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Expos
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 17, 1993
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Montreal Expos, played on August 17, 1993 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1993 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1993 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kirk Rueter |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Harkey |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 32,723 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Davidson 1B: Bill Hohn 2B: Larry Poncino 3B: Rich Rieker |
Montreal Expos Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Randy Ready | Second Baseman |
| John Vander Wal | First Baseman |
| Marquis Grissom | Center Fielder |
| Larry Walker | Right Fielder |
| Moises Alou | Left Fielder |
| Darrin Fletcher | Catcher |
| Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
| Wil Cordero | Shortstop |
| Kirk Rueter | Pitcher |
| Felipe Alou | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rey Sanchez | Shortstop |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Roberson | Right Fielder |
| Candy Maldonado | Left Fielder |
| Steve Lake | Catcher |
| Mike Harkey | Pitcher |
| Jim Lefebvre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Expos
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 17, 1993
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ready vs. Harkey
Ready hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Vander Wal vs. Harkey
Vander Wal takes first base on ball four. Ready moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Grissom vs. Harkey
Grissom hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Lake settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Lake. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Grissom vs. Harkey
Grissom hits a ball on the ground into left field. Maldonado picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Maldonado. Ready scores. Vander Wal moves to third. Grissom moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Walker vs. Harkey
Walker hits a line drive into center field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vander Wal tags and scores. Grissom tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Alou vs. Harkey
Alou hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Grissom scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Harkey
Fletcher hits a popup towards short. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Harkey
There goes Alou. The throw from Lake and he is out, Sandberg applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Rueter
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Rueter
Sandberg hits a line drive towards first. Vander Wal catches it and steps on first to double up Sanchez. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Rueter
Grace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Rueter
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ready scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Harkey
Berry hits a popup into center field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cordero vs. Harkey
Cordero hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cordero for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rueter vs. Harkey
Rueter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Rueter
Sosa hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Roberson vs. Rueter
Roberson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ready scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Rueter
Maldonado hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Grissom. Maldonado reaches second base with a double. Grissom throws the ball in to Ready who relays the ball to Berry who tags Maldonado trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Rueter
Lake hits a popup towards short. Cordero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ready vs. Harkey
Ready hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Vander Wal vs. Harkey
Vander Wal hits a line drive into center field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Harkey
Grissom hits a line drive into center field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Harkey vs. Rueter
Harkey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rueter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Rueter
Sanchez hits a popup into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Rueter
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rueter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Rueter
Grace hits a line drive into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Harkey
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Harkey
Alou hits a popup towards short. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Harkey
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Roberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Rueter
Buechele hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Rueter
Sosa hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Sosa reaches second base with a double. Buechele moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Roberson vs. Rueter
Roberson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ready settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Maldonado vs. Rueter
Maldonado hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Maldonado reaches second base with a double. Buechele scores. Sosa scores. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lake vs. Rueter
Lake hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Harkey vs. Rueter
Harkey strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Harkey
Berry hits a line drive into left field. Maldonado settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cordero vs. Harkey
Cordero hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rueter vs. Harkey
Rueter bunts towards the mound. Harkey fields it and throws to first for the out. Cordero moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Ready vs. Harkey
Ready takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Vander Wal vs. Harkey
Vander Wal hits a popup towards third. Buechele settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Rueter
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Rueter
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Rueter
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Harkey
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Harkey
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grissom moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Harkey
Alou hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Maldonado. Alou reaches second base with a double. Grissom scores. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Harkey
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Berry vs. Harkey
Berry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maldonado. Berry reaches second base with a double. Alou scores. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Cordero vs. Harkey
Cordero is walked intentionally. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Rueter vs. Harkey
Rueter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Berry scores. Cordero moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Ready vs. Harkey
Ready hits a popup towards short. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Rueter
Buechele hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Rueter
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roberson vs. Rueter
Roberson strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Rueter
Maldonado hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vander Wal vs. Harkey
Vander Wal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Harkey
Grissom hits a popup into right field. Roberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Plesac
Dan Plesac now pitching. Willie Wilson now playing center field. Kevin Roberson now playing left field. Sammy Sosa now playing right field.
Walker hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Scanlan
Bob Scanlan now pitching.
Alou strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Rueter
Oreste Marrero now playing first base.
Lake hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Rueter
Wilson bunts towards the mound. Rueter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lake moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Sanchez vs. Rueter
Eric Yelding pinch runs for Steve Lake.
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ready fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Yelding moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Sandberg vs. Rojas
Mel Rojas now pitching.
Sandberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grace vs. Rojas
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ready scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Scanlan
Rick Wilkins now catching.
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Scanlan
Berry strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cordero vs. Scanlan
Cordero hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frazier vs. Scanlan
Lou Frazier pinch hits for Mel Rojas.
Frazier hits a fly ball into left field. Roberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ready vs. Scanlan
Ready hits a popup into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Wetteland
John Wetteland now pitching.
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marrero scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buechele for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Wetteland
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Roberson vs. Wetteland
Roberson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Wetteland
Dwight Smith pinch hits for Bob Scanlan.
Smith hits a popup towards third. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Marrero vs. McElroy
Chuck McElroy now pitching.
Marrero hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McElroy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. McElroy
Grissom hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. McElroy
Walker hits a line drive beyond second. Sandberg can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. McElroy
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Expos, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilkins vs. Wetteland
Wilkins strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Wetteland
Derrick May pinch hits for Willie Wilson.
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ready scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Wetteland
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marrero fields the ball and throws to Wetteland covering. Safe. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Wetteland
Sandberg strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1993, game 2 -- Montreal at Chicago (D)
Montreal AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Ready R, 2b 4 1 1 0 Sanchez R, ss 5 0 2 0
Vander Wal J, 1b 3 1 1 0 Sandberg R, 2b 4 0 1 0
Marrero O, 1b 1 0 0 0 Grace M, 1b 4 0 1 0
Grissom M, cf 5 2 2 1 Buechele S, 3b 4 2 2 1
Walker L, rf 4 0 1 1 Sosa S, cf-rf 4 2 2 1
Alou M, lf 5 1 2 2 Roberson K, rf-lf 3 0 0 0
Fletcher D, c 4 0 1 0 Maldonado C, lf 3 0 2 2
Berry S, 3b 4 1 1 1 Plesac D, p 0 0 0 0
Cordero W, ss 3 0 2 0 Scanlan B, p 0 0 0 0
Rueter K, p 2 0 1 1 Smith D, ph 1 0 0 0
Rojas M, p 0 0 0 0 McElroy C, p 0 0 0 0
Frazier L, ph 1 0 0 0 Lake S, c 3 0 1 0
Wetteland J, p 0 0 0 0 Yelding E, pr 0 0 0 0
Wilkins R, c 1 0 0 0
Harkey M, p 2 0 0 0
Wilson W, cf 1 0 1 0
May D, ph 1 0 0 0
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36 6 12 6 36 4 12 4
Montreal 300 003 000 -- 6
Chicago 010 201 000 -- 4
Montreal IP H R ER BB SO
Rueter K (W) 6.2 11 4 4 0 3
Rojas M 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Wetteland J (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Harkey M (L) 6.1 9 6 4 3 1
Plesac D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Scanlan B 1.1 2 0 0 0 2
McElroy C 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Lake S, Maldonado C
DP -- Montreal 2
LOB -- Montreal 8, Chicago 7
2B -- Maldonado C 2, Sosa S, Alou M, Berry S
HR -- Sosa S, Buechele S
CS -- Alou M
SH -- Rueter K
SF -- Walker L
T -- 2:38
A -- 32723
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