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Astros slug 4 homers, Brown throws 7 scoreless to lead Houston over Washington 6-1

HOUSTON (AP) Tuesday was a night filled with homers and milestones for the Houston Astros.

Mauricio Dubón, Kyle Tucker, Martín Maldonado and Chas McCormick each hit solo homers to back up a solid start by rookie Hunter Brown and lead the Astros to a 6-1 win over the Washington Nationals.

And then there were the milestones. José Abreu had two hits to give him 1,501 career hits, making him the 21st active player to reach 1,500 hits and the 12th Cuban-born player to do it.

Maldonado’s homer extended Houston’s lead to 3-0 in the seventh and was the 100th of his career. José Altuve walked with one out in that inning and scored the 1,000th run of his career on a single by Abreu with two outs.

Abreu is in his 10th MLB season after spending 10 years playing professionally in Cuba.

“It just means that I’ve played a lot of baseball,” Abreu said in Spanish through a translator. “And I can’t forget about all those people that were by my side throughout that long time and obviously being able to do it here I think it was even more special.”

Altuve is the fourth player in franchise history to score at least 1,000 runs, joining Hall of Famers Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio and fellow Killer B Lance Berkman.

“It means a lot,” Altuve said. “It’s a big number for me and I’m really happy and proud. Obviously I have to thank a lot of guys for driving me in. Abreu was tonight and I already thanked him. I want to thank Yordan (Alvarez) because probably 500 are from Yordan.”

Brown (6-3) scattered four hits across seven scoreless innings after losing two in a row.

Dubón put the Astros up 1-0 when he knocked a changeup from Patrick Corbin (4-7) into the seats in left field with no outs in the fifth. There was one out in the inning when Tucker then hit his ninth home run this season to right field to make it 2-0.

It was Washington’s first visit to Houston since the Nationals won their only championship by beating the Astros 6-2 in Game 7 of the 2019 World Series. Corbin was also on the mound in that game, pitching three scoreless innings of relief to get the win.

Tuesday, he struggled with command, walking a season-high five while allowing four hits and two runs in five innings.

“These guys can hit, and on occasion when you make a mistake they’ll hit the ball a long way,” Nationals manager Dave Martinez said.

The Astros started this nine-game homestand on a high note, giving them a much-needed boost after going 2-5 on a road trip, which ended Sunday.

“We haven't established homefield dominance like we usually do and which we're trying to get to,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said. “So we're just trying to win one day at a time.”

The Nationals had a runner on second with two outs in the seventh when Jake Meyers crashed into the center field wall after making a leaping catch on a fly ball hit by Dominic Smith to end Brown’s night. Brown pounded his hand into his glove and yelled, “Let’s go” after watching Meyers make the nifty grab.

Lane Thomas doubled with two outs in the eighth and scored on a single by Luis Garcia to cut the lead to 4-1.

McCormick’s homer came with no outs in the bottom of the inning and Altuve added an RBI single with two outs to push the lead to 6-1.

Abreu collected his 1,500th career hit on a double on a line drive to right-center field to start Houston’s second. The Astros announced the milestone at the end of the inning and put a graphic with his picture and the number on the big screen as he tipped his cap to the crowd.

Similar graphics and announcements were made for Maldonado's and Altuve’s milestones at the end of the seventh inning.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Nationals: RHP Tanner Rainey threw a 25-pitch bullpen session this weekend as he continues his recovery from Tommy John surgery.

Astros: SS Jeremy Peña missed a second straight game Tuesday with an unspecified illness. Baker said he was feeling better Tuesday and could return Wednesday.

SNAPPED

Washington DH Joey Meneses went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts to end a career-long 18-game on-base streak, which was the longest active streak in the majors.

UP NEXT

Houston LHP Framber Valdez (6-5, 2.36 ERA) opposes RHP Josiah Gray (4-5, 3.00) when the series continues Wednesday night.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Nationals WAS26-39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	0
Astros HOU38-29	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	X	6	9	0

Minute Maid ParkHouston, TX

W: H. Brown (6-3)L: P. Corbin (4-7)S: (0)
HR: HOU - K. Tucker (29), C. McCormick (22), M. Dubon (10)

WASNationals

HOUAstros

.H. BrownHunter Brown
P
7.0 IP, 3 BB, 4 SO, 99 P
.K. TuckerKyle Tucker
RF
1-3, R, RBI, HR, BB, SO

