Boston @ Seattle
T-Mobile Park
Team Table
Team |
W/L |
H/A |
$ |
RF |
RA |
Tot |
O/U |
BOS
|
82-65 |
38-36 |
0 |
5.05 |
4.68 |
9.73 |
66-76 |
SEA
|
79-66 |
42-32 |
0 |
4.24 |
4.63 |
8.88 |
74-66 |
BOS vs SEAHead To Head
Win / Loss
6-4
Head-To-Head
Date |
Home |
Result |
ML |
O/U |
BOS Starter (IP) |
SEA Starter (IP) |
Sep 14, '21 |
SEA
|
8 - 4
|
BOS -136
|
o8.0 |
N. Eovaldi (5.0) |
T. Anderson (4.1) |
Sep 13, '21 |
SEA
|
5 - 4
|
SEA +116
|
o8.0 |
E. Rodriguez (6.0) |
L. Gilbert (6.0) |
Apr 25, '21 |
BOS
|
5 - 3
|
BOS -203
|
u8.5 |
E. Rodriguez (7.0) |
N. Margevicius (0.1) |
Apr 24, '21 |
BOS
|
8 - 2
|
SEA +169
|
o9.0 |
N. Eovaldi (5.0) |
C. Flexen (7.0) |
Apr 23, '21 |
BOS
|
6 - 5
|
BOS -134
|
o9.0 |
M. Perez (3.2) |
Y. Kikuchi (4.2) |
Apr 22, '21 |
BOS
|
7 - 3
|
SEA +147
|
o9.5 |
N. Pivetta (6.0) |
J. Dunn (5.0) |
May 12, '19 |
BOS
|
11 - 2
|
BOS -129
|
o10.0 |
H. Velazquez (5.0) |
M. Gonzales (4.0) |
May 11, '19 |
BOS
|
9 - 5
|
BOS -180
|
o10.5 |
R. Porcello (6.2) |
F. Hernandez (2.1) |
May 10, '19 |
BOS
|
14 - 1
|
BOS -202
|
o10.5 |
E. Rodriguez (7.0) |
E. Swanson (4.2) |
Mar 31, '19 |
SEA
|
10 - 8
|
SEA +128
|
o8.5 |
R. Porcello (2.2) |
W. LeBlanc (5.1) |
Boston Record Last 10
Team - Last 10
Date |
vs |
Result |
ML |
O/U |
Starter (IP) |
Opp Starter (IP) |
Sep 14, '21 |
@
SEA
|
W 8 - 4
|
W -136
|
o8.0 |
N. Eovaldi (5.0) |
T. Anderson (4.1) |
Sep 13, '21 |
@
SEA
|
L 4 - 5
|
L -126
|
o8.0 |
E. Rodriguez (6.0) |
L. Gilbert (6.0) |
Sep 12, '21 |
@
CHW
|
L 1 - 2
|
L +142
|
u9.0 |
N. Pivetta (5.1) |
L. Lynn (5.0) |
Sep 11, '21 |
@
CHW
|
W 9 - 8
|
W +160
|
o9.5 |
C. Seabold (3.0) |
D. Cease (2.2) |
Sep 10, '21 |
@
CHW
|
L 3 - 4
|
L +139
|
u8.5 |
T. Houck (3.2) |
C. Rodón (5.0) |
Sep 08, '21 |
TB
|
W 2 - 1
|
W -103
|
u10.0 |
N. Eovaldi (7.0) |
S. McClanahan (5.0) |
Sep 07, '21 |
TB
|
L 7 - 12
|
L -111
|
o9.5 |
E. Rodriguez (3.2) |
D. Rasmussen (5.0) |
Sep 06, '21 |
TB
|
L 10 - 11
|
L -144
|
o9.5 |
C. Sale (3.2) |
R. Yarbrough (2.0) |
Sep 05, '21 |
CLE
|
L 5 - 11
|
L -132
|
o9.5 |
K. Crawford (2.0) |
Z. Plesac (5.0) |
Sep 04, '21 |
CLE
|
W 4 - 3
|
W -188
|
u9.5 |
T. Houck (5.0) |
E. Morgan (5.2) |
Seattle Record Last 10
Team - Last 10
Date |
vs |
Result |
ML |
O/U |
Starter (IP) |
Opp Starter (IP) |
Sep 14, '21 |
BOS
|
L 4 - 8
|
L +125
|
o8.0 |
T. Anderson (4.1) |
N. Eovaldi (5.0) |
Sep 13, '21 |
BOS
|
W 5 - 4
|
W +116
|
o8.0 |
L. Gilbert (6.0) |
E. Rodriguez (6.0) |
Sep 12, '21 |
AZ
|
L 4 - 5
|
L -166
|
o8.5 |
Y. Kikuchi (5.0) |
T. Gilbert (5.1) |
Sep 11, '21 |
AZ
|
L 3 - 7
|
L -172
|
o8.5 |
C. Flexen (5.0) |
H. Castellanos (5.1) |
Sep 10, '21 |
AZ
|
W 5 - 4
|
W -154
|
o8.0 |
M. Gonzales (6.0) |
M. Bumgarner (6.0) |
Sep 08, '21 |
@
HOU
|
W 8 - 5
|
W +153
|
o8.5 |
T. Anderson (4.2) |
J. Urquidy (3.0) |
Sep 07, '21 |
@
HOU
|
L 4 - 5
|
L +151
|
P9.0 |
L. Gilbert (4.1) |
J. Odorizzi (5.0) |
Sep 06, '21 |
@
HOU
|
L 2 - 11
|
L +188
|
o8.5 |
Y. Kikuchi (1.2) |
L. McCullers (6.0) |
Sep 05, '21 |
@
AZ
|
W 10 - 4
|
W -121
|
o9.0 |
C. Flexen (6.0) |
T. Gilbert (7.0) |
Sep 04, '21 |
@
AZ
|
W 8 - 5
|
W -126
|
o9.0 |
M. Gonzales (5.0) |
H. Castellanos (3.2) |
Series Stats
Series Game Records
