By J.Y. Mortimer

OPPONENT
CINCINNATI REDS
The Nationals and Reds will play seven times
this year (4 in D.C., 3 in CIN)…Nationals manager
Dave Martinez spent the 1992 season with Cincinnati, hitting .254 with 20 doubles, five triples, three
homers, 31 RBI and 47 runs scored in 135 games…
Nationals hitting coach, Darnell Coles also spent
the 1992 season with the Reds…Right-handed
pitcher Josiah Gray was drafted by the Reds in the
second round in 2018.
2023 RECORD
W-L ……………………………0-2 (0-1 in D.C., 0-0 in CIN)
Streak ………………………………………………………………..L2
Aggregate Score…………………….Nationals 6, Reds 11
ALL-TIME RECORD
W-L / Nationals (2005-present) …………………60-55
W-L / Home (2005-present)………………………. 32-25
W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present)…………28-20
W-L / Away (2005-present)……………………….28-30
W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals)………….238-264
2023 GAME LOG
DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SAVE
7/3vsCIN L, 3-2 Weaver-Irvin-Díaz
7/4vsCIN L, 8-4 Kennedy-Corbin-Sims
7/5vsCIN
7/6vsCIN
8/4atCIN
8/5atCIN
8/6atCIN

WHEN…
Home……………………………..13-29
Road ………………………………21-22
Day…………………………………18-22
Night…………………………….. 16-29
Current Streak……………………. L2
Last 5 Games……………………..2-3
Last 10 Games…………………..6-4
March…………………………………0-1
April ………………………………. 10-16
May …………………………………14-15
June …………………………………9-16
July …………………………………… 1-3
Vs. LHSP………………………… 10-21
Vs. RHSP ……………………….24-30
Series Opener…………………. 7-22
Series Opener at Home …….1-14
Series Opener on Road……..6-8
By Series……………………… 9-17-2
By Home Series …………….. 2-11-1
By Road Series………………..7-6-1
Rubber Games…………………. 5-3
Sweeps/Were Swept ………..0-6
Scored First…………………….26-16
Opponent Scored First …… 8-35
1-run games…………………… 10-15
1 or 2 run games…………….16-27
Comeback Wins……………..12-22
Last AB Wins…………………….6-8
Walkoff Wins……………………..1-4
Extra Innings…………………….2-0
Led After 6………………………28-4
Led After 7………………………28-4
Led After 8………………………30-3
Tied After 6………………………..2-3
Tied After 7………………………. 2-2
Tied After 8……………………….. 3-1
Behind After 6…………………4-44
Behind After 7…………………4-45
Behind After 8………………….1-47
Vs. Other Divisions……….. 25-35
Vs. A.L. Teams………………….11-15
Vs. N.L. Teams……………….23-36
Vs. A.L. East………………………0-5
Vs. A.L. Central…………………..7-5
Vs. A.L. West …………………….4-5
Vs. N.L. East……………………..9-16
Vs. N.L. Central…………………..5-7
Vs. N.L. West ……………………9-13
Hit 0 HR…………………………..9-27
Hit 1+ HR………………………..25-24
Hit 2+ HR………………………….10-7
Scored 3 or Fewer Runs…..6-34
Scored 4 or More Runs…..28-17
Scored 5 or More Runs……..21-9
Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs. 21-10
Allowed 4 or More Runs….13-41
Allowed 5 or More Runs…. 8-35
More Hits than Opponent 26-10
Fewer Hits than Opponent 3-35
Committed No Errors……..24-21
Committed 1 or More Errors…. 10-30
Before All-star Game……..34-51
Starter Goes at least 5 inn29-37
Starter Goes at least 6 inn 15-16
Starter Goes at least 7 inn….3-3
White Script Nationals……… 8-8
City Connect…………………….. 2-8
Blue Alternate………………….9-15
Road Gray……………………….14-15
Red Curly W………………………1-4
#42…………………………………….0-1

WELCOME TO THE SHOW
NAME MLB DEBUT
Thaddeus Ward …………….4/1 vs. ATL
Hobie Harris………………….4/1 vs. ATL
Jake Irvin …………………….5/3 vs. CHC
Jake Alu ………………………..5/9 at SFG
Amos Willingham ……… 6/28 at SEA
Jose A. Ferrer………………….7/1 at PHI

SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
DATE OPP. D.C. TIME D.C. TV D.C. RADIO NATIONALS STARTER OPPONENTS STARTER
Wed., July 5 vs. CIN 7:05 p.m. MASN 2 106.7 The Fan RHP Josiah Gray (6-6, 3.30) RHP Graham Ashcraft (3-6, 6.66)
• Washington’s All-Star, Josiah Gray faces the team that drafted him in the 2nd round in 2018…Gray has allowed one run over his last two starts going 2-0 with an 0.79 ERA (1 ER/11.1 IP).
Thurs., July 6 vs. CIN 1:05 p.m. MASN 2 106.7 The Fan LHP MacKenzie Gore (4-7, 4.48) LHP Brandon Williamson (1-2, 5.56)
• MacKenzie Gore faces the Reds for the third time in his career…Gore is sixth in MLB with 10.90 SO/9 and seventh in the NL with 107 strikeouts.

MOVING ON
The Washington Nationals continue the final homestand of the season’s first “half” on Wednesday night against the Cincinnati Reds…
Following this series, the Nationals will welcome the Texas Rangers
to Nationals Park for a three-game series this weekend.
• The Nationals have won six of 10 and seven of their last 13
games since June 21.
ROSTER MOVE
The Washington Nationals recalled outfielder Alex Call from Triple-A Rochester and designated outfielder
Derek Hill for assignment on Wednesday.
• In 11 games with Triple-A Rochester, Call hit .275 with three doubles, a home run, three RBI, seven walks,
three stolen bases and five runs scored…He reached base safely in 10 of his 11 games, collecting at least
one hit in eight of those 10 contests.
CJ IN DC
CJ Abrams is 15-for-44 (.341) with five doubles, one triple, one homer, three RBI, three stolen bases and
nine runs scored in his last 13 games…He’s hit safely in eight of the 13 games and has produced multi-hit
efforts in six of the 13.
• Of note these next two days, Abrams is 15-for-36 (.417) with a .462 on-base percentage and a .611 slugging percentage (4 2B, HR) in 12 games against NL Central clubs this season.
NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL-STAR
Josiah Gray was selected by Major League Baseball to represent the Washington Nationals in the 2023
All-Star Game…It is his first All-Star selection…Gray ranks ninth in the National League with a 3.30 ERA.
• Gray is 2-0 with a 0.79 ERA (1 ER/11.1 IP), 14 strikeouts and five walks in his last two starts.
CHECKIN’ IN ON THE ‘PEN
Some notes on Ricky Bones’ relievers as of late:
• Hunter Harvey is 5-for-5 in save opportunities and has allowed just two hits (.095 opp. AVG) in 6.1
scoreless innings over his last seven outings.
• Kyle Finnegan has four holds and has pitched to a 0.00 ERA (10.1 IP) with a .152 opponents average
(5-for-33, 0 XBH) in his last eight appearances.
• Hitters are 2-for-40 (.050) against Jordan Weems over his last eight outings…The .050 average since
June 10 is the lowest by any Major League reliever with at least 12.0 IP.
• Over his last 13 games, Mason Thompson has allowed two earned runs on nine hits in 11.1 innings (1.59
ERA)…He has seven holds and has 13 strikeouts over that span.
WOULD’VE / COULD’VE / SHOULD’VE
Lane Thomas made a compelling case to be named to his first AllStar game…See box to the right.
• He ranks in the entire National League in hits (5th, 100), average (5th, .301), doubles (6th, 23), extra-base hits (T9th, 38)
and runs (10th, 57).
• He has a hit in 19 of his last 21 games, going .365/.391/.669
with 10 doubles, five home runs, 15 RBI, three walks, one stolen base and 15 runs scored.
• In his last 10 games, he is 16-for-42 (.381) with four doubles,
two home runs, eight RBI, two walks and seven runs scored.
WOULD’VE / COULD’VE / SHOULD’VE…PT. 2
Jeimer Candelario also made a compelling case to be named to his
first All-Star Game…See box to the right.
• He is tied for second in the National League with 26 doubles
and tied for seventh with 40 extra-base hits.
• He has hit safely in 10 of 11 and 15 of his last 18 games, going
.324/.395/.632 with nine doubles, four homers and 10 RBI
during the 18-game stretch.
STONE’S SLAMS
Trailing 3-0 in Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon, Stone Garrett clubbed a grand slam with two outs in the
top of the third inning…The Nationals went on to beat the Phillies, 5-4.
• It was Garrett’s second grand slam of the season…In doing so, he became the seventh player in Nationals history (2005-pres.) to hit two grand slams in one season (last: Gerardo Parra, 2019).
MILESTONE TRACKER
Who Category Milestone
Jeimer Candelario 2B 47 (26)
Tie Daniel Murphy (2016) and Ryan Zimmerman
(2006) for most in a season WSH history
Patrick Corbin Wins 100 (92)

