<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/orioles-news-grayson-rodriguezs-electric-stuff-turning-heads-wins-keep-coming-baltimore');   ga('set', 'title', 'Grayson Rodriguez’s ‘electric stuff’ turning heads as wins keep coming for Orioles');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Orioles-news-Grayson-Rodriguez_s-_electric-stuff_-turning-heads-as-wins-keep-coming-in-Baltimore.jpg"></figure><h1>Grayson Rodriguez’s ‘electric stuff’ turning heads as wins keep coming for Orioles</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-15T08:30:45-07:00">August 15th, 8:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-15T08:30:45-07:00">August 15th, 8:30am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Baltimore Orioles have emerged as arguably the best team in the American League, and former top prospect Grayson Rodriguez threw an impressive outing against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday to help move the team to 74-45 on the year.</p><p>Grayson Rodriguez threw seven innings, gave up one run and struck out six against the Padres. Orioles first baseman Ryan O’Hearn <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/grayson-rodriguez-goes-career-high-7-innings" rel="noopener">spoke about</a> Rodriguez’s performance.</p><p>“Unbelievable. Electric stuff, obviously,” Ryan O’Hearn said, via Jake Rill of MLB.com. “From my angle, it’s cool to see just how effortless it looks. But he was mixing it up, throwing strikes with all his pitches, attacking guys.”</p><p>Although Rodriguez had struggled earlier in this season, his potential was always very high, and he could become the ace of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-news-baltimore-make-big-aaron-hicks-move-send-down-top-prospect-colin-cowser" rel="noopener">Orioles’</a> pitching staff one day. Rodriguez throws around 100 MPH, and he opened up on how he is throwing so hard at this point of the season despite throwing the most innings he has thrown in his life.</p><p>“Just the summertime, I guess,” Rodriguez said, via Rill. “Ever since 2019, in Low-A [Delmarve] to [Double-A] Bowie to everywhere else, I think August has been my best month for velo. So we’re going to keep that going, and, hopefully, we’re going to carry that into September and when October gets here.”</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-news-cedric-mullins-pulls-off-insane-home-run-feat-mlb-hasnt-seen-in-10-seasons" rel="noopener">Orioles</a> are trying to hold off the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League East, and could potentially catch the Atlanta Braves for the best overall record in MLB and home field advantage throughout the playoffs. Rodriguez could be a big part of that down the stretch.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Grayson Rodriguez’s ‘electric stuff’ turning heads as wins keep coming for Orioles

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/orioles-news-baltimore-grayson-rodriguez-call-up-dodgers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Orioles make major Grayson Rodriguez roster decision');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Thumbs-6-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Orioles make major Grayson Rodriguez roster decision</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-16T10:49:48-07:00">July 16th, 10:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-16T10:49:48-07:00">July 16th, 10:49am</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Baltimore Orioles entered the All-Star break firmly in the playoff hunt with their 56-35 record. As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2-sneaky-mlb-trade-deadline-targets-for-orioles-to-consider" rel="noopener">Orioles look to keep</a> their strong momentum going into the second half, Baltimore has brought in some fiery reinforcements.</p><p>The Orioles are <a href="https://twitter.com/JakeDRill/status/1680613001999572994?s=20" rel="noopener">planning to call up</a> top pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez from Triple-A, via Jake Rill of MLB.com. He will be Baltimore’s starter against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday.</p><p>This will be Rodriguez’s second trip to the majors this season as he made 10 starts for the team earlier in the year. However, the right-hander truly struggled, putting up a 7.35 ERA and a 56/21 K/BB ratio. Baltimore decided Rodriguez needed more seasoning in the minors and sent him back to Triple-A.</p><p>Since that demotion, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-news-grayson-rodriguez-emotional-moment-dad-mlb-debut" rel="noopener">Rodriguez has looked like</a> the pitcher the Orioles were hoping for. In eight starts, Rodriguez pitched to a 4-0 record with a 1.96 ERA and a 56/19 K/BB ratio. Putting up such strong numbers, Baltimore is now ready to give him a second chance.</p><p>Which the team has plenty of incentive to do so. Despite his dreadful debut, Rodriguez was still the Orioles’ second-best prospect before his rookie eligibility ran out, via MLB Pipeline. In 2022, he ranked as the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/prospects/2022/top100/" rel="noopener">fourth-best prospect</a> in all of baseball.</p><p>While Baltimore is still chasing the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East, they’re currently in the driver’s seat for a Wild Card spot. Amidst an improbable season, the Orioles want to truly shock the doubters with a playoff run. Adding Grayson Rodriguez back in the mix ensures that Baltimore is all hands on deck for the second half.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Orioles make major Grayson Rodriguez roster decision

