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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 25, 1999
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants, played on August 25, 1999 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 25, 1999 |
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Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 25, 1999 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kirk Rueter |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jon Lieber |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 26,584 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Williams 1B: Andy Fletcher 2B: Ed Rapuano 3B: Hunter Wendelstedt |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Marvin Benard | Center Fielder |
Bill Mueller | Third Baseman |
Barry Bonds | Left Fielder |
Jeff Kent | Second Baseman |
J.T. Snow | First Baseman |
Stan Javier | Right Fielder |
Rich Aurilia | Shortstop |
Doug Mirabelli | Catcher |
Kirk Rueter | Pitcher |
Dusty Baker | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jeff Blauser | Third Baseman |
Jose Nieves | Shortstop |
Sammy Sosa | Center Fielder |
Glenallen Hill | Right Fielder |
Henry Rodriguez | Left Fielder |
Gary Gaetti | First Baseman |
Benito Santiago | Catcher |
Mickey Morandini | Second Baseman |
Jon Lieber | Pitcher |
Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 25, 1999
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benard vs. Lieber
Benard bunts towards first. Gaetti fields the ball and throws to Lieber covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Lieber
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Benard moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Lieber
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gaetti scoops it up and throws to first, with Lieber covering, for the out. Benard moves to third. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Kent vs. Lieber
Kent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blauser fields it and throws to first for the out. Benard scores. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Snow vs. Lieber
Snow hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morandini settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Rueter
Blauser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Nieves vs. Rueter
Nieves hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blauser moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Sosa vs. Rueter
Sosa strikes out. There goes Blauser. The throw from Mirabelli and Blauser is out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Rueter
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Benard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Lieber
Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Aurilia vs. Lieber
Aurilia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mirabelli vs. Lieber
Mirabelli strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Rueter vs. Lieber
Rueter takes first base on ball four. Aurilia moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Benard vs. Lieber
Benard hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Lieber
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gaetti scoops it up and throws to first, with Lieber covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Rueter
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Rueter
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Rueter
Santiago hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bonds. Santiago reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Morandini vs. Rueter
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards first. Snow scoops it up and throws to first, with Rueter covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Lieber
Bonds hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Lieber
Kent hits a fly ball into center field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Snow vs. Lieber
Snow strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Lieber
Javier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lieber vs. Rueter
Lieber strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Rueter
Blauser hits a line drive towards first. Snow reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Nieves vs. Rueter
Nieves hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Benard. Nieves reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Sosa vs. Rueter
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Aurilia vs. Lieber
Aurilia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gaetti scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Aurilia for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mirabelli vs. Lieber
Mirabelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rueter vs. Lieber
Rueter bunts towards the mound. Lieber fields it and throws to first for the out. Mirabelli moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Benard vs. Lieber
Benard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Lieber
Mueller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Rueter
Hill hits a fly ball into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Rueter
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Snow scoops it up and throws to first, with Rueter covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Rueter
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Santiago vs. Rueter
Santiago takes first base on ball four. Gaetti moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Morandini vs. Rueter
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards first. Snow scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morandini for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Lieber
Bonds hits a popup towards short. Nieves settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Lieber
Kent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blauser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snow vs. Lieber
Snow hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Lieber
Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aurilia vs. Lieber
Aurilia hits a fly ball into center field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rueter
Lance Johnson pinch hits for Jon Lieber.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rueter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Rueter
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Nieves vs. Rueter
Nieves hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mirabelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mirabelli vs. Sanders
Scott Sanders now pitching.
Mirabelli strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rueter vs. Sanders
Rueter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Benard vs. Sanders
Benard hits a ball on the ground, foul, towards first. Gaetti scoops it up and throws to first, with Sanders covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Rueter
Sosa hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Rueter
Hill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Rueter
Rodriguez hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Rueter
Gaetti hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Rueter
Santiago hits a fly ball into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Rueter
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Sanders
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Sanders
Bonds hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kent vs. Sanders
Kent hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Snow vs. Sanders
Snow is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Javier vs. Sanders
Javier takes first base on ball four. Snow moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Aurilia vs. Sanders
Aurilia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nieves fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Spradlin
Jerry Spradlin now pitching. Jeff Reed pinch hits for Scott Sanders.
Reed is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Blauser vs. Spradlin
Blauser takes first base on ball four. Reed moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Nieves vs. Spradlin
Nieves hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. Reed moves to third. Blauser moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Sosa vs. Spradlin
Sosa is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Hill vs. Spradlin
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aurilia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Reed scores. Blauser moves to third. Sosa moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Rodriguez vs. Embree
Alan Embree now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Snow scoops it up and throws to first, with Embree covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mirabelli vs. Aguilera
Rick Aguilera now pitching.
Mirabelli hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Aguilera
Brent Mayne pinch hits for Alan Embree.
Mayne hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benard vs. Aguilera
Benard bunts towards the mound. Aguilera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Johnstone
John Johnstone now pitching.
Gaetti hits a fly ball into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Johnstone
Santiago strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Johnstone
Morandini strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Heredia
Felix Heredia now pitching.
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Heredia
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards second. Morandini scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Heredia
Kent hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Hill. Kent reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Snow vs. Heredia
Snow hits a fly ball into center field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Nen
Robb Nen now pitching. Manny Alexander pinch hits for Felix Heredia.
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Nen
Tyler Houston pinch hits for Jeff Blauser.
Houston hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Nen
Mark Grace pinch hits for Jose Nieves.
Grace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Nen
Sosa hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hill vs. Nen
Hill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grace scores. Sosa moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Nen
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/25/1999, game 2 -- San Francisco at Chicago (D) San Francisco AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Benard M, cf 4 2 2 3 Blauser J, 3b 3 0 1 0 Mueller B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Houston T, ph 1 0 0 0 Bonds B, lf 5 1 2 1 Nieves J, ss 4 0 2 0 Kent J, 2b 5 0 1 1 Grace M, ph 1 1 1 0 Snow J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Sosa S, cf 4 1 2 1 Javier S, rf 3 0 1 0 Hill G, rf 4 1 1 2 Aurilia R, ss 3 1 0 0 Rodriguez H, lf 5 0 0 0 Mirabelli D, c 4 0 1 0 Gaetti G, 1b 4 1 2 2 Rueter K, p 1 1 0 0 Santiago B, c 3 0 1 0 Spradlin J, p 0 0 0 0 Morandini M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Embree A, p 0 0 0 0 Lieber J, p 1 0 0 0 Mayne B, ph 1 0 0 0 Johnson L, ph 1 0 0 0 Johnstone J, p 0 0 0 0 Sanders S, p 0 0 0 0 Nen R, p 0 0 0 0 Reed J, ph 0 1 0 0 Aguilera R, p 0 0 0 0 Heredia F, p 0 0 0 0 Alexander M, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 6 9 6 36 5 10 5 San Francisco 131 010 000 -- 6 Chicago 000 003 101 -- 5 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Rueter K (W) 6.0 7 3 3 2 3 Spradlin J 0.2 0 1 1 2 0 Embree A 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Johnstone J 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Nen R (S) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Lieber J (L) 5.0 7 6 6 3 4 Sanders S 2.0 1 0 0 3 1 Aguilera R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Heredia F 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 DP -- San Francisco 1, Chicago 2 LOB -- San Francisco 8, Chicago 9 2B -- Santiago B, Nieves J, Kent J HR -- Benard M, Bonds B, Snow J, Sosa S, Gaetti G CS -- Blauser J SH -- Rueter K HBP -- by Spradlin J (Reed J) T -- 2:37 A -- 26584
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