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Astros
@ Nationals
Nationals Park
May 4, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros, played on May 4, 2009 at Nationals Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Washington Nationals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 4, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Washington Nationals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brian Moehler |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Lannan |
| Ballpark | Nationals Park |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 14,115 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Winters 1B: Lance Barksdale 2B: Brian Knight 3B: Randy Marsh |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kazuo Matsui | Second Baseman |
| Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
| Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
| Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Keppinger | Third Baseman |
| J.R. Towles | Catcher |
| Brian Moehler | Pitcher |
| Cecil Cooper | Manager |
Washington Nationals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cristian Guzman | Shortstop |
| Nick Johnson | First Baseman |
| Ryan Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Adam Dunn | Left Fielder |
| Elijah Dukes | Center Fielder |
| Austin Kearns | Right Fielder |
| Jesus Flores | Catcher |
| Anderson Hernandez | Second Baseman |
| John Lannan | Pitcher |
| Manny Acta | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Nationals
Nationals Park
May 4, 2009
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Lannan
Matsui bunts towards third. Zimmerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bourn vs. Lannan
That's a pickoff. Matsui moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bourn vs. Lannan
Bourn hits a fly ball into center field. Dukes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Matsui moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Berkman vs. Lannan
Berkman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dukes. Berkman reaches second base with a double. Matsui scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Lannan
There goes Berkman. The throw from Flores and he is out, Zimmerman applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Lannan
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Guzman vs. Moehler
Guzman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Moehler
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Moehler
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Dunn vs. Moehler
Dunn strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Dukes vs. Moehler
Dukes strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Lannan
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Lannan
Pence takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Keppinger vs. Lannan
Keppinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kearns vs. Moehler
Kearns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Flores vs. Moehler
Flores strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Moehler
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kearns moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Lannan vs. Moehler
Lannan strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Guzman vs. Moehler
Guzman hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Towles vs. Lannan
Towles hits a fly ball into center field. Dukes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Moehler vs. Lannan
Moehler hits a fly ball into center field. Dukes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Lannan
Matsui takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Bourn vs. Lannan
Bourn hits a fly ball into center field. Dukes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Moehler
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Moehler
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Dunn vs. Moehler
Dunn hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Dukes vs. Moehler
Dukes strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Lannan
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Lannan
Lee hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Dukes. Lee reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Tejada vs. Lannan
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Pence vs. Lannan
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kearns vs. Moehler
Kearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keppinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flores vs. Moehler
Flores hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bourn. Flores reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Moehler
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keppinger fields it and throws to first for the out. Flores moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Lannan vs. Moehler
Lannan hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Towles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Lannan
Keppinger hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Towles vs. Lannan
Towles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Keppinger moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moehler vs. Lannan
Moehler bunts in front of the plate. Flores fields it and throws to first for the out. Keppinger moves to third. Towles moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Matsui vs. Lannan
Matsui hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Dunn. Matsui reaches second base with a double. Keppinger scores. Towles scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Bourn vs. Lannan
Bourn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dukes. Bourn reaches second base with a double. Dukes throws the ball in to Hernandez who relays the ball to Zimmerman who tags Bourn trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Matsui scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Lannan
Berkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Lannan
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Berkman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Tejada vs. Lannan
Tejada hits a line drive into center field. Dukes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 4 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guzman vs. Moehler
Guzman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Moehler
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Moehler
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Zimmerman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Dunn vs. Moehler
Dunn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Dukes vs. Moehler
Dukes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zimmerman scores. Dunn moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Kearns vs. Moehler
Kearns hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dunn scores. Dukes moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Flores vs. Moehler
Flores hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 4 - Nationals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Lannan
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Lannan
Keppinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Towles vs. Lannan
Towles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 4 - Nationals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Wright
Wesley Wright now pitching.
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Belliard vs. Wright
Ronnie Belliard pinch hits for John Lannan.