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After the game, Rodriguez met with his family and friends, including his father Gilbert. The two embraced and shed tears of joy amid the realization that Rodriguez had achieved his childhood dream.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">These moments over everything 🧡 <a href="https://t.co/AFdX6ofPAc">pic.twitter.com/AFdX6ofPAc</a></p><p>— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) <a href="https://twitter.com/Orioles/status/1643732847902048256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>How can you not be romantic about baseball? Rodriguez didn’t exactly have a storybook debut, but this is an embrace between father and son with such authenticity that Hollywood directors dream of.</p><p>Rodriguez was touched up in his first inning of work. He walked the first hitter he faced and allowed two runs in the inning, but bounced back nicely to toss four scoreless innings. Overall, Rodriguez threw 83 pitches in his debut across five innings. He surrendered two runs on four hits, striking out five Rangers hitters.</p><p>He was outdueled by Jacob deGrom, who fanned 11 across six innings of work, but the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-news-adley-rutschman-mlb-history-red-sox-opening-day" rel="noopener">Orioles picked up Rodriguez</a> in the top of the fifth. Baltimore nabbed two runs off deGrom to get Rodriguez off the hook for the loss.</p><p>It was unclear when Rodriguez would make his Orioles debut after he did not make the Opening Day roster. He only had to wait one more week though, and what better place to make that debut than in his home state of Texas.</p><p>Players only get one major league debut. Grayson Rodriguez may not have had the most memorable debut, but he’ll likely never forget the moment he shared with his father after it.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Grayson Rodriguez shares emotional moment with dad after MLB debut with Orioles

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They shocked everyone last season on their way to an 83-win season. This season, they won’t catch any one off guard due to a roster loaded with young star power. And they just added a lot more.</p><p>Top pitching prospect <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-news-grayson-rodriguez-opening-day-roster" rel="noopener">Grayson Rodriguez</a> has been called up from Triple A affiliate Norfolk and will <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1643420123787583488" rel="noopener">make his first MLB start</a> Wednesday afternoon versus the Texas Rangers, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. And just to raise the already sky-high excitement for O’s fans, his debut will come against superstar Jacob deGrom.</p><p>The 23-year-old right hander has been hyped up since the team drafted him in the first round back in 2018. Since then, has dominated at every level, posting a 6-1 record with a 2.20 ERA in Triple A in 2022. Rodriguez entered this season as the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/prospects" rel="noopener">second highest ranked pitching prospect</a> on MLB.com’s Top 100 and No. 7 overall. He had a rough Spring Training (7.04 ERA in 15 innings) and did not make the big league roster ahead of Opening Day.</p><p>One so-so start with Norfolk later, and Rodriguez is getting his first legitimate opportunity. Despite his recent struggles, the Orioles can definitely afford to take this chance with starting pitching being one of the most glaring question marks on this team. It showed in a big way in their season-opening series against the Boston Red Sox. The staff as a whole gave up 27 runs across three games before stifling the Rangers the last two nights.</p><p>Rodriguez is being thrown right into the fire for his first game. A duel with one of this generation’s best hurlers in deGrom will only add more splendor and hoopla to his debut. Consider the fact he is also a Texas native, and emotions could be running high by the time the game’s first pitch is thrown at approximately 2:05 p.m. ET.</p><p>But people doubt Baltimore’s ability to develop premium talent at their own peril. So far, this rebuild has produced glowing results. Grayson Rodriguez now has his turn in the spotlight.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Orioles’ top prospect Grayson Rodriguez to make MLB debut vs. Jacob deGrom, Rangers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/orioles-news-grayson-rodriguez-opening-day-roster');   ga('set', 'title', 'Will Grayson Rodriguez make Orioles Opening Day roster after poor spring?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Orioles-news-Will-Grayson-Rodriguez-make-Opening-Day-roster-after-poor-spring.jpg"></figure><h1>Will Grayson Rodriguez make Orioles Opening Day roster after poor spring?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-27T13:20:31-07:00">March 27th, 1:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-27T13:20:31-07:00">March 27th, 1:20pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Grayson <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-news-baltimore-top-prospect-grayson-rodriguez-opening-day-rotation" rel="noopener">Rodriguez is the</a> best pitching prospect in the Baltimore Orioles organization and one of the best prospects in all of baseball. As Opening Day approaches, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-orioles-position-battles-to-watch-in-spring-training" rel="noopener">Orioles have made</a> a crucial decision on Rodriguez’s roster status.</p><p>Rodriguez <a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/grayson-rodriguez-orioles-top-pitching-prospect-not-expected-to-make-opening-day-roster-Q5RXWVCHKFACLBFYOZCZF74WZM/" rel="noopener">will not make</a> the Orioles’ Opening Day roster, via Andy Kostka of The Baltimore Banner. While Baltimore is still high on Rodriguez’s future, his performance throughout spring training held him back from breaking camp with the Orioles.</p><p>The right-hander has started five games for the Orioles during spring training, pitching 15.1 innings total. Rodriguez held an unimpressive 7.04 ERA and a 19/7 K/BB ratio. He has ended the spring on a sour note, giving up 11 runs in his last 10.2 innings pitched.</p><p>Rodriguez’s spring struggles will ultimately delay his MLB debut. Baltimore has been looking for a spark in their pitching rotation. They hope that that spark will eventually come from Rodriguez. But for now, they’ll send him back down to the minors for some more seasoning.</p><p>While his spring didn’t go well, Rodriguez is still an enticing prospect for the Orioles. He is ranked as the second-best prospect in Baltimore’s system and the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/prospects/top100/" rel="noopener">seventh-best overall</a> prospect by MLB Pipeline. Over 69 games at the minor league level, Rodriguez has pitched to a 25-9 record with a 2.47 ERA and a 419/98 K/BB ratio.</p><p>Grayson Rodriguez is still a major part of the Orioles’ future. Baltimore will be counting on him to someday be a leader in the pitching rotation. However, that time is not the present. Rodriguez will look to bounce back from his poor spring and prove he belongs in the majors sooner rather than later.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
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2024 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
350	3.86	130	1.24	13

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