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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 2, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants, played on April 2, 1998 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 2, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 2, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kirk Rueter |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Halama |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 15,040 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Wally Bell 1B: Jerry Meals 2B: Terry Tata 3B: Gerry Davis |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Darryl Hamilton | Center Fielder |
| Bill Mueller | Third Baseman |
| Barry Bonds | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Kent | Second Baseman |
| Stan Javier | Right Fielder |
| Brian Johnson | Catcher |
| J.T. Snow | First Baseman |
| Rey Sanchez | Shortstop |
| Kirk Rueter | Pitcher |
| Dusty Baker | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
| Moises Alou | Left Fielder |
| Richard Hidalgo | Center Fielder |
| Tim Bogar | Shortstop |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| John Halama | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 2, 1998
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Halama
Hamilton strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Halama
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Halama
Bonds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Bonds reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Kent vs. Halama
Kent hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hidalgo. Kent reaches second base with a double. Bonds scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Halama
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first, with Halama covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Rueter
Biggio hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Rueter
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Rueter
Bagwell hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Rueter
Berry takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Rueter
Alou takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to third. Berry moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Hidalgo vs. Rueter
Hidalgo hits a fly ball into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Halama
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Snow vs. Halama
Snow hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Snow reaches second base with a double. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sanchez vs. Halama
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Rueter vs. Halama
Rueter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar fields it and throws to home to get Johnson. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Hamilton vs. Halama
Hamilton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Rueter
Bogar hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Rueter
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Rueter, and towards Sanchez, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Bogar moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Halama vs. Rueter
Halama strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Rueter
Biggio strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Halama
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Halama
Bonds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Bonds reaches second base with a double. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Kent vs. Halama
Kent takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Javier vs. Halama
Javier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mueller scores. Bonds scores. Kent moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Halama
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Halama fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Snow vs. Halama
Snow hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kent tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Halama
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Sanchez reaches second base with a double. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rueter vs. Halama
Rueter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Rueter
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bonds. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Rueter
Bagwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Rueter
Berry strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Rueter
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Halama
Hamilton strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Halama
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Halama
Bonds hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Rueter
Hidalgo is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bogar vs. Rueter
Bogar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Rueter
Ausmus hits a popup towards third. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Halama
Kent hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Kent reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Javier vs. Halama
Javier hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Hidalgo. Javier reaches second base with a double. Kent scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Nitkowski
C.J. Nitkowski now pitching. Ricky Gutierrez now playing shortstop.
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Snow vs. Nitkowski
Snow hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Javier moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sanchez vs. Nitkowski
Sanchez hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Javier tags and scores. Johnson tags and moves to third. Snow tags and moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Rueter vs. Nitkowski
Rueter strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Hamilton vs. Nitkowski
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Rueter
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Rueter
Biggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Rueter
Bell takes first base on ball four. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Rueter
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. Biggio moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berry vs. Rueter
Berry hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Biggio tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Rueter
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Nitkowski
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Nitkowski
The umpire calls a balk on Nitkowski Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Nitkowski
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Kent vs. Nitkowski
Kent hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Javier vs. Nitkowski
Javier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mueller scores. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Nitkowski
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Snow vs. Nitkowski
Snow hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Reed
Steve Reed now pitching.
Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Reed
Carl Everett pinch hits for C.J. Nitkowski.
Everett strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Reed
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reed fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Cabrera
Jose Cabrera now pitching.
Sanchez hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Cabrera
Reed hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Cabrera
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cabrera fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Reed
Gutierrez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Reed
Biggio hits a popup towards first. Snow settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Reed
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Reed
Bagwell hits a popup towards first. Snow settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Cabrera
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Cabrera
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kent vs. Cabrera
Kent hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Kent reaches second base with a double. Mueller goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Cabrera
Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kent scores. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Cabrera
Johnson hits a line drive towards third. Berry catches it and throws to first to double up Javier. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Ortiz
Russ Ortiz now pitching.
Berry strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Ortiz
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hidalgo vs. Ortiz
Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Ortiz
Dave Clark pinch hits for Jose Cabrera.
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ausmus vs. Ortiz
Ausmus takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to third. Hidalgo moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Gutierrez vs. Ortiz
Gutierrez strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snow vs. Miller
Trever Miller now pitching.
Snow hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Miller
Sanchez hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Miller
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ausmus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Ortiz
Marvin Benard now playing left field. Alex Diaz now playing center field.
Biggio hits a fly ball into center field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ortiz
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Ortiz
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Ortiz
Berry hits a fly ball into center field. Diaz 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 4/2/1998 -- San Francisco at Houston (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Hamilton D, cf 5 0 0 0 Biggio C, 2b 4 1 0 0
Diaz A, cf 0 0 0 0 Bell D, rf 3 1 1 0
Mueller B, 3b 5 3 3 0 Bagwell J, 1b 3 0 1 1
Bonds B, lf 5 2 2 0 Berry S, 3b 3 0 0 1
Benard M, lf 0 0 0 0 Alou M, lf 2 0 0 0
Kent J, 2b 4 3 3 2 Hidalgo R, cf 3 0 0 0
Javier S, rf 5 1 4 5 Bogar T, ss 2 0 1 0
Johnson B, c 3 0 1 0 Nitkowski C, p 0 0 0 0
Snow J, 1b 4 0 2 1 Everett C, ph 1 0 0 0
Sanchez R, ss 4 0 1 1 Cabrera J, p 0 0 0 0
Rueter K, p 3 0 0 0 Clark D, ph 1 0 0 0
Reed S, p 1 0 0 0 Miller T, p 0 0 0 0
Ortiz R, p 1 0 0 0 Ausmus B, c 3 0 0 0
Halama J, p 1 0 0 0
Gutierrez R, ss 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 9 16 9 28 2 3 2
San Francisco 103 021 020 -- 9
Houston 001 010 000 -- 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Rueter K (W) 5.0 3 2 2 6 3
Reed S 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Ortiz R 2.0 0 0 0 3 4
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Halama J (L)* 4.0 9 6 6 2 3
Nitkowski C 2.0 4 1 1 1 1
Cabrera J 2.0 3 2 2 0 0
Miller T 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
E -- Kent J
DP -- San Francisco 2, Houston 1
LOB -- San Francisco 9, Houston 11
2B -- Bonds B 2, Kent J 2, Snow J, Sanchez R, Bell D, Javier S
3B -- Kent J
SF -- Snow J, Sanchez R, Berry S
HBP -- by Rueter K (Hidalgo R)
Balk -- Nitkowski C
T -- 3:18
A -- 15040
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