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Red Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
April 8, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Boston Red Sox, played on April 8, 1988 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 8, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 8, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Oil Can Boyd |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Jeffcoat |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 18,470 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Shulock 1B: Jim McKean 2B: Mike Reilly 3B: Ken Kaiser |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brady Anderson | Center Fielder |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Dwight Evans | First Baseman |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Todd Benzinger | Right Fielder |
| Rich Gedman | Catcher |
| Spike Owen | Shortstop |
| John McNamara | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Oddibe McDowell | Center Fielder |
| Scott Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
| Larry Parrish | DH |
| Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Mike Stanley | Catcher |
| Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Browne | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
April 8, 1988
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Jeffcoat
Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Jeffcoat
Barrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Anderson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Boggs vs. Jeffcoat
Boggs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Anderson scores. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Jeffcoat
Rice hits a line drive into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Jeffcoat
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Barrett moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Greenwell vs. Jeffcoat
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jeffcoat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Boyd
McDowell hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Boyd
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boyd fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Boyd
Sierra hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Benzinger. Sierra reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Boyd
Parrish hits a popup towards short. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Jeffcoat
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Browne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gedman vs. Jeffcoat
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Jeffcoat
Owen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Jeffcoat
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Browne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Barrett vs. Jeffcoat
Barrett hits a line drive into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Boyd
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Boyd
Kemp hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Boyd
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Jeffcoat
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Jeffcoat
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Jeffcoat
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Boggs moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Greenwell vs. Jeffcoat
Greenwell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Benzinger vs. Jeffcoat
Benzinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boggs scores. Greenwell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Gedman vs. Jeffcoat
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gedman for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Boyd
Buechele hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Boyd
Browne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Boyd
McDowell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Boyd
There goes McDowell. The throw from Gedman and he is safe. McDowell steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Boyd
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Jeffcoat
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Jeffcoat
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Jeffcoat
Barrett hits a line drive into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Boyd
Sierra strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Boyd
Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Boyd
O'Brien hits a line drive into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Boyd
Kemp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Boyd
Stanley strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Jeffcoat
Boggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Jeffcoat
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Jeffcoat
Evans hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Jeffcoat
Greenwell hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boggs moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Benzinger vs. Jeffcoat
Benzinger hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Boyd
Buechele hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Boyd
Browne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Boyd
There goes Browne. The throw from Gedman and he is safe. Browne steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
McDowell vs. Boyd
McDowell hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Boyd
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Jeffcoat
Gedman is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Jeffcoat
Owen hits a line drive towards third. Buechele catches it and throws to first to double up Gedman. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Jeffcoat
Anderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Boyd
Sierra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Boyd
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Boyd
O'Brien hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Benzinger. O'Brien reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Kemp vs. Boyd
Kemp hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Jeffcoat
Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Jeffcoat
Boggs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McDowell. Boggs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Russell
Jeff Russell now pitching.
Rice hits a line drive into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boggs moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Russell
Evans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Boggs scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Hoffman
Guy Hoffman now pitching.
Greenwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Benzinger vs. Hoffman
Benzinger hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Boyd
Kevin Romine now playing right field.
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Boyd
Buechele hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Browne vs. Gardner
Wes Gardner now pitching.
Browne hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
McDowell vs. Gardner
McDowell hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Gardner
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Hoffman
Gedman strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Hoffman
Owen hits a popup towards third. Buechele settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Hoffman
Anderson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Gardner
Sierra hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Gardner
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Gardner
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Gardner
Kemp strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Williams
Mitch Williams now pitching.
Barrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Williams
The umpire calls a balk on Williams Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Williams
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Williams
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Barrett moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Williams
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Barrett tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Cecena
Jose Cecena now pitching.
Greenwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Smith
Ed Romero now playing first base. Lee Smith now pitching.
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Smith
Geno Petralli pinch hits for Steve Buechele.
Petralli hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Browne vs. Smith
Browne takes first base on ball four. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
McDowell vs. Smith
McDowell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Smith
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/8/1988 -- Boston at Texas (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Anderson B, cf 5 1 2 0 McDowell O, cf 5 0 1 0
Barrett M, 2b 5 1 2 0 Fletcher S, ss 5 0 0 0
Boggs W, 3b 3 2 3 1 Sierra R, rf 4 0 1 0
Rice J, dh 5 0 1 0 Parrish L, dh 4 0 1 0
Evans D, 1b 4 0 2 2 O'Brien P, 1b 4 0 3 0
Romero E, 1b 0 0 0 0 Kemp S, lf 4 0 1 0
Greenwell M, lf 4 0 1 0 Stanley M, c 2 0 0 0
Benzinger T, rf 4 0 2 1 Buechele S, 3b 3 0 1 0
Romine K, rf 0 0 0 0 Petralli G, ph 1 0 0 0
Gedman R, c 3 0 0 0 Browne J, 2b 3 0 1 0
Owen S, ss 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 13 4 35 0 9 0
Boston 101 000 101 -- 4
Texas 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Boyd O (W)* 6.0 8 0 0 1 2
Gardner W 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Smith L 1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Jeffcoat M (L) 6.1 10 3 3 2 2
Russell J 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Hoffman G 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Williams M 0.2 1 1 1 1 0
Cecena J 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
DP -- Boston 1, Texas 3
LOB -- Boston 11, Texas 11
2B -- Sierra R, O'Brien P, Boggs W
SB -- McDowell O, Browne J
SF -- Evans D
HBP -- by Jeffcoat M (Greenwell M), by Jeffcoat M (Gedman R)
Balk -- Williams M
T -- 3:15
A -- 18470
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