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Nationals
@ Braves
Turner Field
April 12, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals, played on April 12, 2009 at Turner Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 12, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Nationals
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 12, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Nationals |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Scott Olsen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jair Jurrjens |
| Ballpark | Turner Field |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 19,873 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eric Cooper 1B: Scott Barry 2B: Mike Reilly 3B: Chuck Meriwether |
Washington Nationals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cristian Guzman | Shortstop |
| Elijah Dukes | Center Fielder |
| Ryan Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Adam Dunn | First Baseman |
| Austin Kearns | Right Fielder |
| Josh Willingham | Left Fielder |
| Josh Bard | Catcher |
| Willie Harris | Second Baseman |
| Scott Olsen | Pitcher |
| Manny Acta | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Omar Infante | Second Baseman |
| Yunel Escobar | Shortstop |
| Chipper Jones | Third Baseman |
| Brian McCann | Catcher |
| Matt Diaz | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Francoeur | Right Fielder |
| Martin Prado | First Baseman |
| Jordan Schafer | Center Fielder |
| Jair Jurrjens | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Nationals
@ Braves
Turner Field
April 12, 2009
Top 1
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Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guzman vs. Jurrjens
Guzman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dukes vs. Jurrjens
Dukes hits a fly ball into right field. Francoeur settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Jurrjens
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into right field. Francoeur settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Infante vs. Olsen
Infante hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Olsen
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Olsen
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McCann vs. Olsen
McCann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dunn vs. Jurrjens
Dunn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Kearns vs. Jurrjens
Kearns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Infante fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Willingham vs. Jurrjens
Willingham hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Infante settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Olsen
Diaz strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Francoeur vs. Olsen
Francoeur hits a fly ball into left field. Willingham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Prado vs. Olsen
Prado hits a fly ball into center field. Dukes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bard vs. Jurrjens
Bard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Jurrjens
Harris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bard moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Olsen vs. Jurrjens
Alberto Gonzalez pinch runs for Willie Harris.
Olsen bunts towards the mound. Jurrjens fields it and throws to first for the out. Bard moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Guzman vs. Jurrjens
Guzman hits a fly ball into center field. Schafer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Dukes vs. Jurrjens
Dukes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Infante scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Schafer vs. Olsen
Alberto Gonzalez now playing second base.
Schafer strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jurrjens vs. Olsen
Jurrjens hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Infante vs. Olsen
Infante hits a fly ball into right field. Kearns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Jurrjens
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into center field. Schafer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunn vs. Jurrjens
Dunn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Kearns vs. Jurrjens
Kearns hits a popup towards short. Escobar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Willingham vs. Jurrjens
Willingham hits a fly ball into left field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Olsen
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Olsen
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McCann vs. Olsen
McCann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Olsen
There goes McCann. The throw from Bard and he is safe. McCann steals second. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Diaz vs. Olsen
Diaz hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Dukes. Diaz reaches second base with a double. McCann scores. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Francoeur vs. Olsen
Francoeur hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kearns who is chasing the ball. Francoeur reaches third base with a triple. Diaz scores. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Prado vs. Olsen
Prado hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Francoeur scores. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Schafer vs. Olsen
Schafer hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Gonzalez fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Nationals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bard vs. Jurrjens
Bard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Jurrjens
Gonzalez hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Francoeur settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Olsen vs. Jurrjens
Olsen bunts towards the mound. Jurrjens fields it and throws to first for the out. Bard moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Guzman vs. Jurrjens
Guzman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Bard moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dukes vs. Jurrjens
Dukes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Schafer. Dukes reaches second base with a double. Bard scores. Guzman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Jurrjens
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Prado juggles the ball. That's an error on Prado. Dukes scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Dunn vs. Jurrjens
Dunn takes first base on ball four. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Kearns vs. Jurrjens
Kearns takes first base on ball four. Zimmerman moves to third. Dunn moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Willingham vs. Jurrjens
Willingham strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Nationals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jurrjens vs. Olsen
Jurrjens hits a fly ball into right field. Kearns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Infante vs. Olsen
Infante takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Olsen
Escobar hits a fly ball into right field. Kearns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Olsen
The ball gets by Bard for a passed ball. Infante moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Olsen
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Infante scores. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
McCann vs. Olsen
McCann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jones scores. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Olsen
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Nationals, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bard vs. Jurrjens
Bard hits a fly ball into center field. Schafer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Jurrjens
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Milledge vs. Bennett
Lastings Milledge pinch hits for Scott Olsen. Jeff Bennett now pitching.
