Michael Busch or Tim Elko

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News & Notes
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Michael Busch or Tim Elko Player Statistics
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Tim Elko 1B - CWS
2026 Stats


At Bats	565	‐

Runs	73	‐

Hits	135	‐

Singles	87	‐

Doubles	27	‐

Triples	2	‐

Home Runs	19	‐

RBI	76	‐

Stolen Bases	3	‐

Caught Stealing	1	‐

Walks	85	‐

Strikeouts	153	‐

Batting Average	.239	‐

On Base Pct	.348	‐

Slugging Pct	.395	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.743	‐

Michael Busch or Tim Elko Player Projections
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Tim Elko 1B - CWS
2026 Projections


At Bats	502	34

Runs	75	4

Hits	126	7

Singles	70	4

Doubles	25	1

Triples	3	0

Home Runs	27	1

RBI	77	4

Stolen Bases	3	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	57	3

Strikeouts	140	13

Batting Average	.251	.193

On Base Pct	.327	.248

Slugging Pct	.473	.344

On-base Plus Slugging	.800	.592

Michael Busch or Tim Elko Player Notes
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Tim Elko 1B - CWS
News
	Michael Busch went 1-for-3 with a home run, one run scored and an RBI in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Sep 12th	White Sox first baseman Tim Elko is beginning a minor league rehab assignment with High-A Winston-Salem on Wednesday. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 8th
	Michael Busch went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and three RBI in Friday's 12-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Sep 12th
	Michael Busch went 1-for-4 with a home run, a walk, one run scored and two RBI in Friday's 10-8 loss against the Cincinnati Reds. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 29th
	Michael Busch went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 22nd
	Michael Busch went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 19th
Notes
	Michael Busch has rapidly developed into one of fantasy's most reliable power bats, following a strong 2024 with a full-blown breakout in 2025 that featured 34 homers, a .523 slugging percentage, and a 147 OPS+. The jump in production wasn't empty volume. His rOBA and run value both spiked, confirming real growth in impact contact rather than a fluky power surge. While the strikeout rate remains elevated, Busch offsets it with solid on-base skills and elite durability, logging 150+ games in back-to-back seasons. At age 28, he's firmly established as a high-end fantasy first baseman whose profile now supports both a strong floor and a stable power ceiling. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Michael Busch or Tim Elko Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC			Tim Elko 1B - CWS
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#8
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ MIL	Chad Patrick (9-4)	#175
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#140	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#170
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#150	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#110
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#97
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#172	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#117
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#189	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#204	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#88	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#162
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#71
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#172
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17	vs TB	Cole Sulser
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#79	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#159
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#176	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#164
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#136
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#105
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#58
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#112	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#76	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#140
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#182	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#52
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#327	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)		vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#221	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#270
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#179	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#136	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#154
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#368	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#329
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#163	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#151
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#208
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#212	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#10	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#6
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#130	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#178	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#118
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#162
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#169
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#366	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#224
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#170	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#16
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#8	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#46
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#208
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#145	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#363	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#181	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#88	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#25
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#115
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#100	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#57
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#96	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#115
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#164	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#113
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#394	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#130
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#194	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#396
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#76
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#2
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#26	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#112
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#194
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#396	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#19
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)		@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#50
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#57
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#79	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#60	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#8	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#71
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#154	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#300
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#59
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#100	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#59	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#67
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#104
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#135
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#120	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#96
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#81	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#133
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#165
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#157
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#66	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#10
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#155
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#145
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#23
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#217
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#15
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#19
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#100	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#144
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#61	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#15	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#19	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#35
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#182
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#104
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#41
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#330	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#118	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#309	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#140	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#120
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#258	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#151
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#228
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#57
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#77
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#125	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#158	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#64
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#208	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#60
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-2)	#84	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#39
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#46	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#30
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#136	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#92	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#10
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#105	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#151	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#59
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#81
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#181
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#83	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#217
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#8	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#78
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#27	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#23
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#110	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#255	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#335	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#81
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#83
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#8	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#27	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#281
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Wilber Dotel (1-5)	#277	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)	#69	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#137	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#52
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#178	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#228
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#120	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#57
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#151	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#77
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#110	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#330
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#255	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#118
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#335	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#309
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#396
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs COL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs COL
Sat, Apr 4th				vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#141
Thu, Apr 9th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#118
Thu, Apr 16th				vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#160
Mon, Jun 1st				@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#25
Thu, Jun 18th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#144
Sun, Jun 21st				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#148
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#130
Thu, Sep 10th				vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42
Thu, Sep 17th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36