S, rf 5 2 2 1 Young K, 1b 3 2 0 0
Hill G, lf 4 2 2 0 Guillen J, rf 4 0 1 1
Brown B, lf 0 0 0 0 Ward T, lf 4 1 1 2
Alexander M, ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Garcia F, 3b 4 0 2 0
Gaetti G, 3b 5 0 2 2 Nunez A, ss 3 0 1 0
Morandini M, 2b 2 0 0 0 Lawrence S, p 2 0 0 0
Servais S, c 4 1 0 0 Martinez J, p 0 0 0 0
Tapani K, p 2 2 0 1 Tabaka J, p 0 0 0 0
Adams T, p 0 0 0 0 Strange D, ph 1 0 0 0
Beck R, p 0 0 0 0 Van Poppel T, p 0 0 0 0
Rincon R, p 0 0 0 0
Ramirez A, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 8 8 6 34 4 8 3
Chicago 020 012 030 -- 8
Pittsburgh 000 200 020 -- 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Tapani K (W) 7.1 6 4 3 3 1
Adams T 1.1 2 0 0 1 2
Beck R (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Lawrence S (L)* 5.0 7 5 5 3 6
Martinez J 0.1 0 0 0 1 1
Tabaka J 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Van Poppel T 1.0 1 3 0 1 1
Rincon R 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 4 batters in 6th
E -- Nunez A 3
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Hill G, Gaetti G, Johnson L 2
HR -- Ward T, Sosa S
SB -- Nunez A
SF -- Hernandez J
PB -- Servais S
T -- 2:51
A -- 37711
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