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Tigers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 21, 1990
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 21, 1990 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 21, 1990 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 21, 1990 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Tanana |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Welch |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 41,356 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 11 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Tim McClelland 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: John Shulock 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Phillips | DH |
Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
Cecil Fielder | First Baseman |
Lloyd Moseby | Left Fielder |
Travis Fryman | Third Baseman |
John Shelby | Right Fielder |
Mike Heath | Catcher |
Milt Cuyler | Center Fielder |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
Willie McGee | Center Fielder |
Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
Terry Steinbach | DH |
Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
Ron Hassey | Catcher |
Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
Lance Blankenship | Right Fielder |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 21, 1990
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Welch
Phillips hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Blankenship. Phillips reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Welch
Whitaker bunts towards the mound. Welch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Trammell vs. Welch
Trammell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Phillips scores. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Fielder vs. Welch
Fielder strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Moseby vs. Welch
Moseby strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Fryman vs. Welch
Fryman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Tanana
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Shelby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Tanana
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Tanana
Lansford hits a fly ball into right field. Shelby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Shelby vs. Welch
Shelby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Welch
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Cuyler vs. Welch
Cuyler hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Welch
Phillips bunts towards the mound. Welch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Shelby moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Whitaker vs. Welch
Whitaker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Blankenship. Whitaker reaches second base with a double. Shelby scores. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Trammell vs. Welch
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Tanana
McGwire hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Tanana
Steinbach hits a fly ball into center field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Tanana
Randolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Tanana
Hassey hits a fly ball into left field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Weiss vs. Tanana
There goes Randolph. The throw from Heath and he is out, Whitaker applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Welch
Fielder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Welch
Moseby strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Welch
Fryman hits a line drive towards the mound. Welch reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Tanana
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blankenship vs. Tanana
Blankenship hits a line drive towards the mound. Tanana reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Tanana
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shelby vs. Welch
Shelby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Welch
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Welch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Welch
Cuyler strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Tanana
McGee hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Tanana
Lansford hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Shelby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Tanana
McGwire hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Tanana
Steinbach hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Welch
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Welch
Whitaker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Welch
Trammell hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Tanana
Randolph hits a fly ball into left field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Tanana
Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first, with Tanana covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Tanana
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Blankenship vs. Tanana
Blankenship hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Weiss moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Tanana
Henderson takes first base on ball four. Weiss moves to third. Blankenship moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
McGee vs. Tanana
McGee strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Welch
Fielder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Welch
Moseby hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Welch
Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Tanana
Lansford hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Tanana
McGwire hits a line drive into left field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Tanana
Steinbach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Tanana
Randolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Steinbach moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Henderson vs. Tanana
Dave Henderson pinch hits for Ron Hassey.
Henderson takes first base on ball four. Randolph moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Weiss vs. Tanana
Curt Young pinch runs for Dave Henderson.
Weiss takes first base on ball four. Steinbach scores. Randolph moves to third. Young moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Blankenship vs. Tanana
Blankenship hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shelby vs. Welch
Jamie Quirk now catching.
Shelby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Welch
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cuyler vs. Welch
Cuyler hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Welch
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Parker
Clay Parker now pitching.
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Parker
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gallego vs. Gibson
Doug Jennings pinch hits for Carney Lansford. Paul Gibson now pitching. Mike Gallego pinch hits for Doug Jennings.
Gallego hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McGee moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
McGwire vs. Nunez
Ed Nunez now pitching.
McGwire takes first base on ball four. Gallego moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Baines vs. Nunez
Harold Baines pinch hits for Terry Steinbach.
Baines hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moseby. Baines reaches second base with a double. McGee scores. Gallego scores. McGwire goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Randolph vs. Nunez
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Quirk vs. Aldred
Scott Aldred now pitching.
Quirk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Baines scores. Randolph moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Weiss vs. Aldred
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Honeycutt
Mike Gallego now playing third base. Rick Honeycutt now pitching.
Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Honeycutt
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fielder vs. Honeycutt
There's a wild pitch. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Fielder vs. Honeycutt
Fielder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Trammell scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Honeycutt
Moseby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fielder moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bergman vs. Eckersley
Dave Bergman pinch hits for Travis Fryman. Dennis Eckersley now pitching.
Bergman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fielder scores. Moseby moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shelby vs. Eckersley
Shelby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moseby scores. Bergman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Salas vs. Eckersley
Mark Salas pinch hits for Mike Heath.
Salas hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Salas for the out. Bergman moves to third. Shelby moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Sheets vs. Eckersley
Larry Sheets pinch hits for Milt Cuyler.
Sheets hits a fly ball into right field. Blankenship settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blankenship vs. Petry
Mark Salas now catching. Dave Bergman now playing left field. Lloyd Moseby now playing center field. Dan Petry now pitching. Tony Phillips now pl
Blankenship takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Petry
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Petry
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGee for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Eckersley
Phillips hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Eckersley
Whitaker strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Eckersley
Trammell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Fielder vs. Eckersley
Fielder strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/21/1990 -- Detroit at Oakland (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Phillips T, dh-3b 5 1 2 0 Henderson R, lf 3 0 0 0 Whitaker L, 2b 5 0 2 1 McGee W, cf 5 1 0 0 Trammell A, ss 5 1 3 1 Lansford C, 3b 3 0 0 0 Fielder C, 1b 5 1 1 1 Jennings D, ph 0 0 0 0 Moseby L, lf-cf 4 1 1 0 Gallego M, ph-3b 1 1 1 0 Fryman T, 3b 3 0 0 0 McGwire M, 1b 3 2 2 1 Bergman D, ph-lf 1 0 1 1 Steinbach T, dh 3 1 1 0 Shelby J, rf 3 1 1 1 Baines H, ph 1 1 1 3 Heath M, c 2 0 0 0 Randolph W, 2b 3 0 2 0 Salas M, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Hassey R, c 2 0 0 0 Cuyler M, cf 3 0 0 0 Henderson D, ph 0 0 0 0 Sheets L, ph 1 0 0 0 Young C, pr 0 0 0 0 Petry D, p 0 0 0 0 Quirk J, c 1 0 1 1 Weiss W, ss 3 0 1 1 Blankenship L, rf 3 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 5 11 5 31 6 10 6 Detroit 110 000 030 -- 5 Oakland 010 001 40x -- 6 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Tanana F 6.0 7 2 2 3 2 Parker C (L) 0.1 0 1 1 1 0 Gibson P* 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 Nunez E+ 0.0 1 2 2 2 0 Aldred S 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 Petry D 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Welch B (W) 7.0 5 2 2 2 5 Honeycutt R 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 Eckersley D (S) 1.2 3 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th + Pitched to 3 batters in 7th DP -- Detroit 2 LOB -- Detroit 8, Oakland 8 2B -- Phillips T, Whitaker L, Baines H HR -- McGwire M CS -- Randolph W WP -- Honeycutt R T -- 3:11 A -- 41356
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