Who Should I Trade?

Carter Baumler for Steven Matz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Carter Baumler SP,RP - TEX
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 178	‐
VBR	# 673	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	2	‐
Wins	0	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.21	‐
WHIP	1.36	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 200	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 191	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 240	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 196	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Carter Baumler SP,RP - TEX
2026 Stats


Games Played	36	4

Games Started	11	0

Innings Pitched	80.1	5.2

Wins	6	0

Losses	6	0

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	74	4

Earned Runs	49	2

Home Runs Allowed	15	1

Strikeouts	61	6

Walks	25	6

ERA	5.49	3.18

WHIP	1.23	1.76

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Carter Baumler SP,RP - TEX
2026 Projections


Games Played	2	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	2.2	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	2	‐

Earned Runs	1	‐

Home Runs Allowed	0	‐

Strikeouts	2	‐

Walks	1	‐

ERA	4.21	‐

WHIP	1.36	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Carter Baumler SP,RP - TEX
News
	The Rays activated Steven Matz from the injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	Carter Baumler was sent on a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 3rd
	Steven Matz threw a scoreless inning for Triple-A Durham on Thursday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	The Rangers transferred Carter Baumler to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd
	Steven Matz is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Thursday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 6th	Carter Baumler has been shut down from his minor league rehab assignment. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, May 11th
	The Tampa Bay Rays placed Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jun 26th	The Rangers sent Carter Baumler on a rehab assignment to Triple-A Round Rock. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 23rd
	The Rays have placed left-hander Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jun 25th	Carter Baumler threw a live batting practice session on Monday. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 22nd
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB			Carter Baumler SP,RP - TEX
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-2)	#243	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#225	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102
Mon, Apr 13th				@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#52
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-4)	#241	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#203
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71	@ DET	Tyler Holton (2-5)	#137
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#203
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#250
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sat, May 9th				vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#126
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#220
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#281
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#242
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#187
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64
Sat, May 23rd				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#271
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#249	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Thu, May 28th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#156	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Thu, Jun 11th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#239	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134
Thu, Jun 18th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#264
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Mon, Jun 29th				@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#250	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)		@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#92	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#160
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#158	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#121
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Mon, Jul 27th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)		@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#261
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#140	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#207
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#121	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)		vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#173
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#278	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)
Thu, Aug 13th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (2-4)
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#127	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)		vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#57
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#232
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#115	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#121
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)		vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#46	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#194
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman		vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (2-0)	#114	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#208
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-3)	#147	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		@ SEA	Kade Anderson (2-2)	#37
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU	Miguel Ullola (2-0)	#165	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (6-2)	#100	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#92
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#194	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#111	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#92	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#98
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#46
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#81
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168

Who Should I Trade?

Carter Baumler for Steven Matz (2026)

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