Boston - series game records
|
Overall |
After Win |
After Loss |
Game 1 |
30-18 |
20-6 |
10-12 |
Game 2 |
26-21 |
17-12 |
9-9 |
Game 3 |
19-21 |
9-11 |
10-10 |
Game 4 |
7-5 |
2-4 |
5-1 |
Seattle - series game records
|
Overall |
After Win |
After Loss |
Game 1 |
27-19 |
15-11 |
11-8 |
Game 2 |
19-27 |
11-16 |
8-11 |
Game 3 |
21-19 |
10-8 |
11-11 |
Game 4 |
10-1 |
5-1 |
5-0 |
Boston
Date |
vs |
W-L |
Home/Away |
Fri, Sep 17 - Sun, Sep 19 |
@
BOS
|
92-70 |
49-32 H |
Tue, Sep 21 - Wed, Sep 22 |
vs
NYM
|
77-85 |
30-51 A |
Fri, Sep 24 - Wed, Oct 6 |
vs
NYY
|
92-70 |
46-35 A |
Seattle
Date |
vs |
W-L |
Home/Away |
Sat, Sep 18 - Sun, Sep 19 |
vs
SEA
|
90-72 |
44-37 A |
Tue, Sep 21 - Thu, Sep 23 |
@
ATH
|
86-76 |
43-38 H |
Sat, Sep 25 - Sun, Sep 26 |
@
LAA
|
77-85 |
39-42 H |
BOS vs SEA Starters Recent Games
Last 5
Date
Score
|
Line |
O/U |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
SO |
BB |
HR |
PIT |
P/IP |
GB:FB |
|
L +139 |
u8.5
|
3.2 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
70 |
19.1 |
2.3 |
|
W -188 |
u9.5
|
5.0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
68 |
13.6 |
1.5 |
|
L -151 |
o10.0
|
5.1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
90 |
16.9 |
1.7 |
|
W -212 |
o10.0
|
4.2 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
90 |
19.3 |
1.0 |
|
L +112 |
o7.0
|
4.0 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
58 |
14.5 |
1.3 |
Last 5 Avg. |
|
|
4.1 |
4.2 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
3.8 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
75.2 |
16.7 |
1.6 |
Last Vs Seattle
Last Vs Seattle
Date
Score
|
Line |
O/U |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
SO |
BB |
HR |
PIT |
P/IP |
GB:FB |
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Last 5
Date
Score
|
Line |
O/U |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
SO |
BB |
HR |
PIT |
P/IP |
GB:FB |
|
W -154 |
o8.0
|
6.0 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
101 |
16.8 |
0.8 |
|
W -126 |
o9.0
|
5.0 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
86 |
17.2 |
0.8 |
|
W -150 |
u8.5
|
7.0 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
96 |
13.7 |
1.0 |
|
W +110 |
u9.0
|
6.0 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
90 |
15.0 |
1.2 |
|
W -165 |
u8.5
|
5.1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
92 |
17.3 |
1.3 |
Last 5 Avg. |
|
|
5.2 |
5.8 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
93.0 |
16.0 |
1.0 |
Last Vs Boston
Last Vs Boston
Date
Score
|
Line |
O/U |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
SO |
BB |
HR |
PIT |
P/IP |
GB:FB |
|
L +119 |
o10.0
|
4.0 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
95 |
23.8 |
1.3 |
|
W +183 |
o7.0
|
5.1 |
9 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
94 |
17.6 |
3.0 |
|
L +221 |
u8.0
|
6.0 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
96 |
16.0 |
0.5 |
Last 3 Avg. |
|
|
5.0 |
6.7 |
4.3 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
95.0 |
19.1 |
1.6 |
All Pitchers
Team |
ERA |
AVG. |
OBP |
WHIP |
IP |
HR |
BB |
K |
Boston
|
4.31 |
.259 |
.330 |
1.37 |
