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Jansen homers again as the Blue Jays beat slumping AL West-leading Texas 2-1

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Toronto Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman started talking about some of the weird things about teammate Danny Jansen, and then what he does best.

“Just a guy that everybody’s rooting for and has such a unique swing, and no batting glove. It’s just everything about him is pretty unique. He’s bald, but he wears a headband, and so there’s just a lot of kind of weird things," Gausman said. "But, man, he can really hit, and he always seems to get big hits for us when we need it.”

Jansen homered for the third time in two games for Toronto's only runs, backing up six innings by Gausman to win his fourth consecutive decision, as the Blue Jays beat the slumping AL West-leading Texas Rangers 2-1 on Friday night.

Martín Pérez (6-3) walked Matt Chapman starting the fifth before Jansen hit his ninth homer, a 385-foot drive that just cleared the left-field wall. Jansen has gone deep six times in his last 12 games, though it was only his fourth game since coming off the injured list Tuesday after missing 2 1/2 weeks with a left groin strain.

“His swing is on point,” manager John Schneider said. “He's in his career really, where he’s just comfortable with it, and he's always been a really good fastball hitter. You don’t really need that much of a tune up coming off the IL when you can be on top of the heater.”

A day earlier, Jansen hit two solo homers for Toronto's only runs in a 4-2 loss at Baltimore.

Gausman (6-3) struck out four to increase his AL-high total to 121 while allowing one run and four hits over six innings. The right-hander is 4-0 in his last eight starts. Jordan Romano, the third Blue Jays reliever, got four outs for his 20th save in 23 chances.

Leody Taveras homered leading off the third for the Rangers (42-27), who lost for the seventh time in nine games. It was the No. 9 hitter's seventh homer this season, all in 39 games since the start of May.

After going 9-for-49 (.184) with runners in scoring position while losing three of four in their series against the Los Angeles Angels, the Rangers were 0-for-9 in that situation against Toronto.

“That's the story of the game, we just couldn't get a hit with a runner in scoring position,” Texas manager Brue Bochy said. “We're just going through a very tough patch. ... But I don't think they're doing anything different. Could they be pressing a little bit? Maybe, because they care. They want to win.”

GIVING UP LONG BALLS

Pérez has already allowed 12 homers in his 14 starts. There were only 11 long balls off him in 32 starts last season when he was a first-time All-Star. After giving up 14 runs over 15 innings his previous three starts, Pérez limited the Blue Jays to two runs on their only three hits over six innings. He struck out three and walked one.

IN THE PEN

Rangers relievers Joe Barlow, Grant Anderson and Jose Leclerc combined to retire the nine batters they faced, each throwing a scoreless inning. Barlow struck out all three batters in the seventh.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Blue Jays: RHP Zach Pop, on the injured list since May 5 with a right hamstring strain, is scheduled to throw in a game Saturday for Class-A Dunedin.

Rangers: RHP Jon Gray is expected to start the series finale Sunday. He was skipped in his last scheduled turn in the rotation Tuesday because of a blister. He is 5-1 with a 0.84 ERA in his last six starts, including 12 strikeouts in a 100-pitch complete game when losing 1-0 to St. Louis on June 7.

DEFENSE GEMS

Texas 2B Marcus Semien had a couple of standout defensive plays. He made a backhanded stop with his momentum taking him the other way before a strong throw to get Jansen out at first to end the second inning. Semien made a sliding grab on Vladimir Guerrero's grounder up the middle in the sixth, then got up and threw him out at first.

BLUE JAYS MOVES

Toronto RHP Adam Cimber returned from the paternity list and 1B/OF Spencer Horwitz was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo. The Blue Jays optioned RHP Thomas Hatch and OF Nathan Lukes to Buffalo.

UP NEXT

Rangers right-hander Dane Dunning (5-1, 2.76 ERA) starts the middle game of the series Saturday. The Blue Jays are going with a bullpen day.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Blue Jays TOR39-32	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	3	0
Rangers TEX42-27	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1

Globe Life FieldArlington, TX

W: K. Gausman (6-3)L: M. Perez (6-3)S: J. Romano (20)
HR: TOR - D. Jansen (17), TEX - L. Taveras (14)

