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Nationals
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
May 6, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals, played on May 6, 2008 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 6, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Nationals
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 6, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Washington Nationals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Shawn Hill |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Shawn Chacon |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 30,335 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brian Runge 1B: Charlie Reliford 2B: Angel Campos 3B: Greg Gibson |
Washington Nationals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felipe Lopez | Second Baseman |
| Cristian Guzman | Shortstop |
| Ryan Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Nick Johnson | First Baseman |
| Lastings Milledge | Center Fielder |
| Austin Kearns | Right Fielder |
| Paul Lo Duca | Catcher |
| Wily Mo Pena | Left Fielder |
| Shawn Hill | Pitcher |
| Manny Acta | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
| Kazuo Matsui | Second Baseman |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
| Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
| Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
| Ty Wigginton | Third Baseman |
| J.R. Towles | Catcher |
| Shawn Chacon | Pitcher |
| Cecil Cooper | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Nationals
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
May 6, 2008
Top 1
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Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Chacon
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guzman vs. Chacon
Guzman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Chacon, and towards Matsui, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Chacon
Zimmerman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Berkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Hill
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Hill
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Hill
Tejada hits a fly ball into right field. Kearns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Chacon
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Milledge vs. Chacon
Milledge strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kearns vs. Chacon
Kearns 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. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lo Duca vs. Chacon
Lo Duca hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Nationals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Hill
Berkman hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Milledge. Berkman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Hill
Lee hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Pena. Lee reaches second base with a double. Berkman scores. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Pence vs. Hill
Pence hits a fly ball into right field. Kearns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Wigginton vs. Hill
Wigginton hits a fly ball into right field. Kearns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Towles vs. Hill
Towles is walked intentionally. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chacon vs. Hill
Chacon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lee moves to third. Towles moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Bourn vs. Hill
Bourn strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Nationals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Chacon
Pena hits a line drive towards short. Tejada reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Chacon
Hill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Chacon
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Guzman vs. Chacon
Guzman hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Nationals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Hill
Matsui hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Pena. Matsui reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Tejada vs. Hill
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Hill
Berkman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Matsui scores. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Hill
There goes Berkman. The throw from Lo Duca and he is safe. Berkman steals second. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Hill
Lee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Pence vs. Hill
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Nationals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Chacon
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Chacon
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Milledge vs. Chacon
Milledge strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kearns vs. Chacon
Kearns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Lo Duca vs. Chacon
Lo Duca 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
Bottom 4
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Nationals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wigginton vs. Hill
Wigginton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Towles vs. Hill
Towles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chacon vs. Hill
Chacon bunts towards the mound. Hill fields it and throws to first for the out. Towles moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Bourn vs. Hill
Hill spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Hill. Towles moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Bourn vs. Hill
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Nationals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Chacon
Pena hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Chacon
Hill bunts towards third. Wigginton fields it and throws to first for the out. Pena moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Chacon
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Guzman vs. Chacon
Guzman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Guzman reaches second base with a double. Pena scores. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Chacon
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bourn. Zimmerman reaches second base with a double. Guzman scores. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Chacon
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Milledge vs. Chacon
Milledge hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Zimmerman trying to get to home. Pence throws the ball in to Towles who tags Zimmerman who's trying to score from second, for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play
Bottom 5
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Nationals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Hill
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Hill
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Hill
Berkman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Hill
Lee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berkman moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pence vs. Hill
Pence hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berkman scores. Lee moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Wigginton vs. Hill
Wigginton strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Nationals, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kearns vs. Chacon
Kearns hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Matsui settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lo Duca vs. Chacon
Lo Duca hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wigginton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Chacon
Pena strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Nationals, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Towles vs. Hill
Towles strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Hill
Chacon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Bourn vs. Colome
Jesus Colome now pitching.