8.2 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
9.3 |
Seattle
|
4.33 |
.250 |
.314 |
1.27 |
8.2 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
8.2 |
Starters
Team |
Runs/9 |
ERA |
AVG. |
OBP |
WHIP |
IP |
HR |
BB |
K |
Boston
|
4.89 |
4.52 |
.269 |
.329 |
1.37 |
5.0 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
5.2 |
Seattle
|
4.91 |
4.64 |
.260 |
.322 |
1.33 |
5.0 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
Relievers
Team |
Runs/9 |
ERA |
AVG. |
OBP |
WHIP |
IP |
HR |
BB |
K |
Boston
|
4.72 |
4.02 |
.246 |
.331 |
1.37 |
3.2 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
4.1 |
Seattle
|
4.45 |
3.92 |
.236 |
.304 |
1.20 |
3.2 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
3.9 |
Boston Bullpen |
REST |
G |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
SO |
ERA |
WHIP |
GB:FB |
Matt Barnes (R)
|
17 |
54 |
49.2 |
36 |
23 |
21 |
7 |
15 |
78 |
3.86 |
1.03 |
30:19 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
1.1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
9.00 |
3.75 |
2:0 |
Phillips Valdez (R)
|
10 |
28 |
40.0 |
35 |
29 |
26 |
4 |
18 |
35 |
5.85 |
1.33 |
51:17 |
Last 3 |
|
2 |
3.0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
15.00 |
2.00 |
5:2 |
Stephen Gonsalves (L)
|
8 |
3 |
4.1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4.15 |
0.92 |
5:3 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
4.1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4.15 |
0.92 |
5:3 |
Hansel Robles (R)
|
3 |
18 |
16.2 |
18 |
11 |
10 |
2 |
8 |
25 |
5.63 |
1.56 |
14:5 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
3.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
1:1 |
Garrett Whitlock (R)
|
3 |
43 |
70.1 |
63 |
21 |
15 |
6 |
14 |
78 |
1.93 |
1.09 |
75:25 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
4.0 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
6.75 |
1.25 |
5:2 |
Ryan Brasier (R)
|
1 |
5 |
4.1 |
9 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4.50 |
2.54 |
8:3 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
2.2 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4.50 |
2.63 |
4:3 |
Josh Taylor (L)
|
1 |
59 |
46.0 |
44 |
18 |
18 |
2 |
20 |
58 |
3.52 |
1.39 |
36:21 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
2.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0.00 |
0.50 |
1:1 |
Kaleb Ort (R)
|
1 |
1 |
0.1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
6.00 |
0:1 |
Last 3 |
|
1 |
0.1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
6.00 |
0:1 |
Michael Feliz (R)
|
0 |
4 |
5.1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
3.38 |
0.94 |
5:3 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
3.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
4:1 |
Darwinzon Hernandez (L)
|
0 |
44 |
38.0 |
25 |
15 |
13 |
4 |
29 |
51 |
3.08 |
1.42 |
35:11 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
4.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
0.00 |
0.75 |
5:1 |
Austin Davis (L)
|
0 |
16 |
14.2 |
16 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
4 |
16 |
4.50 |
1.36 |
15:5 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
