Walters is open late and a great spot to watch the final rounds of the NBA and Stanley Cup playoffs. Walters Sports Bar and Restaurant is located just across the street from Nationals Park. One wall once strike the pitch. So we had a long drive left field. Wood goes back to the morning track. Forget about it. It's off the facing of the second deck. It's a grand slam for Stevenson. The Reds bring a ball and they lead it five to nothing. The O2 pitch to Ruiz swinging a high drive left field. Back goes Bladay to the track to the wall and it's gone. A two run homer for K-Band Ruiz. And the Nationals have answered the Reds five with four of their own. It's five four Cincinnati. Nationals offense kicks in into gear here in the second inning. Right under Sats here's the pitch. Breaking ball hit in the end of deep right field. This is way back. This is going. It's long gone. Good bye. Listen to Daemon Lyle's family in the third base side. Jumping up and down. Bang zoom goes Daemon Lyle with his third home run of the last two nights. And extra inning to run blast here on the tenth. And the Nationals have the lead. It's Washington eight since an 86. He's the absolute world. Just be able to do what I'm doing in front of my closest family and friends. And just see the people has never seen me like play at the big level. It was pretty awesome. And welcome to NASChad. I'm Al Goldie host of the Al Goldie podcast. I'm joined by Washington Nationals insider Mark Sturkerman of NATSjournal.com. He has had great American ballpark in Cincinnati. You know, at some point in this season number one of a restarted rebuild. The NAS may well regress to what they were expected to be. But for now, the regression isn't happening. And you do start to wonder if we perhaps should alter what the NASS are expected to be. The NAS now have won 10 of their last 16 games and 8 7 10 inning win at the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday evening in game two of a three game series. So this was a game in which the NASS overcame a five nothing second inning deficit. The NAS and M.O.B.s 2026 regular season now are 21 and 22 a game under 500. 15 and nine on the road versus six and 13 at home. This installment of NASChad brought to us by the DC. Grace annual fundraiser cigars and curve balls Monday May 18th at Shelley's backroom and downtown Washington DC at 6 p.m. Coming up later in the show and update on the Nance Triple A affiliate, the Rochester Redwings, as we will hear from the voice of the Redwings Josh Wetzel. So the Nance on Wednesday evening allowed five runs in the bottom of the first, but then scored four runs in the top of the second. As the offense yet again was good also good was the Nance ball pen, but here we are through 43 games. The Nance are a game under 500. The team started off three and one then lost five straight and now is 18 and 16 since the Nance through 40 games last regular season were 17 and 26 and in the midst of a seven game losing streak. Long way to go Mark, but things as of now quite a bit better. Yeah, and I think what stands out to me out is every time it looks like they might be starting to go down the wrong path, it loses a couple games Miami or they get swept in a home series and you think, okay, well, that was the end of that. They're coming right back and going on a nice winning streak and I think that's a sign of some resilience. Certainly the way that the lineup has managed to be this productive has given them the opportunity to win a lot more games that maybe they would not have won in the past. You're down five, nothing after one inning. It would be very easy to roll over at that point and just call it a night and instead not it wasn't that they like chipped away at that lead. I think right back that next inning and scored four tied it up in the third and it's a whole new ballgame that kind of resilience. I think really stands out about this team this year and I think the confidence within that clubhouse is growing and that they're really not phased by anything. This point doesn't mean they're not going to have losing streak. It doesn't mean that they're ultimately going to be a winning team, but I think there's a lot of confidence and I don't think there's a whole lot right now that's phasing them whatever kind of situations they face. I think it's an interesting conversation right like at what point do you stop expecting the regression and start acknowledging that this is what this team is at what point do stop expecting the market correction and just say, hey, maybe this is what the market is and to your point about the losing streak. So aside from that five game losing streak comprised the games played March 31st through April 5th. The Nats longest losing streak is three games like they have avoided that rut. You know, the Nats have been fairly consistent in that regard a few ugly losses. Yes, but by large, the team has been competitive and you know, we're seeing in this series what this team is capable of doing and you know, just to go back to this idea of last season versus