Milledge hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Guzman vs. Bennett
Guzman strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dukes vs. Bennett
Dukes hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. Milledge moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Zimmerman vs. Bennett
Zimmerman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Nationals, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Francoeur vs. Shell
Steven Shell now pitching.
Francoeur hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Prado vs. Shell
Prado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Schafer vs. Shell
Schafer strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Nationals, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dunn vs. Bennett
Dunn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kearns vs. Bennett
Kearns hits a ball on the ground towards first. Prado fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Willingham vs. Bennett
Willingham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones juggles the ball. That's an error on Jones. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bard vs. Bennett
Bard hits a fly ball into left field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Nationals, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Norton vs. Shell
Greg Norton pinch hits for Jeff Bennett.
Norton hits a fly ball into left field. Willingham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Infante vs. Shell
Infante hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Dukes. Infante reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Escobar vs. Shell
Escobar hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Kearns. Escobar reaches second base with a double. Infante scores. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Rivera
Saul Rivera now pitching.
The ball gets by Bard for a passed ball. Escobar moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Rivera
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Escobar scores. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McCann vs. Rivera
McCann hits a line drive towards first. Dunn catches it and steps on first to double up Jones. View Play
Top 8
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Nationals, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. O'Flaherty
Casey Kotchman now playing first base. Eric O'Flaherty now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Flores vs. O'Flaherty
Jesus Flores pinch hits for Saul Rivera.
Flores takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guzman vs. O'Flaherty
Guzman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Flores moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Dukes vs. Carlyle
Buddy Carlyle now pitching.
Dukes hits a fly ball into center field. Schafer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Zimmerman vs. Carlyle
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Flores scores. Guzman moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Dunn vs. Carlyle
Dunn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Nationals, 5 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Ledezma
Wil Ledezma now pitching.
Diaz strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francoeur vs. Ledezma
Francoeur hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Kearns who is chasing the ball. Francoeur reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Kotchman vs. Ledezma
Kotchman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Francoeur scores. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Schafer vs. Ledezma
Schafer strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Ledezma
Kelly Johnson pinch hits for Buddy Carlyle.
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Dukes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Nationals, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kearns vs. Soriano
Rafael Soriano now pitching.
Kearns strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Willingham vs. Soriano
Willingham hits a fly ball into center field. Schafer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bard vs. Soriano
Bard strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/12/2009 -- Washington at Atlanta (D)
Washington AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Guzman C, ss 5 1 2 0 Infante O, 2b 3 2 2 0
Dukes E, cf 5 1 2 3 Escobar Y, ss 4 1 1 1
Zimmerman R, 3b 5 0 1 1 Jones C, 3b 3 1 2 2
Dunn A, 1b 3 0 2 0 McCann B, c 3 1 1 1
Kearns A, rf 4 0 0 0 Diaz M, lf 4 1 1 1
Willingham J, lf 5 0 0 0 Francoeur J, rf 4 2 2 1
Bard J, c 4 1 1 0 Prado M, 1b 3 0 1 1
Harris W, 2b 1 0 1 0 Kotchman C, 1b 1 0 1 1
Gonzalez A, pr-2b 2 1 0 0 Schafer J, cf 4 0 0 0
Olsen S, p 0 0 0 0 Jurrjens J, p 2 0 0 0
Milledge L, ph 1 0 1 0 Bennett J, p 0 0 0 0
Shell S, p 0 0 0 0 Norton G, ph 1 0 0 0
Rivera S, p 0 0 0 0 O'Flaherty E, p 0 0 0 0
Flores J, ph 0 1 0 0 Carlyle B, p 0 0 0 0
Ledezma W, p 0 0 0 0 Johnson K, ph 1 0 0 0
Soriano R, p 0 0 0 0
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35 5 10 4 33 8 11 8
Washington 000 031 010 -- 5
Atlanta 000 320 21x -- 8
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Olsen S (L) 5.0 6 5 5 3 3
Shell S 1.1 2 2 2 0 1
Rivera S 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Ledezma W 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Jurrjens J (W) 5.1 5 4 3 5 1
Bennett J 1.2 3 0 0 0 2
O'Flaherty E 0.1 1 1 1 1 0
Carlyle B 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Soriano R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Prado M, Jones C
DP -- Washington 2, Atlanta 2
LOB -- Washington 11, Atlanta 4
2B -- Diaz M, Dukes E, Infante O, Escobar Y
3B -- Francoeur J 2
SB -- McCann B
SH -- Olsen S 2
PB -- Bard J 2
T -- 2:47
A -- 19873
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