Who Should I Trade?

Jack Flaherty for Rhett Lowder (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 150	# 190
VBR	# 321	# 628

Projections

Strikeouts	10	12
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.96	4.80
WHIP	1.35	1.47

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 175	# 168

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 195	# 165

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 127	# 431

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 135	# 178

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	19	26

Games Started	19	23

Innings Pitched	86.1	119.1

Wins	3	6

Losses	8	10

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	80	133

Earned Runs	44	77

Home Runs Allowed	11	17

Strikeouts	102	94

Walks	42	49

ERA	4.59	5.81

WHIP	1.41	1.53

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	3	4

Games Started	2	3

Innings Pitched	9.2	15.4

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	8	16

Earned Runs	4	8

Home Runs Allowed	1	2

Strikeouts	10	12

Walks	4	6

ERA	3.96	4.80

WHIP	1.35	1.47

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN
News
	Jack Flaherty is expected to be cleared to face live hitters soon. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st	Rhett Lowder allowed seven runs (six earned) on six hits and four walks while striking out two over four innings in Friday's loss to the Brewers. Chris Schommer Sat, Sep 5th
	Jack Flaherty is increasing intensity and distance in throwing progression. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	Rhett Lowder allowed three earned runs on six hits and no walks while striking out five over five innings in Friday's win over the Cubs. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 29th
	Jack Flaherty is "increasing intensity, volume and distance" in his throwing. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	Rhett Lowder allowed three earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out one over six innings in Saturday's win over the Diamondbacks. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd
	Jack Flaherty resumed playing catch on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	Rhett Lowder allowed two earned runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out four over 5 1/3 innings in Wednesday's 5-0 loss to the White Sox. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th
	Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said he now expects Jack Flaherty's IL stint to be "more than the minimum." Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	Reds right-hander Rhett Lowder pitched six innings of two-run ball, but took a no-decision in an eventual 3-2 win over the Pirates on Thursday. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 31st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET			Rhett Lowder SP - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#37	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#164
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#166	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#36
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#82	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#116
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#102	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#114
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#97
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#47	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#84
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#91	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#97	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#305
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#84	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#46
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#62
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#193	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#98
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#38	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#122	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#47
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#164	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#91
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#36	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#345
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#61	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#181
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (3-0)	#194	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#220
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#111	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#42
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#148	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#195	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#115
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#168	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#377
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#284	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#274	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#121
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#114	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#99
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#173
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#213	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#36	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#221
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#193	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#140
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#75	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#271
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#45	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#49	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#153
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#34	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#58
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#240	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#190	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#70
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#24	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#167	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#130
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#6
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#56
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#70
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#50
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#118
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#46	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#273
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#86
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (3-2)	#222	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#136
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#145	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#168
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#25	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#181	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#75
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#52	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#112	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#102
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#47	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#327	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#117
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#70	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#82
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#271	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#183
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#103
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#135	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#34
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (3-2)	#222	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#154	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#265
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#21	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#43	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#220
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#162	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#93
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#94
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#140	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#271	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#44
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#162	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#81
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#220
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#93
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#127	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#159	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#114	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#63
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#310	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#12
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#191	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#293
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez		vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#6
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#56	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#253
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#12	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#60
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#325
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#86	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#155	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#403
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#118	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#112
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#221	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#196
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#387
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#374	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#109
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#63
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#92	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#50	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#70
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#191	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#138	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#100	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#196	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#310
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#149
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#52	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#401
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF	JT Brubaker		@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#41
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#98	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#123
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#29	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#180
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#58	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#112
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#154	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#84
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#145	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#126
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#99	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#109
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#75	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#117
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#82
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#156	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#329
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#11	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#266	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#45	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#29
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#118
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#15	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#24
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#47	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#206	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#166
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#92	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#48
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#58	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#93
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#61
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#92	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#399	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#324	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#61
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#325	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#93
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#46	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#143	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#105	vs LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#15
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#112	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#69
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#60
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			vs CHC
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			@ TOR
Sun, Mar 29th				vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#189
Thu, May 7th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Sat, May 23rd				vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Mon, May 25th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#34
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#161
Sun, Jun 14th				vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#50
Thu, Jul 30th				vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Thu, Aug 20th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#102
Thu, Sep 24th				@ ATL

Who Should I Trade?

Jack Flaherty for Rhett Lowder (2026)

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