LANE’S NL OUTFIELD RANKS

Rk. Statistic No.
T2nd Outfield Assists 7
3rd Batting Average .301
3rd Doubles 23
3rd Hits 100
5th Runs 57
T5th Extra-Base Hits 39
7th Slugging% .509

JEIMER’S NL THIRD BASE RANKS

Rk. Statistic No.
1st WAR (FanGraphs) 2.6
1st Doubles 26
1st Extra-Base Hits 40
2nd Slugging% .477
2nd wRC+ (FanGraphs) 118
3rd OPS .816
3rd wOBA (FanGraphs) .351
3rd Def. Runs Saved (FanGraphs) 4

FARM REPORT

WHITE HOT
Wilmington first baseman T.J. White is hitting .349/.451/.558 with two doubles,, two triples, a homer, nine
RBI and seven doubles in his last 15 games…He clubbed a double and a triple on Tuesday night against
Brooklyn.

NATIONALS HISTORY

July 5 (9-6)
2018 – The Nationals topped the Marlins, 14-12, in dramatic, come-from-behind fashion. Trailing 9-0 heading to the bottom of the fourth inning, the Nationals plated 14 unanswered runs to pull away from the Marlins. Washington’s nine-run deficit overcome was the largest in Nationals history (2005-pres.) and matched
the largest in franchise (MON/WSH) history. The win was powered by Trea Turner, who went 3-for-5 with
two home runs (including the go-ahead grand slam), eight RBI and three runs scored. His eight RBI were
tied for the most by a leadoff hitter in Major League history and were tied for second most in a game by any
hitter in Nationals history (2005-pres.).

MIKE RIZZO
Nationals President of Baseball Operations and
General Manager Mike Rizzo enters his 15th season
as the head of Washington’s baseball operation
and his 40th season in professional baseball…He
enters the 2023 season as the second-longest tenured General Manager in Major League Baseball…
Under Rizzo’s leadership, the Nationals won the
World Series in 2019, earning four National League
East titles (2012, 2014, 2016, 2017) and one Wild
Card berth (2019)… Rizzo was recently inducted
into both the Triton College Alumni Wall of Fame
and the Italian American Baseball Foundation Hall
of Fame.

DAVE MARTINEZ
Sixth-year manager Dave Martinez was named the
seventh field manager in Nationals history on Oct.
30, 2017…He is the longest-tenured and winningest
manager in Nationals history (2005-pres.)…Martinez has led the club through a steady, unwavering
approach, consistent strategy and never-ending
positivity and support for players…That includes
an improbable run to the 2019 World Series
Championship…A 16-year Major League outfielder,
Martinez joined the Nationals after 10 seasons as
a Major League coach in Chicago (2015–17) and
Tampa Bay (2008–14)

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
Jessica Camerato – Nationals.com (July 4)
“I was looking for a comfortable pitch that I could
make hard contact with and drive that run in,”
Meneses said. “[Cruz] left, fortunately, a splitter
that hung a little bit, and I was able to connect and
drive the run in.”
@MarkZuckerman – MASNSports.com (July 4)
Nats are on the board in the 3rd, thanks to CJ
Abrams’ leadoff double and a couple of productive outs from Derek Hill and Lane Thomas. They
trail 5-1.