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
L. Thomas RF	3	1	2	0	1	1	2	.284	.338	.464	.802	4.5
L. Garcia 2B	3	0	1	1	1	0	3	.276	.313	.390	.703	3.0
J. Meneses DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.302	.346	.392	.738	-1.0
J. Candelario 3B	3	0	0	0	1	3	0	.248	.328	.440	.768	-1.5
C. Dickerson LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.259	.302	.414	.715	1.0
K. Ruiz C	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.230	.299	.375	.674	0.0
D. Smith 1B	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.263	.342	.311	.654	1.0
C. Abrams SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.225	.272	.382	.654	2.0
A. Call CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.215	.306	.299	.605	0.0

HITTERS	AB
L. Thomas RF	3
L. Garcia 2B	3
J. Meneses DH	4
J. Candelario 3B	3
C. Dickerson LF	4
K. Ruiz C	4
D. Smith 1B	3
C. Abrams SS	3
A. Call CF	3

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Dubon SS	5	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	.297	.323	.410	.733	6.0
J. Altuve 2B	3	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	.266	.365	.438	.802	3.5
A. Bregman 3B	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	.247	.344	.392	.736	3.0
K. Tucker RF	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	.269	.347	.440	.787	6.5
J. Abreu 1B	3	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	.225	.282	.297	.579	5.0
Y. Diaz DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	.261	.281	.443	.724	-0.5
C. McCormick LF	4	1	1	1	1	0	2	1	.228	.313	.447	.760	5.0
J. Meyers CF	2	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	.246	.326	.419	.745	4.0
M. Maldonado C	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	3	.188	.271	.295	.566	5.5

HITTERS	AB
M. Dubon SS	5
J. Altuve 2B	3
A. Bregman 3B	4
K. Tucker RF	3
J. Abreu 1B	3
Y. Diaz DH	4
C. McCormick LF	4
J. Meyers CF	2
M. Maldonado C	4

2B - L. Thomas (14), C. Abrams (10)
RBI - L. Garcia (29)
2-Out RBI - L. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - L. Garcia 2 (2), D. Smith

2B - J. Abreu (9)
HR - M. Dubon (3), K. Tucker (9), C. McCormick (6), M. Maldonado (4)
RBI - M. Dubon (15), J. Altuve (7), K. Tucker (39), J. Abreu (30), C. McCormick (17), M. Maldonado (9)
2-Out RBI - J. Altuve, K. Tucker, J. Abreu
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - Y. Diaz 3 (3), M. Maldonado

CS - J. Candelario

SB - J. Meyers (3)
CS - J. Altuve

DP - 3 (Dubon-Abreu; Bregman-Dubon-Abreu; Altuve-Abreu)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
P. Corbin (L, 4-7)	5.0	4	2	2	5	5	2	4.81	1.54	1.5
M. Thompson	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4.09	1.24	4.0
C. Kuhl	1.0	3	2	2	1	1	1	7.86	1.86	-2.5
T. Ward	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	1	5.32	1.35	-2.0

PITCHERS	IP
P. Corbin (L, 4-7)	5.0
M. Thompson	1.0
C. Kuhl	1.0
T. Ward	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
H. Brown (W, 6-3)	7.0	4	0	0	3	4	3.35	1.19	26.0
B. Abreu	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1.93	1.04	0.5
P. Maton	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1.10	0.73	3.5

PITCHERS	IP
H. Brown (W, 6-3)	7.0
B. Abreu	1.0
P. Maton	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - P. Corbin 91-49, M. Thompson 14-11, C. Kuhl 24-14, T. Ward 31-21
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - P. Corbin 4-4, M. Thompson 1-0, C. Kuhl 1-2, T. Ward 0-2
Batters Faced - P. Corbin 23, M. Thompson 3, C. Kuhl 7, T. Ward 6

Pitches-Strikes - H. Brown 99-69, B. Abreu 17-12, P. Maton 8-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - H. Brown 12-2, B. Abreu 0-1, P. Maton 0-1
Batters Faced - H. Brown 25, B. Abreu 5, P. Maton 3

.H. BrownHunter Brown
P
7.0 IP, 3 BB, 4 SO, 99 P
.K. TuckerKyle Tucker
RF
1-3, R, RBI, HR, BB, SO

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Nationals WAS26-39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	0
Astros HOU38-29	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	X	6	9	0

Minute Maid ParkHouston, TX

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
L. Thomas RF	3	1	2	0	1	1	2	.284	.338	.464	.802	4.5
L. Garcia 2B	3	0	1	1	1	0	3	.276	.313	.390	.703	3.0
J. Meneses DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.302	.346	.392	.738	-1.0
J. Candelario 3B	3	0	0	0	1	3	0	.248	.328	.440	.768	-1.5
C. Dickerson LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.259	.302	.414	.715	1.0
K. Ruiz C	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.230	.299	.375	.674	0.0
D. Smith 1B	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.263	.342	.311	.654	1.0
C. Abrams SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.225	.272	.382	.654	2.0
A. Call CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.215	.306	.299	.605	0.0
Total	30	1	6	1	3	6	13	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
L. Thomas RF	3
L. Garcia 2B	3
J. Meneses DH	4
J. Candelario 3B	3
C. Dickerson LF	4
K. Ruiz C	4
D. Smith 1B	3
C. Abrams SS	3
A. Call CF	3
Total	30

