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Astros
@ Padres
Qualcomm Stadium
July 26, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Houston Astros, played on July 26, 1998 at Qualcomm Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 26, 1998 |
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Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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Home Team |
San Diego Padres
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 26, 1998 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | San Diego Padres |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Hampton |
Home Starting Pitcher | Kevin Brown |
Ballpark | Qualcomm Stadium |
City | San Diego |
State | CA |
Attendance | 41,034 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 6 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jeff Nelson 1B: Eric Gregg 2B: Larry Vanover 3B: Bruce Froemming |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
Bill Spiers | Third Baseman |
Carl Everett | Center Fielder |
Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
Moises Alou | Left Fielder |
Dave Clark | Right Fielder |
Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
Mike Hampton | Pitcher |
Larry Dierker | Manager |
San Diego Padres Lineup
Name | Position |
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Quilvio Veras | Second Baseman |
Steve Finley | Center Fielder |
Ken Caminiti | Third Baseman |
Greg Vaughn | Left Fielder |
Jim Leyritz | First Baseman |
Ruben Rivera | Right Fielder |
Carlos Hernandez | Catcher |
Chris Gomez | Shortstop |
Kevin Brown | Pitcher |
Bruce Bochy | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Padres
Qualcomm Stadium
July 26, 1998
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Brown
Biggio hits a line drive beyond second. Veras can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Brown
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Biggio moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Everett vs. Brown
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Veras scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out. Biggio scores. Spiers moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Brown
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Brown
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Veras vs. Hampton
Veras hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Everett. Veras reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Finley vs. Hampton
Finley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Veras moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Caminiti vs. Hampton
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Veras scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Hampton
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Brown
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Brown
Gutierrez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Brown
Ausmus strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leyritz vs. Hampton
Leyritz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Hampton
Rivera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Hampton
Hernandez hits a line drive beyond short. Gutierrez can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Gomez vs. Hampton
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hampton vs. Brown
Hampton strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Brown
Biggio hits a fly ball into center field. Finley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Brown
Spiers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hampton
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hampton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Veras vs. Hampton
Veras hits a line drive beyond third. Spiers can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Finley vs. Hampton
Finley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Hampton
Caminiti hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Hampton
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Brown
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Veras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Brown
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Brown
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Brown
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Veras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Leyritz vs. Hampton
Leyritz hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ausmus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Hampton
Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Hampton
Hernandez hits a popup beyond second. Biggio can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Hampton
Gomez hits a line drive beyond short. Gutierrez can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Hampton
Brown strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Brown
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Brown
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Veras fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hampton vs. Brown
Hampton bunts in front of the plate. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. Gutierrez moves to third. Ausmus moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Biggio vs. Brown
Biggio hits a line drive off the glove of Leyritz, and into shallow right field. Biggio reaches second base with a double. Gutierrez scores. Ausmus scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Brown
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Everett vs. Brown
Everett hits a popup towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 3 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Veras vs. Hampton
Veras hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finley vs. Hampton
Finley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Finley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Caminiti vs. Hampton
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards second. Biggio picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Biggio. Finley scores. Caminiti moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughn vs. Hampton
Vaughn hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Leyritz vs. Hampton
Leyritz 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
Top 6
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Astros, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Brown
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Brown
Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Veras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Brown
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Brown
Gutierrez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Hampton
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Hampton
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Hampton
Gomez hits a line drive beyond first. Bagwell can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Hampton
Brown bunts in front of the plate. Ausmus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Brown
Ausmus strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Brown
J.R. Phillips pinch hits for Mike Hampton.
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Veras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Brown
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veras vs. Powell
Jay Powell now pitching.
Veras hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Finley vs. Powell
Finley 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 -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Powell
Caminiti hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Brown
Wally Joyner now playing first base.
Spiers hits a fly ball into center field. Finley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Brown
Everett hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Brown
Bagwell hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Powell
Vaughn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Joyner vs. Powell
Joyner strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Powell
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Powell
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hoffman
Trevor Hoffman now pitching. Ed Giovanola now playing third base.
Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hoffman
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Hoffman
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Veras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Hoffman
Ausmus strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 4 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gwynn vs. Henry
Richard Hidalgo now playing right field. Doug Henry now pitching. Tony Gwynn pinch hits for Chris Gomez.
Gwynn hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Henry
Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Trevor Hoffman.
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Veras vs. Henry
Veras takes first base on ball four. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finley vs. Magnante
Mike Magnante now pitching.
Finley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Giovanola vs. Magnante
Giovanola strikes out. View Play
Top 10
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Astros, 4 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Wall
Andy Sheets now playing shortstop. Donne Wall now pitching.
Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sheets scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Wall
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sheets fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Wall
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sheets fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Wall
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Astros, 4 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Magnante
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Joyner vs. Magnante
Joyner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Magnante
Rivera hits a popup off the glove of Bagwell, and into shallow right field. Rivera reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Magnante
Hernandez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Sheets vs. Magnante
Sheets hits a line drive beyond short. Gutierrez can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Rivera scores. Hernandez moves to second. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/26/1998 -- Houston at San Diego (D) Houston AB R H RBI San Diego AB R H RBI Biggio C, 2b 5 1 3 2 Veras Q, 2b 4 1 2 0 Spiers B, 3b 5 0 1 0 Finley S, cf 5 2 1 0 Everett C, cf 5 0 0 1 Caminiti K, 3b 4 1 2 3 Bagwell J, 1b 4 0 2 0 Giovanola E, 3b 1 0 0 0 Alou M, lf 4 1 1 1 Vaughn G, lf 4 0 0 0 Clark D, rf 4 0 0 0 Leyritz J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Henry D, p 0 0 0 0 Joyner W, 1b 2 0 0 0 Magnante M, p 0 0 0 0 Rivera R, rf 4 1 1 0 Gutierrez R, ss 4 1 1 0 Hernandez C, c 4 0 2 0 Ausmus B, c 4 1 1 0 Gomez C, ss 3 0 2 0 Hampton M, p 1 0 0 0 Gwynn T, ph 1 0 0 0 Phillips J, ph 1 0 0 0 Sheets A, ss 1 0 1 1 Powell J, p 0 0 0 0 Brown K, p 3 0 0 0 Hidalgo R, rf 1 0 0 0 Hoffman T, p 0 0 0 0 Sweeney M, ph 0 0 0 0 Wall D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 4 9 4 39 5 11 4 Houston 100 020 001 0 -- 4 San Diego 102 010 000 1 -- 5 2 outs when winning run was scored. Houston IP H R ER BB SO Hampton M 6.0 9 4 4 1 2 Powell J 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 Henry D 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 Magnante M (L) 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 San Diego IP H R ER BB SO Brown K 8.0 7 3 3 0 10 Hoffman T 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 Wall D (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 E -- Biggio C DP -- Houston 1 LOB -- Houston 5, San Diego 10 2B -- Veras Q, Biggio C, Finley S, Rivera R HR -- Caminiti K, Alou M SH -- Hampton M T -- 3:06 A -- 41034
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