#40 JOSIAH GRAY

Right-hander was acquired by the Nationals from the Los Angeles
Dodgers at the 2021 Trade Deadline…Was Los Angeles’ No. 2
prospect entering 2021 and its Minor League Pitcher of the Year
in 2019…Was originally selected by Cincinnati in the second round
(No. 72 overall) of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft out of Le Moyne
College in Syracuse, New York…Was acquired by the Dodgers
on his 21st birthday, Dec. 21, 2018…Is the Player Ambassador to
the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy…Named to his first All-Star team in 2023.

BORN / 2023 OPENING DAY AGE BATS / THROWS
12/21/97 New Rochelle, N.Y. / 25 Right / Right
MLB SERVICE / OPTIONS USED HEIGHT / WEIGHT
1.075 / 0 of 3 6’1” / 210
ROUND / SCHOOL SIGNING SCOUT
2nd Rd., 2018 Lee Seras (CIN)
Le Moyne (NY) College
ACQUIRED
Via trade from the Los Angeles Dodgers, July
30, 2021.

LAST START
Allowed one earned run on six hits with eight strikeouts and one walk in 6.0 innings on June 30
at Philadelphia…Earned his second win in as many starts as Washington won, 2-1.
vs. CINCINNATI
Faces the club that drafted him (2nd rd., 2018) for the second time…Earned the win on June 3, 2022 at
Cincinnati, tossing 6.0 innings of two-hit, one-run ball…Struck out nine and walked three.
RECENCY BIAS
Gray has allowed just one earned run in 11.1 IP (0.79 ERA) accross his last two starts…He has 14 strikeouts against just five walks over this stretch.
RANKS
Gray ranks ninth in the National League with a 3.30 ERA…He paces the Nationals staff in opponents’
batting average (.247), opponents’ slugging percentage (.396), opponents’ OPS (.726) and home runs allowed per 9.0 innings (1.13).
ROAD GRAY
Gray ranks third in Major League Baseball with a 2.39 ERA on the road this season…He’s allowed three earned runs or less in 10 of his 11 road starts.
SLIDER STATS
Gray’s slider is fourth among all Major League sliders (min. 100 PA) with a 30.2% hard hit rate, sixth with a 21.5% strikeout rate and 17th with a .219 opponents
batting average against…The 30.2% hard hit rate ranks 17th among all Major League pitches this season.
KEEPING THE BALL IN THE YARD
Gray has allowed 1.13 home runs allowed per 9.0 innings (12 HR/95.1 IP)…He allowed back-to-back home runs to lead off the game on April 1 vs. Atlanta
(Acuña Jr./Olson) and beginning with the next batter, has allowed just eight additional home runs in the next 95.1 innings entering play tonight…This improvement comes after he led Major League Baseball with 38 home runs and 2.30 home runs per 9.0 innings last season.
THE STORY OF HIS CUTTER
As told to Jesse Dougherty of the Washington Post in a recent story: “At the start of spring training, Gray debuted a cutter he learned from Erasmo Ramírez,
who drew his grip on a baseball Gray practiced with until he lost it at the gym during the offseason. Gray joked that some Florida teenager could be throwing
Ramírez’s cutter in high school games. Yet by the time he misplaced the ball, Gray knew where to put his fingers. The pitch felt like a natural complement to
his slider, moving more side-to-side while his gyroscopic slider drops almost straight down.”
2022
In his first full Major League season, ranked ninth in the National League (min. 135.0 IP) with 9.32 SO/9.0 IP…Led the Nationals with 154 strikeouts…Ranked
eighth in MLB in slider whiff percentage (38%)…Recorded three 10+ strikeout games.