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Dubon SS	5	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	.297	.323	.410	.733	6.0
J. Altuve 2B	3	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	.266	.365	.438	.802	3.5
A. Bregman 3B	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	.247	.344	.392	.736	3.0
K. Tucker RF	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	.269	.347	.440	.787	6.5
J. Abreu 1B	3	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	.225	.282	.297	.579	5.0
Y. Diaz DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	.261	.281	.443	.724	-0.5
C. McCormick LF	4	1	1	1	1	0	2	1	.228	.313	.447	.760	5.0
J. Meyers CF	2	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	.246	.326	.419	.745	4.0
M. Maldonado C	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	3	.188	.271	.295	.566	5.5
Total	32	6	9	6	4	7	8	16	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
M. Dubon SS	5
J. Altuve 2B	3
A. Bregman 3B	4
K. Tucker RF	3
J. Abreu 1B	3
Y. Diaz DH	4
C. McCormick LF	4
J. Meyers CF	2
M. Maldonado C	4
Total	32

2B - L. Thomas (14), C. Abrams (10)
RBI - L. Garcia (29)
2-Out RBI - L. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - L. Garcia 2 (2), D. Smith

2B - J. Abreu (9)
HR - M. Dubon (3), K. Tucker (9), C. McCormick (6), M. Maldonado (4)
RBI - M. Dubon (15), J. Altuve (7), K. Tucker (39), J. Abreu (30), C. McCormick (17), M. Maldonado (9)
2-Out RBI - J. Altuve, K. Tucker, J. Abreu
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - Y. Diaz 3 (3), M. Maldonado

CS - J. Candelario

SB - J. Meyers (3)
CS - J. Altuve

DP - 3 (Dubon-Abreu; Bregman-Dubon-Abreu; Altuve-Abreu)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
P. Corbin (L, 4-7)	5.0	4	2	2	5	5	2	4.81	1.54	1.5
M. Thompson	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4.09	1.24	4.0
C. Kuhl	1.0	3	2	2	1	1	1	7.86	1.86	-2.5
T. Ward	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	1	5.32	1.35	-2.0
Total	8.0	9	6	6	7	8	4	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
P. Corbin (L, 4-7)	5.0
M. Thompson	1.0
C. Kuhl	1.0
T. Ward	1.0
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
H. Brown (W, 6-3)	7.0	4	0	0	3	4	3.35	1.19	26.0
B. Abreu	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1.93	1.04	0.5
P. Maton	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1.10	0.73	3.5
Total	9.0	6	1	1	3	6	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
H. Brown (W, 6-3)	7.0
B. Abreu	1.0
P. Maton	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - P. Corbin 91-49, M. Thompson 14-11, C. Kuhl 24-14, T. Ward 31-21
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - P. Corbin 4-4, M. Thompson 1-0, C. Kuhl 1-2, T. Ward 0-2
Batters Faced - P. Corbin 23, M. Thompson 3, C. Kuhl 7, T. Ward 6

Pitches-Strikes - H. Brown 99-69, B. Abreu 17-12, P. Maton 8-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - H. Brown 12-2, B. Abreu 0-1, P. Maton 0-1
Batters Faced - H. Brown 25, B. Abreu 5, P. Maton 3

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

5TH INNING
Dubon homered to left 0 1
Tucker homered to right 0 2
7TH INNING
Maldonado homered to left 0 3
Abreu singled to right center, Altuve scored, Bregman to third 0 4
8TH INNING
Garcia singled to center, Thomas scored 1 4
McCormick homered to left center 1 5
Altuve singled to left, Meyers scored 1 6

5TH INNING
	Dubon homered to left	0	1
	Tucker homered to right	0	2

7TH INNING
	Maldonado homered to left	0	3
	Abreu singled to right center, Altuve scored, Bregman to third	0	4


Garcia singled to center, Thomas scored	1	4
McCormick homered to left center	1	5
Altuve singled to left, Meyers scored	1	6

