Who Should I Trade?

Eric Lauer for Jack Perkins (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Jack Perkins SP,RP - ATH
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 218	# 155
VBR	# 579	# 438

Projections

Strikeouts	15	21
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	5.08	4.45
WHIP	1.41	1.41

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	-

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	‐	# 142

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 174

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 137	# 214

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 148	# 157

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Jack Perkins SP,RP - ATH
2026 Stats


Games Played	22	32

Games Started	18	12

Innings Pitched	108.1	95.1

Wins	8	3

Losses	7	10

Saves	0	3

Blown Saves	1	2

Holds	0	2

Hits Allowed	107	100

Earned Runs	63	68

Home Runs Allowed	26	18

Strikeouts	72	109

Walks	35	42

ERA	5.23	6.42

WHIP	1.31	1.49

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Jack Perkins SP,RP - ATH
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	5

Games Started	3	4

Innings Pitched	18.9	21.0

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	20	19

Earned Runs	11	10

Home Runs Allowed	4	3

Strikeouts	15	21

Walks	6	9

ERA	5.08	4.45

WHIP	1.41	1.41

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Jack Perkins SP,RP - ATH
News
	The Dodgers placed LHP Eric Lauer on the 15-day injured list with left elbow inflammation. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 2nd	Jack Perkins allowed one earned run on four hits and four walks while striking out five over five innings in Saturday's loss to the Orioles. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 30th
	Eric Lauer allowed seven earned runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out two over three innings in Tuesday's loss to the Cardinals. Chase Davis Wed, Sep 2nd	Jack Perkins allowed three runs (one earned) on three hits and five walks while striking out six over five innings in Sunday's win over the Astros. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd
	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Eric Lauer will return to the rotation. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th	Jack Perkins allowed one hit and one walk while striking out four over 3 2/3 innings in Tuesday’s loss to the Royals. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 19th
	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Eric Lauer will move back to a long relief role. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 23rd	Jack Perkins allowed six earned runs on 12 hits and one walk while striking out two over five innings in Wednesday’s loss to the Rays. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th
	Eric Lauer allowed four earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out six over five innings in Tuesday's win over the Rockies. Chase Davis Wed, Aug 19th	Jack Perkins allowed five earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out three over three innings in Friday's loss to the Red Sox. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 8th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD			Jack Perkins SP,RP - ATH
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#243
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#148
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#70
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#202
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#111	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#301	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#111
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#99	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#220	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#335
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#266	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#49
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#422
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#62	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#175	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#377	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#272	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#226	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#404
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#189
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#179
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#184
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#298	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#317	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#59
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#62
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#175
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#254	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#258	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#254
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#386
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#64	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#272
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#113
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#85
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#251	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129	@ BOS	Erik Miller
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#166	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#78
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#166
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#84
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#271	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#148
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#121	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#77	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#111	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Brycen Mautz (0-1)	#350	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#78
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#150	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#37
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#191	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA			vs SEA
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN			@ TB
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN			@ TB
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN			@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF			@ CLE
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD			vs LAA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD			vs HOU
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF			vs HOU
Sun, Mar 29th				@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#189
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Thu, Apr 16th				vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197
Thu, Apr 30th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95
Thu, May 7th				@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172
Thu, May 21st				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Mon, Jun 8th				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Thu, Jun 18th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185
Thu, Jun 25th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Thu, Jul 9th				@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48
Sat, Jul 18th				vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#305
Mon, Jul 27th				vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Thu, Aug 6th				@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Thu, Aug 20th				@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#417
Mon, Aug 24th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101
Mon, Aug 31st				@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8

Who Should I Trade?

Eric Lauer for Jack Perkins (2026)

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