PITCH TRACKING – MLB STATCAST
Pitch Type # # RHB # LHB % MPH PA AB H 1B 2B 3B HR SO BA XBA SLG XSLG WOBA XWOBA Whiff% PutAway%
Slider 453 265 188 27.6 85.9 130 114 25 18 3 0 4 28 .219 .252 .351 .397 .300 .330 33.3 18.9
4-Seam Fastball 388 180 208 23.7 93.7 73 57 15 10 4 0 1 10 .263 .248 .386 .372 .361 .359 23.6 12.3
Cutter 275 67 208 16.8 88.8 66 60 16 9 3 0 4 14 .267 .249 .517 .510 .353 .347 25.5 15.9
Curveball 265 84 181 16.2 82.4 67 64 16 10 4 1 1 18 .250 .246 .391 .389 .292 .291 28.6 20.0
Sinker 174 147 27 10.6 93.4 47 42 13 9 2 0 2 7 .310 .234 .500 .354 .383 .300 13.3 17.5
Sweeper 81 73 8 4.9 82 24 23 4 4 0 0 0 8 .174 .191 .174 .246 .177 .212 40.5 21.6
Changeup 3 0 3 0.2 88.7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 100.0
#40 JOSIAH GRAY
BORN / 2023 OPENING DAY AGE BATS / THROWS
12/21/97 New Rochelle, N.Y. / 25 Right / Right
MLB SERVICE / OPTIONS USED HEIGHT / WEIGHT
1.075 / 0 of 3 6’1” / 210
ROUND / SCHOOL SIGNING SCOUT
2nd Rd., 2018 Lee Seras (CIN)
Le Moyne (NY) College
ACQUIRED
Via trade from the Los Angeles Dodgers, July
30, 2021.
2023 ….National League All-Star at SEA
2021 …..Washington’s No. 3 prospect, per Baseball America
(following trades)
2021 …..Los Angeles’ No. 2 prospect, per Baseball America
2020….Los Angeles’ No. 6 prospect, per Baseball America
2019 ….Los Angeles’ Minor League Pitcher of the Year
2019 ….MiLB.com Organization All-Star
2019 ….Texas League Pitcher of the Week (Aug. 4)
2019 ….Los Angeles’ No. 2 prospect, per Baseball America
2018 ….Baseball America Rookie League All-Star
2018 ….Appalachian League Pitcher of the Week (July 8)
AWARDS AND HONORS
CAREER STATISTICS
Year Club W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HBP BB SO SO/9 WP BK AVG
2021 Los Angeles (NL)0 0 6.75 2 1 0 0 0 8.0 7 6 6 4 0 5 13 14.63 1 0 .233
Washington 2 2 5.31 12 12 0 0 0 62.2 56 38 37 15 2 28 63 9.05 6 0 .238
2022 Washington 7 10 5.02 28 28 0 0 0 148.2 136 84 83 38 8 66 154 9.32 7 0 .239
2023 Washington 6 6 3.30 17 17 0 0 0 95.1 89 36 35 12 3 43 86 8.12 7 0 .247
Totals 15 18 4.60 59 58 0 0 0 314.2 288 164 161 69 13 142 316 9.04 21 0 .241
TOMORROW’S STARTER – #1 – MACKENZIE GORE – LHP
Year Club W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HBP BB SO SO/9 WP BK AVG
2023 Washington 4 7 4.48 17 17 0 0 0 88.1 91 44 44 14 0 39 107 10.90 4 0 .269
Totals 8 11 4.49 33 30 0 0 0 158.1 157 79 79 21 5 76 179 10.17 10 0 .260
Year Opponent W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HBP BB SO SO/9 WP BK AVG
2023 Cincinnati 0 0 -.– 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 .000
Totals 2 0 0.90 2 2 0 0 0 10.0 9 1 1 1 0 4 17 15.30 2 0 .237
vs. REDS
PLAYER AB H HR RBI AVG
Senzel
2023 0 0 0 0 —
Career 3 0 0 0 .000
Stephenson
2023 0 0 0 0 —
Career 3 0 0 0 .000
Votto
2023 0 0 0 0 —
Career 3 0 0 0 .000
REGULAR SEASON GAME LOGS
Date Opp. Res. W L ERA GS CG IP H R ER HR BB HB SO AVG RS #Pit NOTES
4/1 vs. ATL L, 7-1 0 1 9.00 1 0 5.0 7 5 5 3 2 0 4 .350 0 87 Most HR since 8/5/22 at PHI
4/6 at COL L, 1-0 0 1 4.91 1 0 6.0 8 1 1 0 1 0 6 .326 0 102 19 swings and misses
4/11 at LAA L, 2-0 0 1 4.32 1 0 5.2 4 2 2 1 2 2 3 .297 0 103 2.31 ERA in last two outings
4/18 vs. BAL L, 1-0 0 1 3.74 1 0 5.0 4 1 1 0 4 0 3 .280 0 98 2.16 ERA in last three outings
4/25 at NYM W, 5-0 1 0 2.93 1 0 6.0 4 0 0 0 1 0 9 .260 5 91 First win of the season
4/30 vs. PIT W, 7-2 1 0 2.67 1 0 6.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 6 .240 7 105 1.57 ERA in last five starts
5/5 at ARI L, 3-1 0 1 3.03 1 0 5.0 7 3 3 1 2 0 6 .253 1 92 2.14 ERA since 4/6
5/10 vs. SFG W, 11-6 1 0 2.96 1 0 7.0 5 2 2 0 4 0 3 .246 10 93 Season-high 7.0 innings
5/16 vs. MIA L, 5-4 0 0 2.73 1 0 7.0 7 2 1 0 3 0 5 .246 4 104 2nd start of 7.0 innings
5/21 vs. DET W, 6-4 1 0 2.65 1 0 5.0 3 1 1 0 6 0 2 .241 6 88 Worked around 6 BB
5/27 at KCR W, 4-2 0 0 2.77 1 0 4.0 4 2 2 1 3 0 4 .241 0 91 Season-low 4.0 innings
6/2 vs. PHI W, 8-7 0 0 3.09 1 0 5.1 6 4 4 2 2 0 4 .245 7 94 2.47 ERA in last 11 outings
6/9 at ATL L, 3-2 0 0 3.00 1 0 5.0 2 1 1 1 4 0 6 .237 2 96 Season-low two hits
6/14 at HOU L, 5-4 0 0 3.19 1 0 7.0 6 4 4 2 0 1 5 .236 1 95 Season-low zero walks
6/19 vs. STL L, 8-6 0 1 3.64 1 0 5.0 9 6 6 2 1 0 6 .248 5 102 Allowed season-high 6 hits
6/24 at SD W, 2-0 1 0 3.43 1 0 5.1 4 0 0 0 4 0 6 .246 2 99 Threw 5.1 scoreless innings
6/30 at PHI W, 2-1 1 0 3.30 1 0 6.0 6 1 1 0 1 0 8 .247 2 99 0.79 ERA over last 2 starts
Totals W L ERA GS CG INN H R ER HR BB HB SO AVG RS #PIT
6 6 3.30 17 0 95.1 89 36 35 12 43 3 86 .247 52 1639
WIN% WHIP QS SHO BFP AB H/9 2B 3B HR/9 BB/9 BK SO/9 OBP RSA #P/IP
.500 1.38 6 0 409 361 8.40 16 1 1.13 4.06 0 8.12 .330 4.91 17.2
Team Rec SH SB CS PKO GIDP SO/BB SLG OPS BABIP
8-9 0 12 2 0 7 2.00 .396 .726 .291