TORBlue Jays

TEXRangers

.K. GausmanKevin Gausman
P
6.0 IP, ER, 2 BB, 4 SO, 94 P
.J. RomanoJordan Romano
P
1.1 IP, 3 SO, 18 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
G. Springer RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.252	.320	.404	.724	-1.0
W. Merrifield LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.307	.365	.398	.763	1.0
K. Kiermaier CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.346	.460	.805	0.0
B. Bichette SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.317	.347	.508	.855	2.0
V. Guerrero 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.279	.349	.434	.783	0.0
A. Kirk C	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.254	.335	.333	.668	-0.5
M. Chapman 3B	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	.265	.344	.459	.803	1.0
D. Jansen DH	3	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	.216	.276	.470	.746	6.5
D. Varsho CF-LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.226	.297	.397	.694	-0.5
S. Espinal 2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.209	.294	.275	.569	1.0
a- C. Biggio PH-2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.267	.381	.648	0.0

HITTERS	AB
G. Springer RF	4
W. Merrifield LF	4
K. Kiermaier CF	0
B. Bichette SS	4
V. Guerrero 1B	4
A. Kirk C	4
M. Chapman 3B	2
D. Jansen DH	3
D. Varsho CF-LF	3
S. Espinal 2B	1
a- C. Biggio PH-2B	1

a-popped out for Espinal in the 8th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Semien 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.283	.349	.472	.821	2.0
C. Seager SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.344	.407	.623	1.029	1.5
N. Lowe 1B	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	.277	.359	.439	.798	3.0
A. Garcia RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	.255	.322	.479	.801	0.0
J. Jung 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.279	.335	.492	.827	-0.5
J. Heim C	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.279	.332	.446	.778	1.5
M. Garver DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	.264	.328	.509	.837	-1.5
T. Jankowski LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.293	.381	.384	.764	3.0
L. Taveras CF	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	.299	.357	.485	.841	6.0

HITTERS	AB
M. Semien 2B	4
C. Seager SS	4
N. Lowe 1B	2
A. Garcia RF	3
J. Jung 3B	4
J. Heim C	4
M. Garver DH	4
T. Jankowski LF	4
L. Taveras CF	3

2B - B. Bichette (14)
HR - D. Jansen (9)
RBI - D. Jansen 2 (30)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - A. Kirk

2B - M. Semien (21), C. Seager (15), J. Heim (16)
HR - L. Taveras (7)
RBI - L. Taveras (29)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - M. Semien, A. Garcia, J. Heim, T. Jankowski

SB - T. Jankowski (8)

Outfield Assist - D. Varsho

DP - (Jung-Semien-Lowe)
E - C. Seager (5)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
K. Gausman (W, 6-3)	6.0	4	1	1	2	4	1	3.01	1.13	23.0
E. Swanson (H, 17)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.67	0.86	2.5
T. Mayza (H, 7)	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.48	1.23	0.0
J. Romano (S, 20)	1.1	0	0	0	0	3	0	2.76	1.13	12.5

PITCHERS	IP
K. Gausman (W, 6-3)	6.0
E. Swanson (H, 17)	1.0
T. Mayza (H, 7)	0.2
J. Romano (S, 20)	1.1

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Perez (L, 6-3)	6.0	3	2	2	2	3	1	4.54	1.50	10.5
J. Barlow	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3.38	1.13	4.5
G. Anderson	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.53	0.84	3.0
J. Leclerc	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.63	1.34	3.5

PITCHERS	IP
M. Perez (L, 6-3)	6.0
J. Barlow	1.0
G. Anderson	1.0
J. Leclerc	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - K. Gausman 94-63, E. Swanson 14-9, T. Mayza 10-4, J. Romano 18-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - K. Gausman 7-5, E. Swanson 0-2, T. Mayza 2-0, J. Romano 1-0
Batters Faced - K. Gausman 24, E. Swanson 4, T. Mayza 3, J. Romano 4

Pitches-Strikes - M. Perez 95-56, J. Barlow 14-11, G. Anderson 7-6, J. Leclerc 7-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Perez 9-5, G. Anderson 2-0, J. Leclerc 2-0
Batters Faced - M. Perez 23, J. Barlow 3, G. Anderson 3, J. Leclerc 3

.K. GausmanKevin Gausman
P
6.0 IP, ER, 2 BB, 4 SO, 94 P
.J. RomanoJordan Romano
P
1.1 IP, 3 SO, 18 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Blue Jays TOR39-32	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	3	0
Rangers TEX42-27	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1

