Brandon Valenzuela or Cesar Salazar

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Brandon Valenzuela or Cesar Salazar Player Statistics
	Cesar Salazar C - HOU	Brandon Valenzuela C,1B - TOR
2026 Stats


At Bats	18	230

Runs	0	28

Hits	1	50

Singles	1	33

Doubles	0	9

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	0	8

RBI	1	21

Stolen Bases	0	2

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	3	27

Strikeouts	3	68

Batting Average	.056	.217

On Base Pct	.227	.301

Slugging Pct	.056	.361

On-base Plus Slugging	.283	.662

Brandon Valenzuela or Cesar Salazar Player Projections
	Cesar Salazar C - HOU	Brandon Valenzuela C,1B - TOR
2026 Projections


At Bats	92	20

Runs	10	2

Hits	20	4

Singles	14	3

Doubles	4	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	0

RBI	10	2

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	9	2

Strikeouts	22	6

Batting Average	.212	.196

On Base Pct	.282	.257

Slugging Pct	.320	.293

On-base Plus Slugging	.602	.550

Brandon Valenzuela or Cesar Salazar Player Notes
	Cesar Salazar C - HOU	Brandon Valenzuela C,1B - TOR
News
	The Astros sent Cesar Salazar outright to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 6th	Brandon Valenzuela went 1-for-4 in loss to the White Sox with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 18th
	The Astros designated Cesar Salazar for assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th	Blue Jays catcher Brandon Valenzuela went 1-for-3 with a homer and a walk in a 6-4 win over the Orioles on Sunday. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 8th
	The Astros outrighted C César Salazar to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Fri, Mar 27th	Blue Jays catcher Brandon Valenzuela went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a run, and an RBI in a 6-4 win over the Orioles on Saturday. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jun 7th
	The Astros designated C César Salazar for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th	Blue Jays catcher Brandon Valenzuela went 1-for-3 with a home run in a 13-3 loss to the Orioles on Friday. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jun 6th
	Astros catcher Cesar Salazar has not made the club's Opening Day roster, according to manager Joe Espada. Brenton Kemp Tue, Mar 24th	Blue Jays catcher Brandon Valenzuela stole his first base of the season in a 6-2 win over the Pirates on Friday. Brenton Kemp Sat, May 23rd
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Brandon Valenzuela or Cesar Salazar Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cesar Salazar C - HOU			Brandon Valenzuela C,1B - TOR
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#91	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#363
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#314
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#26	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#371
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#146	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#354
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#357
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#363	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#32
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#314	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#32
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#335	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#148
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#354	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#74
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#357	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#5
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#79
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#86	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#368	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (9-4)	#259
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#268
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#35
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#136
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#190
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#223	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#37	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#34
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#15
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#183	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#72
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#122	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#223
Mon, Apr 27th				vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#26
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#39
Wed, Apr 29th				vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#146
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#178	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#99
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#103	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#66
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#26	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#5	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#55
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#79	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#14
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#13	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#224
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#189	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#34
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#14
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#224
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#60	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#19
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		@ DET	Brenan Hanifee
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#61
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#68	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#257	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#183
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#131	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Thu, May 21st				@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#27
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#48
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#56
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#68	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#216
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#249	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#41
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#268	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#178
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#6
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#211	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#178
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#366	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#82	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#12
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#183
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#92	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#40	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#39
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#61	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81
Thu, Jun 18th				@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#31
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#72	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#17
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#172	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#222
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#89	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#111	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#38
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#184	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#68
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#40	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#155
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#131	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#96
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#55	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#86
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#14	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#226	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#85
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#98	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#54
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#155	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#248
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#338
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#38	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#93	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#275
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#41	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#148
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#178	vs CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#55
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#332	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#14
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#48	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#19
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#288
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#148	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#135
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#31
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#362	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#26
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#264
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#82	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#321
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#68	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#168
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#172	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#140
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#89	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#104
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#17
Thu, Aug 6th				@ CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#101
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#12
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#45	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#336	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#312	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#31
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#135
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#26
Thu, Aug 13th				vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#39
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#18
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#183
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#243	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#55
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#14
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#82	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#25
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#335	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#183
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#244	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#27
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#180
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#269	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#369
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#18	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#92
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (1-2)	#58
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#154	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#15
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#148	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#72
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#86	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#71	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-5)	#306
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#107	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#180
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#369
Mon, Sep 7th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#335
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#233	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#211
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3	@ ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#244
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#14	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#216
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#25	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#41
Mon, Sep 14th				vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#111
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#73	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#97
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-5)	#306	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#184
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#155
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4
Mon, Sep 21st				@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#216
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#181
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#335	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#189
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#211	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#331
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#244	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#34
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#86
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#97
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#223
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#275
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#12
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#180
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#370