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Nationals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 18, 2006
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Washington Nationals, played on May 18, 2006 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 18, 2006 |
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Visiting Team |
Washington Nationals
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 18, 2006 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Washington Nationals |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ramon Ortiz |
Home Starting Pitcher | Kerry Wood |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 40,517 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Montague 1B: Jerry Layne 2B: Mark Wegner 3B: Marvin Hudson |
Washington Nationals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alfonso Soriano | Left Fielder |
Marlon Anderson | Second Baseman |
Nick Johnson | First Baseman |
Daryle Ward | Right Fielder |
Ryan Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
Marlon Byrd | Center Fielder |
Wiki Gonzalez | Catcher |
Damian Jackson | Shortstop |
Ramon Ortiz | Pitcher |
Frank Robinson | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Juan Pierre | Center Fielder |
Matt Murton | Left Fielder |
Todd Walker | Second Baseman |
Michael Barrett | Catcher |
Jacque Jones | Right Fielder |
Neifi Perez | Third Baseman |
John Mabry | First Baseman |
Ronny Cedeno | Shortstop |
Kerry Wood | Pitcher |
Dusty Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Nationals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 18, 2006
Top 1
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Nationals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Wood
Soriano strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Wood
Anderson 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 -
Nationals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wood
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Nationals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierre vs. Ortiz
Pierre bunts towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Murton vs. Ortiz
Murton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Ortiz
Walker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Ortiz
Barrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murton moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Ortiz
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Nationals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Wood
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Pierre settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Wood
Zimmerman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Wood
Byrd hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Wood
The ball gets by Barrett for a passed ball. Byrd moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Wood
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Wood scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonzalez for the out. Byrd moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Wood
Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Wood
Ortiz bunts towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Nationals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Ortiz
Perez hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Ortiz
Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mabry for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Ortiz
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Ortiz
Wood hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Nationals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Wood
Soriano hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Wood
Anderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Wood
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Murton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Wood
Ward strikes out. There goes Anderson. The throw from Barrett to Cedeno, and Anderson is out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Nationals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierre vs. Ortiz
Pierre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Murton vs. Ortiz
Murton hits a fly ball into right field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ortiz
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Nationals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Wood
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Wood
Byrd strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Wood
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Nationals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Ortiz
Barrett strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Ortiz
Jones is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Ortiz
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson misplays the ball. That's an error on Jackson. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Mabry vs. Ortiz
Mabry hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Gonzalez fields it and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to third. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Cedeno vs. Ortiz
Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Nationals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Wood
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Wood
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Wood
Soriano hits a fly ball into left field. Murton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Nationals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Ortiz
Ryan Theriot pinch hits for Kerry Wood.
Theriot strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pierre vs. Ortiz
Pierre strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Murton vs. Ortiz
Murton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Ortiz
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Nationals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Ohman
Will Ohman now pitching.
Anderson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ohman
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Murton. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Ohman
Ward hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Murton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Ohman
Zimmerman strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Byrd vs. Ohman
Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Ortiz
Barrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Ortiz
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Barrett moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Perez vs. Ortiz
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Barrett scores. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Mabry vs. Ortiz
Mabry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones moves to third. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Cedeno vs. Ortiz
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jones tags and scores. Perez tags and moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Ramirez vs. Rauch
Aramis Ramirez pinch hits for Will Ohman. Jon Rauch now pitching.
Ramirez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Perez scores. Mabry moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Pierre vs. Stanton
Mike Stanton now pitching.
Pierre hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Novoa
Roberto Novoa now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Pierre settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Novoa
Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Murton. Jackson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Church vs. Novoa
Ryan Church pinch hits for Mike Stanton.
Church hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Soriano vs. Novoa
Soriano 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
Bottom 7
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Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Murton vs. Majewski
Gary Majewski now pitching.
Murton hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Majewski
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Majewski
Barrett takes first base on ball four. Murton moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Majewski
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Majewski
Perez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Eyre
Scott Eyre now pitching.
Anderson hits a fly ball into left field. Murton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Eyre
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Vidro vs. Eyre
Jose Vidro pinch hits for Daryle Ward.
Vidro takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Zimmerman vs. Eyre
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno fields it and throws to second for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Byrd vs. Eyre
There's a wild pitch. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Byrd vs. Eyre
Byrd strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Majewski
Marlon Anderson now playing right field. Jose Vidro now playing second base.
Mabry strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Majewski
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bynum vs. Majewski
Freddie Bynum pinch hits for Scott Eyre.
Bynum hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Pierre vs. Majewski
There goes Bynum. The throw from Gonzalez and he is safe. Bynum steals second. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Pierre vs. Majewski
Pierre strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Howry
Bob Howry now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Howry
Jackson 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 -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fick vs. Howry
Robert Fick pinch hits for Gary Majewski.
Fick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Murton vs. Cordero
Royce Clayton now playing shortstop. Chad Cordero now pitching.
Murton strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Cordero
Walker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Anderson. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Cordero
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Cordero
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Perez vs. Cordero
Perez bunts towards the mound. Cordero fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/18/2006 -- Washington at Chicago (D) Washington AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Soriano A, lf 4 1 1 1 Pierre J, cf 5 0 0 0 Anderson M, 2b-rf 4 1 2 1 Murton M, lf 5 0 3 0 Johnson N, 1b 3 0 1 0 Walker T, 2b 5 0 1 0 Ward D, rf 3 0 0 0 Barrett M, c 4 1 2 0 Vidro J, ph-2b 0 0 0 0 Jones J, rf 3 1 1 0 Zimmerman R, 3b 4 1 1 1 Perez N, 3b 5 1 1 1 Byrd M, cf 4 1 1 0 Mabry J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Gonzalez W, c 4 0 0 0 Cedeno R, ss 3 0 1 1 Jackson D, ss 4 1 2 2 Wood K, p 1 0 0 0 Clayton R, ss 0 0 0 0 Theriot R, ph 1 0 0 0 Ortiz R, p 2 0 0 0 Ohman W, p 0 0 0 0 Rauch J, p 0 0 0 0 Ramirez A, ph 1 0 1 1 Stanton M, p 0 0 0 0 Novoa R, p 0 0 0 0 Church R, ph 1 0 0 0 Eyre S, p 0 0 0 0 Majewski G, p 0 0 0 0 Bynum F, ph 1 0 1 0 Fick R, ph 1 0 0 0 Howry B, p 0 0 0 0 Cordero C, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 5 8 5 38 3 12 3 Washington 031 001 000 -- 5 Chicago 000 003 000 -- 3 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Ortiz R (W) 5.1 8 3 3 0 3 Rauch J* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 Stanton M 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Majewski G 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 Cordero C (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Wood K (L) 5.0 5 4 4 0 6 Ohman W 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 Novoa R 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Eyre S 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 Howry B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 6th E -- Jackson D DP -- Washington 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- Washington 4, Chicago 12 2B -- Johnson N, Jackson D, Walker T HR -- Zimmerman R, Jackson D, Soriano A, Anderson M SB -- Bynum F CS -- Anderson M SF -- Cedeno R HBP -- by Ortiz R (Jones J) WP -- Eyre S PB -- Barrett M T -- 2:57 A -- 40517
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