Globe Life FieldArlington, TX

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
G. Springer RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.252	.320	.404	.724	-1.0
W. Merrifield LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.307	.365	.398	.763	1.0
K. Kiermaier CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.346	.460	.805	0.0
B. Bichette SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.317	.347	.508	.855	2.0
V. Guerrero 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.279	.349	.434	.783	0.0
A. Kirk C	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.254	.335	.333	.668	-0.5
M. Chapman 3B	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	.265	.344	.459	.803	1.0
D. Jansen DH	3	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	.216	.276	.470	.746	6.5
D. Varsho CF-LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.226	.297	.397	.694	-0.5
S. Espinal 2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.209	.294	.275	.569	1.0
a- C. Biggio PH-2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.267	.381	.648	0.0
Total	30	2	3	2	1	2	7	7	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
G. Springer RF	4
W. Merrifield LF	4
K. Kiermaier CF	0
B. Bichette SS	4
V. Guerrero 1B	4
A. Kirk C	4
M. Chapman 3B	2
D. Jansen DH	3
D. Varsho CF-LF	3
S. Espinal 2B	1
a- C. Biggio PH-2B	1
Total	30

a-popped out for Espinal in the 8th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Semien 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.283	.349	.472	.821	2.0
C. Seager SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.344	.407	.623	1.029	1.5
N. Lowe 1B	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	.277	.359	.439	.798	3.0
A. Garcia RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	.255	.322	.479	.801	0.0
J. Jung 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.279	.335	.492	.827	-0.5
J. Heim C	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.279	.332	.446	.778	1.5
M. Garver DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	.264	.328	.509	.837	-1.5
T. Jankowski LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.293	.381	.384	.764	3.0
L. Taveras CF	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	.299	.357	.485	.841	6.0
Total	32	1	6	1	1	3	8	15	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
M. Semien 2B	4
C. Seager SS	4
N. Lowe 1B	2
A. Garcia RF	3
J. Jung 3B	4
J. Heim C	4
M. Garver DH	4
T. Jankowski LF	4
L. Taveras CF	3
Total	32

2B - B. Bichette (14)
HR - D. Jansen (9)
RBI - D. Jansen 2 (30)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - A. Kirk

2B - M. Semien (21), C. Seager (15), J. Heim (16)
HR - L. Taveras (7)
RBI - L. Taveras (29)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - M. Semien, A. Garcia, J. Heim, T. Jankowski

SB - T. Jankowski (8)

Outfield Assist - D. Varsho

DP - (Jung-Semien-Lowe)
E - C. Seager (5)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
K. Gausman (W, 6-3)	6.0	4	1	1	2	4	1	3.01	1.13	23.0
E. Swanson (H, 17)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.67	0.86	2.5
T. Mayza (H, 7)	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.48	1.23	0.0
J. Romano (S, 20)	1.1	0	0	0	0	3	0	2.76	1.13	12.5
Total	9.0	6	1	1	3	8	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
K. Gausman (W, 6-3)	6.0
E. Swanson (H, 17)	1.0
T. Mayza (H, 7)	0.2
J. Romano (S, 20)	1.1
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Perez (L, 6-3)	6.0	3	2	2	2	3	1	4.54	1.50	10.5
J. Barlow	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3.38	1.13	4.5
G. Anderson	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.53	0.84	3.0
J. Leclerc	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.63	1.34	3.5
Total	9.0	3	2	2	2	7	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
M. Perez (L, 6-3)	6.0
J. Barlow	1.0
G. Anderson	1.0
J. Leclerc	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - K. Gausman 94-63, E. Swanson 14-9, T. Mayza 10-4, J. Romano 18-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - K. Gausman 7-5, E. Swanson 0-2, T. Mayza 2-0, J. Romano 1-0
Batters Faced - K. Gausman 24, E. Swanson 4, T. Mayza 3, J. Romano 4

Pitches-Strikes - M. Perez 95-56, J. Barlow 14-11, G. Anderson 7-6, J. Leclerc 7-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Perez 9-5, G. Anderson 2-0, J. Leclerc 2-0
Batters Faced - M. Perez 23, J. Barlow 3, G. Anderson 3, J. Leclerc 3

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

3RD INNING
Taveras homered to right center 0 1
5TH INNING
Jansen homered to left, Chapman scored 2 1

