Who Should I Trade?

Jason Alexander for Sam Bachman (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Sam Bachman RP - LAA	Jason Alexander SP,RP - HOU
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 3 of 3 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 240	‐
VBR	# 900	# 848

Projections

Strikeouts	5	3
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.46	4.31
WHIP	1.49	1.42

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 116	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 326	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 344	# 469

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Sam Bachman RP - LAA	Jason Alexander SP,RP - HOU
2026 Stats


Games Played	41	4

Games Started	0	2

Innings Pitched	45.2	18.1

Wins	1	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	3	0

Holds	17	0

Hits Allowed	34	21

Earned Runs	21	19

Home Runs Allowed	6	4

Strikeouts	46	14

Walks	27	8

ERA	4.14	9.33

WHIP	1.34	1.58

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Sam Bachman RP - LAA	Jason Alexander SP,RP - HOU
2026 Projections


Games Played	7	5

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	5.2	4.2

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	5	4

Earned Runs	3	2

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	5	3

Walks	3	2

ERA	4.46	4.31

WHIP	1.49	1.42

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Sam Bachman RP - LAA	Jason Alexander SP,RP - HOU
News
	Sam Bachman pitched in a Arizona Bridge League on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 3rd	The Astros optioned Jason Alexander to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Wed, May 27th
	The Angels placed RHP Sam Bachman on the 15-day injured list with right forearm radial nerve inflammation. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th	Jason Alexander allowed nine earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out four over six innings in Tuesday’s loss to the Rangers. Chris Schommer Wed, May 27th
	Sam Bachman left his appearance early on Sunday with an apparent injury. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd	Jason Alexander will start for the Astros on Tuesday against the Rangers. Ari Koslow Sun, May 24th
	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	Jason Alexander allowed four hits and one walk while striking out four over six innings in Tuesday’s win over the Twins. Chris Schommer Wed, May 20th
	Sam Bachman has been battling a sickness for the past few days. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 2nd	Jason Alexander will start for the Astros on Tuesday against the Twins. Ari Koslow Tue, May 19th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Sam Bachman RP - LAA			Jason Alexander SP,RP - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#28	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#40
Fri, Mar 27th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81
Sat, Mar 28th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#136	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Sun, Mar 29th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#127
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#135
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#394
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139
Mon, Apr 6th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#369	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Mon, Apr 13th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Tue, Apr 14th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Wed, Apr 15th	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#286	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#407
Thu, Apr 16th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#337	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#365	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Mon, Apr 20th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180
Tue, Apr 21st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Fri, Apr 24th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Sat, Apr 25th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177
Sun, Apr 26th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#286
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Thu, Apr 30th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#123
Fri, May 1st	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Sat, May 2nd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183
Sun, May 3rd	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Mon, May 4th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Tue, May 5th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#9
Fri, May 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#110
Sat, May 9th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Sun, May 10th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#143	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Mon, May 11th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Tue, May 12th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Wed, May 13th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#50
Thu, May 14th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Fri, May 15th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189
Sat, May 16th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Sun, May 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162
Mon, May 18th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#277
Tue, May 19th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92
Wed, May 20th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#174	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Fri, May 22nd	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, May 23rd	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211
Sun, May 24th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Mon, May 25th				@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Tue, May 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189
Wed, May 27th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Thu, May 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162
Fri, May 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#258
Sat, May 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206
Sun, May 31st	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#117
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Thu, Jun 4th				vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46
Fri, Jun 5th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#129
Sat, Jun 6th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#393
Sun, Jun 7th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114
Mon, Jun 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102
Tue, Jun 9th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#341	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Wed, Jun 10th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#209	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#193	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#66
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#129	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#336	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214
Thu, Jun 25th				@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#129	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#174	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97
Mon, Jun 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92
Tue, Jun 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Wed, Jul 1st				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#187
Mon, Jul 6th				@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#154
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Fri, Jul 17th	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#82
Sat, Jul 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Sun, Jul 19th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#123
Mon, Jul 20th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Tue, Jul 21st	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Fri, Jul 24th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Sat, Jul 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#65
Sun, Jul 26th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399
Mon, Jul 27th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Tue, Jul 28th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Wed, Jul 29th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#86	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#95	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#236	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#164
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#94	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#154	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Fri, Aug 14th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Sat, Aug 15th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#397	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Sun, Aug 16th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Tue, Aug 18th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#136	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#353
Wed, Aug 19th	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#142	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Thu, Aug 20th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102
Fri, Aug 21st	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#94	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#154	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#244
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#232
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17
Fri, Aug 28th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#128	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Sat, Aug 29th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Sun, Aug 30th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#125
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#232	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#65
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#18	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#101	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#128
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Fri, Sep 11th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37	@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19
Sun, Sep 13th	@ WSH	Will Dion (1-2)	#161	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#166
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIN			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIN			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATH			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATH			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ SEA			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SEA			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SEA			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SEA			@ ATH
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399
Thu, May 21st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Mon, Jun 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381
Thu, Jun 18th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#50
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#123
Thu, Aug 13th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#127
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#47

Who Should I Trade?

Jason Alexander for Sam Bachman (2026)

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