1.2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
0.60 |
1:2 |
Adam Ottavino (R)
|
0 |
63 |
57.1 |
48 |
26 |
24 |
2 |
30 |
65 |
3.79 |
1.36 |
49:31 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
2.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0.00 |
0.50 |
1:2 |
Hirokazu Sawamura (R)
|
0 |
51 |
47.0 |
39 |
22 |
16 |
9 |
24 |
55 |
3.06 |
1.34 |
47:20 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
1.2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0.00 |
3.00 |
3:0 |
Bullpen Total |
44 |
389 |
394.0 |
340 |
182 |
156 |
41 |
168 |
471 |
3.56 |
1.29 |
370:164 |
Last 3 |
|
36 |
33.0 |
31 |
18 |
12 |
5 |
15 |
34 |
3.27 |
1.39 |
37:19 |
Available Bullpen |
41 |
146 |
181.0 |
154 |
86 |
74 |
19 |
57 |
220 |
3.68 |
1.17 |
175:69 |
Seattle Bullpen |
REST |
G |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
SO |
ERA |
WHIP |
GB:FB |
Nick Margevicius (L)
|
142 |
5 |
12.0 |
13 |
16 |
11 |
2 |
7 |
12 |
8.25 |
1.67 |
12:9 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
7.1 |
9 |
12 |
7 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
8.59 |
2.05 |
6:7 |
Ljay Newsome (R)
|
129 |
7 |
14.2 |
20 |
14 |
13 |
5 |
3 |
16 |
7.98 |
1.57 |
12:10 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
4.0 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
24.75 |
3.25 |
3:3 |
Hector Santiago (L)
|
49 |
14 |
28.2 |
30 |
11 |
11 |
2 |
13 |
34 |
3.54 |
1.50 |
25:15 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
8.1 |
13 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
5.63 |
2.04 |
9:8 |
Sean Doolittle (L)
|
3 |
7 |
7.0 |
9 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
6.43 |
1.86 |
3:5 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
3.1 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
9.00 |
1.80 |
1:4 |
Erik Swanson (R)
|
3 |
29 |
32.0 |
23 |
13 |
9 |
5 |
8 |
30 |
2.53 |
0.97 |
23:24 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
3.0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
3.00 |
0.67 |
0:1 |
Diego Castillo (R)
|
1 |
15 |
14.1 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
16 |
3.14 |
0.84 |
17:4 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
3.0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
3.00 |
0.67 |
2:1 |
Paul Sewald (R)
|
1 |
52 |
52.1 |
37 |
20 |
18 |
8 |
14 |
87 |
3.12 |
0.97 |
21:30 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
3.0 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
15.00 |
1.67 |
1:3 |
Joe Smith (R)
|
0 |
18 |
14.2 |
11 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
2.57 |
0.95 |
13:11 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
3.0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3.00 |
0.33 |
3:2 |
Matt Andriese (R)
|
0 |
5 |
6.0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1.50 |
0.83 |
4:3 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
4.0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2.25 |
1.25 |
3:0 |
Anthony Misiewicz (L)
|
0 |
61 |
52.1 |
56 |
27 |
25 |
6 |
11 |
51 |
4.33 |
1.28 |
48:35 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
1.2 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