3RD INNING
	Taveras homered to right center	0	1

5TH INNING
	Jansen homered to left, Chapman scored	2	1

1ST INNING
Blue Jays
M. Perez Pitching:
G. Springer: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Springer lined out to right
W. Merrifield: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Merrifield reached on an infield single to shortstop
B. Bichette: Ball, Strike looking, Pickoff attempt, Strike swinging, Bichette lined out to right
V. Guerrero: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Guerrero reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Merrifield out at second
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rangers
K. Gausman Pitching:
M. Semien: Strike looking, Semien lined out to center
C. Seager: Seager grounded out to first
N. Lowe: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Lowe walked
A. Garcia: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Strike swinging, Garcia struck out swinging
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Blue Jays
M. Perez Pitching:
A. Kirk: Strike looking, Ball, Kirk flied out to deep center
M. Chapman: Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Chapman struck out looking
D. Jansen: Foul, Foul, Ball, Jansen grounded out to second
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
K. Gausman Pitching:
J. Jung: Jung lined out to center
J. Heim: Ball, Ball, Foul, Heim doubled to left center
M. Garver: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Garver struck out swinging
T. Jankowski: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Jankowski grounded out to second
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Blue Jays
M. Perez Pitching:
D. Varsho: Strike looking, Varsho flied out to shallow left
S. Espinal: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Espinal walked
G. Springer: Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Strike looking, Springer struck out looking
W. Merrifield: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Merrifield grounded out to third
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
K. Gausman Pitching:
L. Taveras: Taveras homered to right center
M. Semien: Semien doubled to deep left
C. Seager: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Strike looking, Seager struck out looking
N. Lowe: Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Lowe grounded out to second, Semien to third
A. Garcia: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Garcia grounded out to pitcher
End of the 3rd (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Blue Jays
M. Perez Pitching:
B. Bichette: Ball, Strike looking, Bichette lined out to third
V. Guerrero: Guerrero safe at first on shortstop Seager throwing error
A. Kirk: Foul, Kirk grounded into double play third to second to first, Guerrero out at second
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
K. Gausman Pitching:
J. Jung: Jung grounded out to third
J. Heim: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Foul, Heim grounded out to second
M. Garver: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Garver flied out to deep center
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
5TH INNING
Blue Jays
M. Perez Pitching:
M. Chapman: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Chapman walked
D. Jansen: Ball, Foul, Jansen homered to left, Chapman scored
D. Varsho: Varsho grounded bunt out to pitcher
S. Espinal: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Espinal flied out to deep center
G. Springer: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Springer struck out swinging
Middle of the 5th (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rangers
K. Gausman Pitching:
T. Jankowski: Strike looking, Strike looking, Jankowski popped out to shortstop
L. Taveras: Foul, Strike swinging, Taveras flied out to deep left
M. Semien: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Semien lined out to shortstop
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Blue Jays
M. Perez Pitching:
W. Merrifield: Ball, Foul, Merrifield flied out to center
B. Bichette: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Bichette doubled to deep right
V. Guerrero: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Guerrero grounded out to second, Bichette to third
A. Kirk: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Kirk grounded out to third
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rangers
K. Gausman Pitching:
C. Seager: Ball, Foul, Seager doubled to deep right
N. Lowe: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Lowe walked
A. Garcia: Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Garcia struck out swinging
J. Jung: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Foul, Jung flied out to right
J. Heim: Ball, Heim grounded out to third
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Blue Jays
Joe Barlow relieved Martin Perez
M. Chapman: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Chapman struck out swinging
D. Jansen: Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Foul tip, Jansen struck out on foul tip
D. Varsho: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Varsho struck out looking
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
Erik Swanson relieved Kevin Gausman
M. Garver: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Garver struck out swinging
T. Jankowski: Strike looking, Jankowski singled to left
L. Taveras: Taveras flied out to left
M. Semien: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Jankowski stole second, Ball, Semien flied out to left
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Blue Jays
Grant Anderson relieved Joe Barlow
Cavan Biggio hit for Santiago Espinal
C. Biggio: Foul, Biggio popped out to third
G. Springer: Strike looking, Springer grounded out to first
W. Merrifield: Strike looking, Ball, Merrifield grounded out to second
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
Kevin Kiermaier in center field
Daulton Varsho in left field
Cavan Biggio at second base
Tim Mayza relieved Erik Swanson
C. Seager: Seager grounded out to pitcher
N. Lowe: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Lowe singled to shallow left, Lowe out at second
A. Garcia: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Garcia walked
Jordan Romano relieved Tim Mayza
J. Jung: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Jung struck out swinging
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Blue Jays
Jose Leclerc relieved Grant Anderson
B. Bichette: Bichette grounded out to third
V. Guerrero: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Guerrero grounded out to shortstop
A. Kirk: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Kirk struck out swinging
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
J. Romano Pitching:
J. Heim: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Heim struck out swinging
M. Garver: Foul, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Garver struck out swinging
T. Jankowski: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Jankowski grounded out to shortstop
End of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

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