1ST INNING
Nationals
H. Brown Pitching:
L. Thomas: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Thomas walked
L. Garcia: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Garcia grounded into double play shortstop to first, Thomas out at second
J. Meneses: Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Meneses struck out swinging
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
P. Corbin Pitching:
M. Dubon: Dubon flied out to shallow second
J. Altuve: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Altuve struck out swinging
A. Bregman: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Bregman walked
K. Tucker: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Tucker grounded out to second
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Nationals
H. Brown Pitching:
J. Candelario: Foul, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Candelario struck out swinging, Candelario to first on wild pitch
C. Dickerson: Foul, Ball, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Dickerson grounded into double play third to shortstop to first, Candelario out at second
K. Ruiz: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ruiz grounded out to second
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
P. Corbin Pitching:
J. Abreu: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Abreu doubled to right center
Y. Diaz: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Diaz struck out swinging
C. McCormick: Ball, Ball, McCormick flied out to left
J. Meyers: Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Meyers walked
M. Maldonado: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Maldonado struck out swinging
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Nationals
H. Brown Pitching:
D. Smith: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Smith singled to shallow center
C. Abrams: Strike looking, Foul, Abrams doubled to left center, Smith to third
A. Call: Ball, Foul, Call popped bunt out to catcher
L. Thomas: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Thomas struck out swinging
L. Garcia: Garcia grounded out to first
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
P. Corbin Pitching:
M. Dubon: Strike looking, Foul, Dubon flied out to left
J. Altuve: Foul, Altuve grounded bunt out to pitcher
A. Bregman: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Bregman singled to left
K. Tucker: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Tucker walked, Bregman to second
J. Abreu: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Abreu walked, Bregman to third, Tucker to second
Y. Diaz: Ball, Diaz flied out to deep right
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Nationals
H. Brown Pitching:
J. Meneses: Strike looking, Ball, Meneses grounded out to shortstop
J. Candelario: Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Candelario walked
C. Dickerson: Pickoff attempt, Ball, Ball, Candelario caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop, Strike looking, Dickerson grounded out to second
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
P. Corbin Pitching:
C. McCormick: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, McCormick struck out swinging
J. Meyers: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Meyers struck out swinging
M. Maldonado: Ball, Strike swinging, Maldonado grounded out to third
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Nationals
H. Brown Pitching:
K. Ruiz: Ruiz lined out to center
D. Smith: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Smith grounded out to second
C. Abrams: Abrams lined out to third
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
P. Corbin Pitching:
M. Dubon: Foul, Ball, Ball, Dubon homered to left
J. Altuve: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Altuve walked
A. Bregman: Bregman fouled out to first
K. Tucker: Altuve caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop, Strike looking, Ball, Tucker homered to right
J. Abreu: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Abreu grounded out to second
End of the 5th (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Nationals
H. Brown Pitching:
A. Call: Call grounded out to third
L. Thomas: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Thomas singled to right
L. Garcia: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Garcia walked, Thomas to second
J. Meneses: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Meneses grounded into double play second to first, Garcia out at second
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Astros
Mason Thompson relieved Patrick Corbin
Y. Diaz: Foul, Foul, Diaz grounded out to shortstop
C. McCormick: Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, McCormick struck out swinging
J. Meyers: Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Meyers struck out looking
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Nationals
H. Brown Pitching:
J. Candelario: Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Candelario struck out looking
C. Dickerson: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Dickerson reached on an infield single to shortstop
K. Ruiz: Ruiz grounded out to pitcher, Dickerson to second
D. Smith: Smith flied out to deep center
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Astros
Chad Kuhl relieved Mason Thompson
M. Maldonado: Ball, Maldonado homered to left
M. Dubon: Ball, Strike looking, Dubon grounded out to first
J. Altuve: Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Altuve walked
A. Bregman: Bregman singled to deep right, Altuve to second
K. Tucker: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Tucker struck out swinging
J. Abreu: Strike looking, Ball, Abreu singled to right center, Altuve scored, Bregman to third
Y. Diaz: Foul, Ball, Ball, Diaz flied out to deep left
End of the 7th (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Nationals
Bryan Abreu relieved Hunter Brown
C. Abrams: Foul, Abrams popped out to shortstop
A. Call: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Call flied out to deep right
L. Thomas: Ball, Ball, Thomas doubled to shallow right
L. Garcia: Strike looking, Foul, Garcia singled to center, Thomas scored
J. Meneses: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Meneses struck out swinging
Middle of the 8th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
Thad Ward relieved Chad Kuhl
C. McCormick: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, McCormick homered to left center
J. Meyers: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Meyers walked
M. Maldonado: Ball, Meyers stole second, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Maldonado popped out to second
M. Dubon: Foul, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Foul, Dubon lined out to center
J. Altuve: Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Altuve singled to left, Meyers scored
A. Bregman: Ball, Strike looking, Bregman flied out to center
End of the 8th (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Nationals
Phil Maton relieved Bryan Abreu
J. Candelario: Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Candelario struck out swinging
C. Dickerson: Dickerson flied out to deep center
K. Ruiz: Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Ruiz popped out to shortstop
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

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