36.00 |
4.20 |
1:2 |
Casey Sadler (R)
|
0 |
34 |
31.2 |
17 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
28 |
0.87 |
0.82 |
37:11 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
2.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2:0 |
Drew Steckenrider (R)
|
0 |
55 |
60.2 |
43 |
15 |
14 |
4 |
15 |
55 |
2.10 |
0.96 |
49:43 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
2.1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
13.50 |
1.29 |
1:1 |
Yohan Ramirez (R)
|
0 |
18 |
21.1 |
12 |
11 |
9 |
5 |
7 |
27 |
3.86 |
0.89 |
17:8 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
1.2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
9.00 |
2.40 |
1:1 |
Bullpen Total |
328 |
320 |
347.2 |
283 |
149 |
128 |
42 |
99 |
382 |
3.31 |
1.10 |
281:208 |
Last 3 |
|
39 |
46.2 |
62 |
50 |
43 |
13 |
18 |
53 |
8.29 |
1.71 |
33:33 |
Available Bullpen |
326 |
62 |
94.1 |
95 |
59 |
49 |
14 |
35 |
99 |
4.67 |
1.38 |
75:63 |
Boston All Starters |
REST |
G |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
SO |
ERA |
WHIP |
GB:FB |
Chris Sale (L)
|
8 |
5 |
25.0 |
29 |
11 |
7 |
4 |
6 |
30 |
2.52 |
1.40 |
21:12 |
Tanner Houck (R)
|
4 |
13 |
53.1 |
49 |
26 |
21 |
4 |
14 |
63 |
3.57 |
1.18 |
41:24 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
14.0 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
7 |
11 |
3.86 |
1.07 |
15:8 |
Tanner Houck (R)
|
4 |
13 |
53.1 |
48 |
26 |
21 |
4 |
15 |
63 |
3.54 |
1.18 |
42:24 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
14.0 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
7 |
11 |
3.86 |
1.07 |
15:8 |
Nick Pivetta (R)
|
2 |
27 |
140.1 |
122 |
73 |
70 |
21 |
62 |
156 |
4.49 |
1.31 |
109:85 |
Eduardo Rodriguez (L)
|
1 |
28 |
142.1 |
156 |
83 |
79 |
19 |
40 |
165 |
5.00 |
1.38 |
121:59 |
Nathan Eovaldi (R)
|
0 |
29 |
168.2 |
164 |
71 |
66 |
14 |
31 |
180 |
3.52 |
1.16 |
152:82 |
Umpire |
G |
W-L |
AVG |
PIT |
STR |
B |
STR% |
STR |
BB |
K/BB |
HR |
O/U |
Hunter Wendelstedt
|
22 |
8-14 |
8.05 |
297.50 |
189.00 |
108.50 |
63.5 |
19.6 |
6.6 |
2.95 |
2.32 |
8-13 |
Last 10 Games
Date |
Score |
Line |
O/U |
Road Starter |
Home Starter |
Sep 9, 2021
|
NYY 4 - TOR 6
|
L -111 |
O
9.0
|
José Berríos (R)
|
Nestor Cortes (L)
|
Aug 21, 2021
|
BAL 4 - ATL 5
|
L +161 |
U
11.0
|
Drew Smyly (L)
|
Matt Harvey (R)
|
Aug 17, 2021
|
DET 2 - LAA 8
|
L -134 |
O
9.0
|
Dylan Bundy (R)
|
Casey Mize (R)
|
Aug 12, 2021
|
BOS 1 - TB 8
|
L -110 |
U
10.5
|
Drew Rasmussen (R)
|
Tanner Houck (R)
|
Aug 7, 2021
|
MIL 6 - SF 9
|
L -189 |
O
8.0
|
Aaron Sanchez (R)
|
Brandon Woodruff (R)
|
Aug 3, 2021
|
CHW 7 - KC 1
|
W -238 |
U
9.0
|
Kris Bubic (L)
|
Dylan Cease (R)
|
Jul 29, 2021
|
LAA 0 - ATH 4
|
L +129 |
U
9.0
|
Frankie Montas (R)
|
Dylan Bundy (R)
|
Jul 17, 2021
|
DET 1 - MIN 0
|
W +112 |
U
7.5
|
Charlie Barnes (L)
|
Jose Urena (R)
|
Jul 3, 2021
|
TOR 6 - TB 3
|
W -114 |
U
10.0
|
Shane McClanahan (L)
|
Ross Stripling (R)
|
Jun 29, 2021
|
CIN 4 - SD 5
|
L +142 |
U
10.0
|
Craig Stammen (R)
|
Tony Santillan (R)
|
Vs Marco Gonzales (L)
Date |
Score |
Line |
O/U |
Road Starter |
Home Starter |
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