Who Should I Trade?

Foster Griffin for Sam Bachman (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Foster Griffin SP,RP - CLE	Sam Bachman RP - LAA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 59	# 240
VBR	# 263	# 900

Projections

Strikeouts	16	5
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.00	4.46
WHIP	1.30	1.49

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 65	# 116

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 96	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 47	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 122	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 79	# 326

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 27	# 344

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Foster Griffin SP,RP - CLE	Sam Bachman RP - LAA
2026 Stats


Games Played	28	41

Games Started	28	0

Innings Pitched	160.1	45.2

Wins	15	1

Losses	4	2

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	3

Holds	0	17

Hits Allowed	142	34

Earned Runs	58	21

Home Runs Allowed	23	6

Strikeouts	142	46

Walks	41	27

ERA	3.26	4.14

WHIP	1.14	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Foster Griffin SP,RP - CLE	Sam Bachman RP - LAA
2026 Projections


Games Played	3	7

Games Started	3	0

Innings Pitched	17.8	5.2

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	17	5

Earned Runs	8	3

Home Runs Allowed	2	1

Strikeouts	16	5

Walks	5	3

ERA	4.00	4.46

WHIP	1.30	1.49

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Foster Griffin SP,RP - CLE	Sam Bachman RP - LAA
News
	Foster Griffin allowed three earned runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out three over six innings in Friday's 4-3 win over the Tigers in the second game of a doubleheader. Matthew Adam Sat, Sep 5th	Sam Bachman pitched in a Arizona Bridge League on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 3rd
	Foster Griffin allowed two earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out four over five innings in Saturday's 8-3 loss to the Royals. Matthew Adam Sun, Aug 30th	The Angels placed RHP Sam Bachman on the 15-day injured list with right forearm radial nerve inflammation. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th
	Foster Griffin allowed two earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out four over five innings in Sunday's 7-2 win over the Rockies. Matthew Adam Mon, Aug 24th	Sam Bachman left his appearance early on Sunday with an apparent injury. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	Foster Griffin allowed one earned run on five hits and two walks while striking out six over six innings in Tuesday's 8-1 win over the Giants. Matthew Adam Wed, Aug 19th	Sam Bachman pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning on Sunday to earn his first save of the season as the Angels defeated the Athletics, 9-7. David Leisering Sun, Jun 21st
	Foster Griffin allowed one earned run on four hits and one walk while striking out three over five innings in Wednesday's 6-4 win over Detroit on 83 pitches. Matthew Adam Thu, Aug 13th	Sam Bachman has been battling a sickness for the past few days. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 2nd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Foster Griffin SP,RP - CLE			Sam Bachman RP - LAA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#28
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#136
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#369
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#286
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#141	vs SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#337
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#82	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#365
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)		vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#197	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#174	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#170	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#143
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#242	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#66	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#174
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#128	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#18	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#49
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#341
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#49	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#95	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#341	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#129
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#65	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy		vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#336
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#129
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#174
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#172	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#50
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#65	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#60	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#277	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson		vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#86
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#271	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#95
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#311	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#69	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#236
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#123
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#66	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#94
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#154
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#303	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#397
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#136
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-3)	#153	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#142
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#351	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#306	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#94
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#154
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#353	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#128
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#166	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#143	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#18
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#40
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#188	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#149	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#127
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#123	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#101
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	@ WSH	Will Dion (1-2)	#161
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#47
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH			vs MIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH			vs MIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH			vs MIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS			@ ATH
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC			@ SEA
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC			@ SEA
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC			@ SEA
Sat, Apr 4th				vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Thu, May 28th				@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97
Mon, Jun 1st				vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381
Sun, Jun 14th				vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#209
Mon, Jun 15th				@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#193
Fri, Jul 17th				vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61
Mon, Jul 27th				vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118
Mon, Aug 10th				vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Mon, Aug 31st				vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#232
Thu, Sep 17th				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41

Who Should I Trade?

Foster Griffin for Sam Bachman (2026)

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