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Athletics
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
September 12, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Oakland Athletics, played on September 12, 1998 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | September 12, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 12, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Candiotti |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eric Milton |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 11,771 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Derryl Cousins 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Tim Welke 3B: Gary Cederstrom |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Ryan Christenson | Center Fielder |
| Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
| Matt Stairs | DH |
| Mike Blowers | Third Baseman |
| Ben Grieve | Right Fielder |
| Scott Spiezio | Second Baseman |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| A.J. Hinch | Catcher |
| Art Howe | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Matt Lawton | Right Fielder |
| Paul Molitor | DH |
| David Ortiz | First Baseman |
| Ron Coomer | Third Baseman |
| Todd Walker | Second Baseman |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Chris Latham | Center Fielder |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
September 12, 1998
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Milton
Henderson hits a line drive beyond third. Coomer can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Christenson vs. Milton
Christenson takes first base on ball four. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Giambi vs. Milton
Giambi strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Stairs vs. Milton
Stairs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blowers vs. Milton
There goes Christenson. The throw from Steinbach and he is out, Walker applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Candiotti
Meares hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. Meares reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Lawton vs. Candiotti
Lawton hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Meares moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Molitor vs. Candiotti
Molitor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Ortiz vs. Candiotti
Ortiz hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Meares tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Coomer vs. Candiotti
Coomer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Candiotti
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Candiotti
There goes Walker. The throw from Hinch and he is safe. Walker steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Cordova vs. Candiotti
Cordova hits a line drive towards third. Blowers reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Milton
Blowers strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Milton
Grieve strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Milton
Spiezio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Witasick
Jay Witasick now pitching.
Steinbach strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Latham vs. Witasick
Latham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Witasick
Meares takes first base on ball four. Latham moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Lawton vs. Witasick
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Milton
Tejada hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hinch vs. Milton
Hinch strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Milton
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Christenson vs. Milton
There goes Henderson. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Christenson vs. Milton
Christenson hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Giambi vs. Milton
Giambi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Milton
Stairs takes first base on ball four. Giambi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Blowers vs. Milton
Blowers hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ortiz settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Ortiz. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Blowers vs. Milton
Blowers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Giambi scores. Stairs moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Grieve vs. Milton
Grieve hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Witasick
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Witasick
Ortiz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Coomer vs. Witasick
Coomer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Witasick
Walker takes first base on ball four. Ortiz moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Cordova vs. Witasick
Cordova strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Milton
Spiezio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ortiz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Milton
Tejada hits a popup beyond third. Coomer can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hinch vs. Milton
Hinch hits a popup towards first. Ortiz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Milton
Henderson hits a line drive into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Witasick
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Latham vs. Witasick
Latham strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Witasick
Meares hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Steinbach moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lawton vs. Witasick
Lawton hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Molitor vs. Witasick
Molitor hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Milton
Christenson hits a fly ball into center field. Latham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Milton
Giambi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Milton
Stairs hits a popup towards third. Coomer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Blowers vs. Milton
Blowers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Witasick
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Witasick
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Witasick
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Milton
Grieve takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spiezio vs. Milton
Spiezio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Spiezio reaches second base with a double. Grieve moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Tejada vs. Carrasco
Hector Carrasco now pitching.
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hinch vs. Carrasco
Hinch hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grieve tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Carrasco
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Christenson vs. Carrasco
Christenson hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Christenson reaches second base with a double. Spiezio scores. Henderson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Giambi vs. Carrasco
Giambi strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Witasick
Cordova hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Witasick
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Latham vs. Witasick
Latham strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Miller
Travis Miller now pitching.
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Miller
Blowers strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Miller
Grieve strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Witasick
Jason McDonald now playing right field.
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Witasick
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Witasick
Molitor hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Tejada, and into shallow left field. Molitor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Ochoa vs. Holzemer
Mark Holzemer now pitching. Alex Ochoa pinch hits for David Ortiz.
Ochoa hits a line drive beyond short. Tejada can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Molitor scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Coomer vs. Worrell
Tim Worrell now pitching.
Coomer hits a fly ball into right field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Miller
Ron Coomer now playing first base. Denny Hocking now playing third base.
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Miller
Tejada strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hinch vs. Miller
Hinch strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Miller
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Worrell
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Worrell
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Worrell
Steinbach hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Koskie vs. Worrell
Corey Koskie pinch hits for Chris Latham.
Koskie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gates vs. Taylor
Billy Taylor now pitching. Brent Gates pinch hits for Pat Meares.
Gates strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Miller
Matt Lawton now playing center field. Ron Coomer now playing right field. Denny Hocking now playing shortstop. Corey Koskie now playing third base
Christenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Miller
Giambi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Miller
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Taylor
Lawton hits a fly ball into right field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Taylor
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pierzynski vs. Taylor
A.J. Pierzynski pinch hits for Denny Hocking.
Pierzynski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Coomer vs. Taylor
Coomer hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson 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 9/12/1998 -- Oakland at Minnesota (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Henderson R, lf 3 2 1 0 Meares P, ss 3 1 2 0
Christenson R, cf 4 0 1 2 Gates B, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Giambi J, 1b 3 1 1 1 Lawton M, rf-cf 5 0 0 0
Stairs M, dh 4 0 0 0 Molitor P, dh 4 2 1 0
Blowers M, 3b 4 0 1 1 Ortiz D, 1b 2 0 1 1
Grieve B, rf 3 1 0 0 Ochoa A, ph 1 0 1 1
McDonald J, rf 0 0 0 0 Hocking D, 3b-ss 0 0 0 0
Spiezio S, 2b 4 1 2 0 Pierzynski A, ph 1 0 1 0
Tejada M, ss 4 1 2 1 Coomer R, 3b-1b-rf 5 1 1 2
Hinch A, c 3 0 0 1 Walker T, 2b 2 0 0 0
Cordova M, lf 4 0 0 0
Steinbach T, c 4 1 2 1
Latham C, cf 2 0 0 0
Koskie C, ph-3b 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 6 8 6 35 5 10 5
Oakland 003 003 000 -- 6
Minnesota 300 000 110 -- 5
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Candiotti T 1.0 2 3 3 2 0
Witasick J (W) 5.2 4 1 1 3 6
Holzemer M* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Worrell T 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Taylor B (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Milton E (L)+ 5.0 6 5 4 5 5
Carrasco H 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Miller T 3.0 1 0 0 1 5
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Ortiz D
DP -- Oakland 1, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Oakland 7, Minnesota 9
2B -- Meares P, Spiezio S, Christenson R, Molitor P
HR -- Coomer R, Tejada M, Steinbach T
SB -- Walker T, Henderson R
CS -- Christenson R
SF -- Ortiz D, Hinch A
T -- 3:24
A -- 11771
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