Belliard hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Guzman vs. Wright
Guzman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Wright
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to third. Guzman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Zimmerman vs. Paulino
Felipe Paulino now pitching. Geoff Blum now playing third base.
Zimmerman takes first base on ball four. Hernandez scores. Guzman moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Dunn vs. Paulino
Dunn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Guzman scores. Johnson scores. Zimmerman moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Dukes vs. Paulino
Dukes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Zimmerman scores. Dunn moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Kearns vs. Paulino
Kearns is hit by the pitch. Dunn moves to third. Dukes moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Flores vs. Paulino
Flores hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Matsui settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Hernandez vs. Paulino
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. Dunn scores. Dukes moves to third. Kearns moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Belliard vs. Fulchino
Jeff Fulchino now pitching.
Belliard hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 4 - Nationals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Hanrahan
Joel Hanrahan now pitching.
Blum hits a popup towards short. Guzman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Hanrahan
Matsui strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Hanrahan
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 4 - Nationals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Guzman vs. Fulchino
Guzman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Fulchino
Johnson hits a line drive towards short. Tejada reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Fulchino
Zimmerman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pence. Zimmerman reaches second base with a double. Guzman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Dunn vs. Fulchino
Dunn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Dukes vs. Fulchino
Dukes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Zimmerman scores. Dunn moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Kearns vs. Fulchino
Kearns strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Flores vs. Fulchino
Flores strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 4 - Nationals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Mock
Garrett Mock now pitching. Willie Harris now playing left field.
Berkman hits a fly ball into center field. Dukes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Mock
Lee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Mock
Tejada hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Mock
Pence hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 4 - Nationals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Fulchino
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Fulchino
Harris takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Guzman vs. Fulchino
Guzman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fulchino fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hernandez moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Fulchino
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 4 - Nationals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Erstad vs. Mock
Darin Erstad pinch hits for Jeff Fulchino.
Erstad hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Erstad for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Towles vs. Mock
Towles strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Nationals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Mock
Blum hits a popup towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/4/2009 -- Houston at Washington (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Matsui K, 2b 3 2 2 2 Guzman C, ss 6 2 2 0
Bourn M, cf 4 0 1 1 Johnson N, 1b 4 1 0 0
Berkman L, 1b 4 0 2 1 Zimmerman R, 3b 4 3 4 2
Lee C, lf 4 0 3 0 Dunn A, lf 3 2 1 2
Tejada M, ss 4 0 0 0 Mock G, p 0 0 0 0
Pence H, rf 3 0 0 0 Dukes E, cf 5 0 3 3
Keppinger J, 3b 3 1 1 0 Kearns A, rf 4 0 2 1
Paulino F, p 0 0 0 0 Flores J, c 5 0 1 0
Fulchino J, p 0 0 0 0 Hernandez A, 2b 3 1 2 1
Erstad D, ph 1 0 0 0 Lannan J, p 2 0 0 0
Towles J, c 4 1 1 0 Belliard R, ph 2 0 0 0
Moehler B, p 1 0 0 0 Hanrahan J, p 0 0 0 0
Wright W, p 0 0 0 0 Harris W, lf 0 0 0 0
Blum G, 3b 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 10 4 38 9 15 9
Houston 100 030 000 -- 4
Washington 000 025 20x -- 9
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Moehler B 5.0 8 2 2 2 5
Wright W (L) 0.1 1 3 3 2 0
Paulino F 0.1 2 2 2 2 0
Fulchino J 2.1 4 2 2 2 3
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Lannan J (W) 6.0 9 4 3 2 0
Hanrahan J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Mock G 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Johnson N
DP -- Houston 1, Washington 1
LOB -- Houston 5, Washington 14
2B -- Berkman L, Lee C, Flores J, Matsui K, Bourn M, Zimmerman R 2
CS -- Matsui K, Berkman L
SH -- Moehler B
HBP -- by Paulino F (Kearns A)
T -- 3:05
A -- 14115
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