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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 23, 2007
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros, played on September 23, 2007 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 23, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roy Oswalt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Todd Wellemeyer |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 46,169 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Alfonso Marquez 1B: Chuck Meriwether 2B: Rick Reed 3B: Tim Timmons |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Josh Anderson | Center Fielder |
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
| Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
| Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
| Mark Loretta | Shortstop |
| Ty Wigginton | Third Baseman |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Roy Oswalt | Pitcher |
| Cecil Cooper | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David Eckstein | Shortstop |
| Rick Ankiel | Center Fielder |
| So Taguchi | Left Fielder |
| Scott Spiezio | First Baseman |
| Skip Schumaker | Right Fielder |
| Aaron Miles | Second Baseman |
| Kelly Stinnett | Catcher |
| Todd Wellemeyer | Pitcher |
| Brendan Ryan | Third Baseman |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 23, 2007
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Wellemeyer
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spiezio scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Anderson for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Wellemeyer
Biggio hits a fly ball into right field. Schumaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Wellemeyer
Berkman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stinnett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Eckstein vs. Oswalt
Eckstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Oswalt
Ankiel hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Taguchi vs. Oswalt
Taguchi strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Spiezio vs. Oswalt
Spiezio hits a line drive towards left. Lee chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Lee. Ankiel moves to third. Spiezio moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Schumaker vs. Oswalt
Schumaker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Wellemeyer
Lee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Wellemeyer
Pence strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Loretta vs. Wellemeyer
Loretta hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ryan fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Eckstein covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Oswalt
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Loretta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stinnett vs. Oswalt
Stinnett hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wellemeyer vs. Oswalt
Wellemeyer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Oswalt
Ryan hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Ryan reaches second base with a double. Wellemeyer moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Eckstein vs. Oswalt
Eckstein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wigginton fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wigginton. Wellemeyer scores. Ryan moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Ankiel vs. Oswalt
Ankiel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wigginton vs. Wellemeyer
Wigginton hits a fly ball into center field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Wellemeyer
Ausmus hits a popup towards first. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Oswalt vs. Wellemeyer
Oswalt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Taguchi vs. Oswalt
Taguchi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spiezio vs. Oswalt
There goes Taguchi. The throw from Ausmus and he is out, Loretta applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Oswalt
Spiezio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Schumaker vs. Oswalt
Schumaker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Spiezio moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Miles vs. Oswalt
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields it and throws to second for the out. Spiezio moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Stinnett vs. Oswalt
Stinnett is walked intentionally. Miles moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wellemeyer vs. Oswalt
Wellemeyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wellemeyer for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Wellemeyer
Anderson hits a fly ball into left field. Taguchi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Wellemeyer
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Wellemeyer
Berkman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Wellemeyer
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ryan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Oswalt
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Eckstein vs. Oswalt
Eckstein hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ankiel vs. Oswalt
Ankiel strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Taguchi vs. Oswalt
Taguchi hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Wellemeyer
Pence strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Loretta vs. Wellemeyer
Loretta hits a line drive towards third. Ryan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wigginton vs. Wellemeyer
Wigginton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Oswalt
Spiezio hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Schumaker vs. Oswalt
Schumaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Oswalt
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Oswalt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Percival
Troy Percival now pitching. Miguel Cairo now playing second base.
Ausmus hits a line drive into left field. Taguchi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Oswalt vs. Percival
Oswalt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Percival
Anderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stinnett vs. Oswalt
Stinnett hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Oswalt
Cairo hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Oswalt
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Loretta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Springer
Russ Springer now pitching.
Biggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Springer
Berkman strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Springer
Lee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Pence vs. Springer
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ryan fields it and throws to second for the out. Biggio moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Loretta vs. Springer
Loretta hits a line drive beyond second. Cairo can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Biggio scores. Pence moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Wigginton vs. Springer
Wigginton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Eckstein fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Eckstein vs. Oswalt
Eckstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Eckstein for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Oswalt
Ankiel hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Taguchi vs. Oswalt
Taguchi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Oswalt fields it and throws to first for the out. Ankiel moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Spiezio vs. Oswalt
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Loretta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Falkenborg
Brian Falkenborg now pitching. Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Brad Ausmus.
