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Cubs
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
August 31, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 31, 1997 at Jacobs Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 31, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 31, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Miguel Batista |
Home Starting Pitcher | Charles Nagy |
Ballpark | Jacobs Field |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 43,013 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Derryl Cousins 3B: Tim Welke |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
Doug Glanville | Left Fielder |
Mark Grace | First Baseman |
Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
Dave Clark | DH |
Shawon Dunston | Shortstop |
Kevin Orie | Third Baseman |
Tyler Houston | Catcher |
Manny Alexander | Second Baseman |
Jim Riggleman | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brian Giles | Right Fielder |
Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
Kevin Seitzer | DH |
Jim Thome | First Baseman |
David Justice | Left Fielder |
Matt Williams | Third Baseman |
Sandy Alomar | Catcher |
Tony Fernandez | Second Baseman |
Marquis Grissom | Center Fielder |
Mike Hargrove | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
August 31, 1997
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Nagy
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Nagy
Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Nagy
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grace for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Batista
Giles hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Batista
Vizquel takes first base on ball four. Giles moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Seitzer vs. Batista
Seitzer bunts towards the mound. Batista fields it and throws to first for the out. Giles moves to third. Vizquel moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Thome vs. Batista
Thome hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Giles tags and scores. Vizquel tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Justice vs. Batista
Justice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Batista
Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Vizquel scores. Justice moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Alomar vs. Batista
Alomar hits a fly ball into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Nagy
Sosa hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Grissom. Sosa reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Nagy
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Dunston vs. Nagy
Nagy spins and fires to second, and Sosa is picked off. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Dunston vs. Nagy
Dunston hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Orie vs. Nagy
Orie hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Houston vs. Nagy
Houston hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nagy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Batista
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Batista
Grissom takes first base on ball four. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Giles vs. Batista
Giles hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Vizquel vs. Batista
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace fields it and throws to second for the out. Fernandez moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Seitzer vs. Batista
There goes Vizquel. The throw from Houston and he is safe. Vizquel steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Seitzer vs. Batista
Seitzer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Seitzer reaches second base with a double. Fernandez scores. Vizquel scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Thome vs. Batista
Thome hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Seitzer scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Justice vs. Batista
Justice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Justice for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Nagy
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Nagy
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Glanville vs. Nagy
Glanville strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Nagy
There goes Johnson. The throw from Alomar and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Grace vs. Nagy
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sosa vs. Nagy
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Batista
Williams hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Batista
Alomar strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Batista
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Batista
There goes Fernandez. The throw from Houston and he is out, Alexander applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Nagy
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nagy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Nagy
Dunston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Orie vs. Nagy
Orie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Batista
Grissom hits a fly ball into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Batista
Giles hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Batista
Vizquel hits a line drive towards third. Orie reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Nagy
Houston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Nagy
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Nagy
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Batista
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Batista
Thome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Justice vs. Batista
There's a wild pitch. Thome moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Justice vs. Batista
Justice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Batista
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thome scores. Justice moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Alomar vs. Stevens
Dave Stevens now pitching.
Alomar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Alomar reaches second base with a double. Justice scores. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Fernandez vs. Stevens
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams tags and scores. Alomar tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Grissom vs. Stevens
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Nagy
Glanville hits a fly ball into right field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Nagy
Grace hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Grissom who is chasing the ball. Grace reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Sosa vs. Nagy
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Nagy
Clark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grace scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Dunston vs. Nagy
Dunston hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Stevens
Giles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Stevens covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Stevens
Vizquel strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Stevens
Seitzer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sosa throws the ball in to Dunston who tags Seitzer trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Nagy
Bruce Aven now playing left field.
Orie strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Nagy
Houston hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Nagy
Alexander hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Nagy
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez misplays the ball. That's an error on Fernandez. Alexander moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Glanville vs. Nagy
Glanville hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Alexander scores. Johnson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Grace vs. Nagy
There goes Glanville. The throw from Alomar and he is safe. Glanville steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Grace vs. Nagy
Grace strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Stevens
Thome hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Aven vs. Stevens
Aven hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Stevens
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Juden
Jeff Juden now pitching.
Sosa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Juden
Clark hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Juden
Dunston hits a line drive into right field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Juden
Orie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Juden
Houston hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Juden
There goes Houston. The throw from Alomar and he is safe. Houston steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. Juden
Alexander takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Assenmacher
Paul Assenmacher now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops it up and throws to first, with Assenmacher covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Tatis
Ramon Tatis now pitching.
Alomar hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Tatis
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Tatis
Grissom hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Tatis
Giles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Tatis
Vizquel hits a line drive towards third. Orie reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Assenmacher
Glanville hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Assenmacher
Grace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Glanville moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Sosa vs. Assenmacher
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. Glanville moves to third. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Servais vs. Assenmacher
Scott Servais pinch hits for Dave Clark.
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Glanville scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Dunston vs. Assenmacher
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/31/1997 -- Chicago at Cleveland (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Johnson L, cf 5 0 1 0 Giles B, rf 5 1 2 0 Glanville D, lf 5 1 2 1 Vizquel O, ss 4 2 0 0 Grace M, 1b 4 1 2 0 Seitzer K, dh 3 1 2 2 Sosa S, rf 4 1 1 0 Thome J, 1b 2 1 1 2 Clark D, dh 3 1 2 3 Justice D, lf 1 1 0 0 Servais S, ph 1 0 0 1 Aven B, lf 1 0 0 0 Dunston S, ss 5 0 2 0 Williams M, 3b 4 1 2 2 Orie K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Alomar Jr. S, c 4 0 1 1 Houston T, c 4 0 2 0 Fernandez T, 2b 3 1 2 1 Alexander M, 2b 3 1 1 0 Grissom M, cf 3 1 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 5 13 5 30 9 11 9 Chicago 000 001 121 -- 5 Cleveland 230 030 01x -- 9 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Batista M (L) 4.1 7 8 8 5 1 Stevens D 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 Tatis R 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Nagy C (W) 7.0 9 2 1 2 5 Juden J 0.2 2 2 2 2 0 Assenmacher P (S) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 E -- Fernandez T DP -- Cleveland 2 LOB -- Chicago 10, Cleveland 5 2B -- Sosa S, Seitzer K, Alomar Jr. S 3B -- Grace M HR -- Clark D, Grissom M SB -- Vizquel O, Johnson L, Glanville D, Houston T CS -- Fernandez T SH -- Seitzer K SF -- Thome J, Fernandez T WP -- Batista M T -- 2:46 A -- 43013
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