SPLITS
2023
Home…………….2-3,5.17 ERA, 6 G / 6 GS
Road …………..4-3, 2.39 ERA, 11 G / 11 GS
vs. Left…………………….. .220 / .332 / .317
vs. Right………………… .269 / .329 / .462
GB%…………………………………………. 43.3%
FB%………………………………………….. 56.7%
March/April .. 2-4, 2.67 ERA, 6 G / 6 GS
May ………………2-1, 2.89 ERA, 5 G / 5 GS
June……………. 2-1, 4.28 ERA, 6 G / 6 GS
July …………………………………………………….
August………………………………………………..
Sept./Oct. …………………………………………..
vs. CINCINNATI
Career…………….1-0, 1.50 ERA, 1 G / 1 GS
Career Home ………………………………………
Career Road…..1-0, 1.50 ERA, 1 G / 1 GS
2023……………………………………………………
CAREER
Home……..4-12, 5.94 ERA, 28 G / 27 GS
Road ………..11-6, 3.50 ERA, 31 G / 31 GS
vs. Left……………………. .241 / .353 / .484
vs. Right…………………. .241 / .303 / .450
CAREER BESTS
IP…………. 7.0, 4x, Last: 6/14/23 at HOU
SO…………………………….. 11, 7/6/22 at PHI
CG……………………………………………………….
SHO…………………………………………………..

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