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lamb vs. Falkenborg
Mike Lamb pinch hits for Roy Oswalt.
Lamb hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Taguchi. Lamb reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Anderson vs. Falkenborg
Eric Bruntlett pinch runs for Mike Lamb.
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. Bruntlett moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Biggio vs. Falkenborg
Biggio hits a fly ball into right field. Schumaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Schumaker vs. Qualls
Chad Qualls now pitching. Mark Loretta now playing second base. J.R. Towles now catching. Eric Bruntlett now playing shortstop.
Schumaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Loretta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Edmonds vs. Qualls
Jim Edmonds pinch hits for Brian Falkenborg.
Edmonds hits a line drive into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinnett vs. Qualls
Stinnett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bruntlett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Isringhausen
Jason Isringhausen now pitching.
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Eckstein misplays the ball. That's an error on Eckstein. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Isringhausen
Lee hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Isringhausen
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Loretta vs. Isringhausen
Loretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spiezio scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Loretta for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wigginton vs. Isringhausen
Wigginton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Towles vs. Jimenez
Kelvin Jimenez now pitching.
Towles hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Wigginton moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Bruntlett vs. Jimenez
Bruntlett hits a popup in front of the plate. Stinnett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Lidge
Brad Lidge now pitching.
Cairo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Ludwick vs. Lidge
Ryan Ludwick pinch hits for Brendan Ryan.
Ludwick takes first base on ball four. Cairo moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Pujols vs. Lidge
Albert Pujols pinch hits for David Eckstein.
Pujols hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cairo scores. Ludwick moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Ankiel vs. Lidge
Brian Barden pinch runs for Albert Pujols.
Ankiel hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Pence who is chasing the ball. Ankiel reaches third base with a triple. Ludwick scores. Barden goes all the way around to score. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/23/2007 -- Houston at St. Louis (N)
Houston AB R H RBI St. Louis AB R H RBI
Anderson J, cf 4 0 0 0 Eckstein D, ss 4 0 1 0
Biggio C, 2b 4 1 1 0 Pujols A, ph 1 0 1 1
Qualls C, p 0 0 0 0 Barden B, pr 0 1 0 0
Lidge B, p 0 0 0 0 Ankiel R, cf 5 0 3 2
Berkman L, 1b 4 1 1 0 Taguchi S, lf 4 0 1 0
Lee C, lf 3 1 2 2 Spiezio S, 1b 4 0 1 0
Pence H, rf 4 0 0 0 Schumaker S, rf 4 0 1 0
Loretta M, ss-2b 4 0 1 1 Miles A, 2b 3 0 0 0
Wigginton T, 3b 4 0 1 0 Percival T, p 0 0 0 0
Ausmus B, c 2 0 0 0 Springer R, p 0 0 0 0
Palmeiro O, ph 1 0 0 0 Falkenborg B, p 0 0 0 0
Towles J, c 1 0 1 0 Edmonds J, ph 1 0 0 0
Oswalt R, p 2 0 0 0 Isringhausen J, p 0 0 0 0
Lamb M, ph 1 0 1 0 Jimenez K, p 0 0 0 0
Bruntlett E, pr-ss 1 0 0 0 Stinnett K, c 3 0 0 0
Wellemeyer T, p 2 1 1 0
Cairo M, 2b 2 1 1 0
Ryan B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Ludwick R, ph 0 1 0 0
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35 3 8 3 36 4 11 3
Houston 000 000 102 -- 3
St. Louis 010 000 003 -- 4
0 outs when winning run was scored.
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt R 7.0 8 1 0 1 2
Qualls C 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Lidge B (L) 0.0 3 3 3 1 0
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Wellemeyer T 5.0 1 0 0 1 5
Percival T 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Springer R 1.0 3 1 1 0 1
Falkenborg B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Isringhausen J 0.2 2 2 1 0 0
Jimenez K (W) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Lee C, Wigginton T, Eckstein D
DP -- St. Louis 1
LOB -- Houston 6, St. Louis 10
2B -- Ryan B, Lamb M
3B -- Ankiel R
HR -- Lee C
CS -- Taguchi S
T -- 2:51
A -- 46169
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