Bourn takes first base on ball four. Chacon moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Matsui vs. Colome
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman fields it and throws to second for the out. Chacon moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Tejada vs. Colome
Tejada hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lopez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Nationals, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Chacon
Aaron Boone pinch hits for Jesus Colome.
Boone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Chacon
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Guzman vs. Chacon
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 -
Nationals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Chacon
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Chacon
There's a wild pitch. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Chacon
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Milledge vs. Chacon
Milledge strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Nationals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Rivera
Willie Harris now playing left field. Saul Rivera now pitching.
Berkman hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Milledge. Berkman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Rivera
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Milledge settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Pence vs. Rivera
There goes Berkman. The throw from Lo Duca and he is safe. Berkman steals third. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Pence vs. Rivera
Pence takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Wigginton vs. Rivera
The umpire calls a balk on Rivera Berkman scores. Pence moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Wigginton vs. Rivera
Wigginton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Towles vs. Rivera
Towles hits a fly ball into center field. Milledge settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Erstad vs. Rivera
Darin Erstad pinch hits for Shawn Chacon.
Erstad hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rivera fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Nationals, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kearns vs. Brocail
Doug Brocail now pitching.
Kearns hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lo Duca vs. Brocail
Lo Duca hits a line drive into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Brocail
Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Belliard vs. Brocail
Ronnie Belliard pinch hits for Saul Rivera.
Belliard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Nationals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Ayala
Wil Nieves now catching. Luis Ayala now pitching.
Bourn bunts towards the mound. Ayala fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Ayala
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Ayala
Tejada hits a popup beyond short. Guzman can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Ayala
Berkman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tejada moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Lee vs. Ayala
Lee hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kearns. Lee reaches second base with a double. Tejada scores. Berkman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Pence vs. Ayala
Jose Cruz pinch runs for Carlos Lee.
Pence strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Nationals, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Valverde
Jose Cruz now playing left field. Jose Valverde now pitching.
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guzman vs. Valverde
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 -
Nationals, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Valverde
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/6/2008 -- Washington at Houston (N)
Washington AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Lopez F, 2b 5 0 0 0 Bourn M, cf 4 0 0 0
Guzman C, ss 5 1 1 1 Matsui K, 2b 5 1 1 0
Zimmerman R, 3b 5 0 2 1 Tejada M, ss 5 1 1 0
Johnson N, 1b 1 1 1 1 Berkman L, 1b 5 4 5 1
Milledge L, cf 4 0 1 0 Lee C, lf 4 0 3 3
Kearns A, rf 4 1 2 1 Cruz J, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Lo Duca P, c 4 0 0 0 Pence H, rf 4 0 1 1
Nieves W, c 0 0 0 0 Wigginton T, 3b 3 0 0 0
Pena W, lf 3 1 1 0 Towles J, c 2 0 0 0
Harris W, lf 1 0 0 0 Chacon S, p 1 0 1 0
Hill S, p 0 0 0 0 Erstad D, ph 1 0 0 0
Colome J, p 0 0 0 0 Brocail D, p 0 0 0 0
Boone A, ph 1 1 1 1 Valverde J, p 0 0 0 0
Rivera S, p 0 0 0 0
Belliard R, ph 1 0 0 0
Ayala L, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 9 5 34 6 12 5
Washington 010 020 110 -- 5
Houston 011 010 12x -- 6
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Hill S 5.1 8 3 3 4 3
Colome J 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Rivera S 1.0 1 1 1 2 0
Ayala L (L) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Chacon S 7.0 8 4 4 4 8
Brocail D (W) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Valverde J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Wigginton T, Hill S
DP -- Washington 1, Houston 1
LOB -- Washington 7, Houston 12
2B -- Berkman L 2, Lee C 2, Matsui K, Guzman C, Zimmerman R
HR -- Johnson N, Boone A, Kearns A
SB -- Berkman L 2
SH -- Chacon S, Hill S
WP -- Chacon S
Balk -- Rivera S
T -- 2:58
A -- 30335
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