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Twins
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 21, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 21, 2009 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 21, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 21, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nick Blackburn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Luke Hochevar |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 22,283 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Everitt 1B: Gerry Davis 2B: Bruce Dreckman 3B: CB Bucknor |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Denard Span | Right Fielder |
| Orlando Cabrera | Shortstop |
| Joe Mauer | Catcher |
| Jason Kubel | DH |
| Michael Cuddyer | First Baseman |
| Joe Crede | Third Baseman |
| Delmon Young | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Gomez | Center Fielder |
| Alexi Casilla | Second Baseman |
| Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David DeJesus | Left Fielder |
| Mitch Maier | Center Fielder |
| Billy Butler | First Baseman |
| Mike Jacobs | DH |
| Alberto Callaspo | Second Baseman |
| Mark Teahen | Third Baseman |
| Miguel Olivo | Catcher |
| Josh Anderson | Right Fielder |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | Shortstop |
| Trey Hillman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 21, 2009
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Span vs. Hochevar
Span hits a ball on the ground towards first. Butler scoops it up and throws to first, with Hochevar covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Hochevar
Cabrera strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Hochevar
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Butler scoops it up and throws to first, with Hochevar covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Blackburn
DeJesus hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Blackburn
Maier hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Blackburn
Butler hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Blackburn
Jacobs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Callaspo vs. Blackburn
Callaspo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jacobs moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Teahen vs. Blackburn
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Casilla fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Hochevar
Kubel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cuddyer vs. Hochevar
Cuddyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Crede vs. Hochevar
Crede hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Olivo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Blackburn
Olivo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Casilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Blackburn
Anderson hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Betancourt vs. Blackburn
Betancourt hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Hochevar
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betancourt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Hochevar
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Hochevar
Casilla hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hochevar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Blackburn
DeJesus hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Blackburn
Maier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Blackburn
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blackburn fields it and throws to first for the out. Maier moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Jacobs vs. Blackburn
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Crede throws to first for one, and Cuddyer throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Maier scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Blackburn
Callaspo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Blackburn
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Casilla scoops it up and throws to first, with Blackburn covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Span vs. Hochevar
Span hits a ball on the ground towards first. Butler scoops it up and throws to first, with Hochevar covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Hochevar
Cabrera hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Hochevar
Mauer hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Blackburn
Olivo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Blackburn
Anderson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Olivo moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Betancourt vs. Blackburn
Betancourt strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
DeJesus vs. Blackburn
DeJesus hits a line drive towards short. Cabrera catches it and throws to second to double up Olivo. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Hochevar
Kubel strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Hochevar
Cuddyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betancourt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Crede vs. Hochevar
Crede hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Blackburn
Maier strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Blackburn
Butler strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Blackburn
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Casilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Hochevar
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hochevar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Hochevar
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betancourt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Casilla vs. Hochevar
There goes Gomez. The throw from Olivo and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Casilla vs. Hochevar
Casilla hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Anderson. Casilla reaches second base with a double. Gomez scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Span vs. Hochevar
There's a wild pitch. Casilla moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Span vs. Hochevar
Span hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Anderson fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Anderson. Casilla scores. Span moves all the way to home. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Hochevar
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Hochevar
Mauer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Kubel vs. Hochevar
Kubel hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Blackburn
Callaspo strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Blackburn
Teahen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mauer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Blackburn
Olivo strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Hochevar
Cuddyer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Crede vs. Hochevar
Crede hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Hochevar
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Blackburn
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Betancourt vs. Blackburn
Betancourt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Crede fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Blackburn
DeJesus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Maier vs. Blackburn
Maier strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Farnsworth
Kyle Farnsworth now pitching.
Gomez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Casilla vs. Farnsworth
Casilla bunts towards the mound. Farnsworth fields it and throws to first for the out. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Span vs. Farnsworth
Span hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gomez scores. Span moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Cabrera vs. Farnsworth
Cabrera strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Mauer vs. Farnsworth
Mauer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Kubel vs. Bale
John Bale now pitching.
Kubel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Butler scoops it up and throws to first, with Bale covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Guerrier
Matt Guerrier now pitching.
Butler strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Guerrier
Jacobs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callaspo vs. Guerrier
Willie Bloomquist pinch runs for Mike Jacobs.
Callaspo hits a line drive into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Mijares
Jose Mijares now pitching.
Mijares fires to first and picks off Bloomquist. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Wright
Jamey Wright now pitching.
Cuddyer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Crede vs. Wright
Crede hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Wright
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Nathan
Joe Nathan now pitching.
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Nathan
Olivo strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Nathan
Brayan Pena pinch hits for Josh Anderson.
Pena hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Betancourt vs. Nathan
Betancourt hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Young. Betancourt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
DeJesus vs. Nathan
DeJesus hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Soria
Willie Bloomquist now playing right field. Joakim Soria now pitching.
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Soria
Casilla hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Span vs. Soria
Span hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cabrera vs. Soria
Cabrera hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Bloomquist who is chasing the ball. Cabrera reaches third base with a triple. Casilla goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Mauer vs. Soria
Mauer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Kubel vs. Soria
Kubel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Nathan
Maier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Casilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Nathan
Butler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bloomquist vs. Nathan
Bloomquist hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Butler moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Callaspo vs. Nathan
Callaspo hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Teahen vs. Nathan
Teahen hits a line drive into right field. Span 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 8/21/2009 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Span D, rf 5 1 2 2 DeJesus D, lf 4 1 1 1
Cabrera O, ss 5 0 1 1 Maier M, cf 5 1 1 0
Mauer J, c 3 0 1 0 Butler B, 1b 5 1 2 1
Kubel J, dh 5 0 1 0 Jacobs M, dh 3 0 1 0
Cuddyer M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bloomquist W, pr-rf 1 0 1 0
Crede J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Callaspo A, 2b 5 0 2 0
Young D, lf 4 0 0 0 Teahen M, 3b 5 0 0 0
Gomez C, cf 4 2 2 0 Olivo M, c 4 0 1 0
Casilla A, 2b 3 2 2 1 Anderson J, rf 3 0 1 0
Pena B, ph 1 1 1 1
Soria J, p 0 0 0 0
Betancourt Y, ss 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 5 9 4 40 4 12 3
Minnesota 000 003 010 1 -- 5
Kansas City 102 000 001 0 -- 4
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Blackburn N 7.0 7 3 3 2 6
Guerrier M 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Mijares J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Nathan J (W) 2.0 4 1 1 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Hochevar L 7.0 5 3 3 0 3
Farnsworth K 0.2 2 1 1 1 1
Bale J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Wright J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Soria J (L) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
E -- Cuddyer M, Olivo M, Anderson J
DP -- Minnesota 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Minnesota 5, Kansas City 8
2B -- Casilla A, Betancourt Y
3B -- Span D, Cabrera O
HR -- Butler B, DeJesus D, Pena B
SB -- Gomez C
SH -- Casilla A
WP -- Hochevar L
T -- 3:11
A -- 22283
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