this season. Last July 23rd, a Cincinnati Red starting pitcher named Nick Ladolo tossed a four hit shut out with eight strikeouts versus no walks in a five nothing Nats lost to the Reds at Nationals Park. Wednesday evening, the Nats ripped Nick Ladolo, who allowed five runs in four innings as the offense again was good. Eight runs, ten hits, which were two home runs, three doubles and five singles, four walks, three for 12 with runners in scoring position. Dalyl and Lyall Homer to again, a third home run in two games in this series. He is the Nats starting DH and number six batter. Two for four with a two run Homer, a single and RBI sack fly and a stolen base and the two run Homer was the hit of the game. Lyall in the Nats to run 10th a went out to run Homer to right field for an eight six Nats lead the Homer going a projected 409 feet per stat cast his OPS now is up to 776 and Lyall in front of many of his closest family members and friends is having some series so far. This is like a dream come true for him and all of the Lyall family that is here. Did you see the shot? It was great work by the TV crew. They're focused on Dalyl and dad Danny in the at bat and then as he hits the home run, he's rounding the bases they cut to the double shot of Lyall rounding the bases as Danny is running down the stands all the way to the dugout and anybody he can find he's just yelling that's my boy that's my boy. I mean what a wonderful moment that was for the whole family of course and for Dalyl, who we're just talking yesterday is hit the ball hard but he wasn't really hitting for power and you wondered is he maybe not going to get back to that guy that we saw the second half of last season will all of a sudden he's on fire. The last few days and looks very much like that electrifying rookie from July August and September of last year you just hope he can keep it going because it makes such a difference in this lineup when he is producing to that level and you saw the emotions from him and from his family. I would say there's nothing left from to do on Thursday but I'm not really anything out at this point. If he can do it again it would be quite something it's really been a remarkable couple of days for him. And each home run has been 400 plus feet I mean he is crushing balls at great American ballpark so far this week the next other home run this game came from Cape at Ruiz he is an at starting catcher and number nine batter one for four with a two run home a Ruiz in the next four runs second to two out two run home to left field on an O2 pitch to cut the next deficit to five four. He is an at starting shortstop and number four batter two for five with two doubles he did commit a throwing here in the reds one run third as his defense continues to be a problem but the offense is not a problem Abrams OPS now is up to 9 30 Jacob Young he is an at starting center number five batter two for four with two singles and a walk and how about Curtis mead he was the at starting first baseman then moved to second base and then moved to third base just the third time since the franchise moved to Washington DC in the 2004 2005 off season that an at splatter played first base second base and third base in the same regular season game the other instances he was a hero in August 2019 and Adam Kennedy in April 2010 that is a name from the past Adam Kennedy I can't remember the last time I read or heard that name Adam Kennedy but Curtis mead doing as the great Jose Ocendo used to do back when you and I were kids playing all over the place in the same game and then he did in this game was the next number two batter one for three with a single and a walk now we did make a big out on the base past top of the ninth lead off walk but got thrown out in an attempt to steal a second base for the third out beat the throw but over slid the bag and got tagged out but that was something Curtis mead playing first second and third in this game and then went back to second at the end of the game and made the final play of the game which was not an easy play with the time run on third base and then he was a play he absolutely had to make to preserve the one run lead and ultimately give them the win I was really impressed with that he said he's definitely played more than one position before in a game he's never played three and certainly not going back to then play another one again and he said he actually liked a lot because it keeps him on his toes it sort of forces him to constantly be thinking to himself what do I need to be doing in this situation what are my responsibilities where am I going to go with it if I if the balls hit to me etc. You know I definitely play multiple before but yeah no it's pretty cool you know it's kind of cool everything going to a new spot in a way that if you maybe just play one position for nine innings your mind maybe wonders a little bit.
He had to stay on his toes because he had to remind himself constantly, "Where am I right now? What do I need to be doing here?" I thought that was an amazing, kind of underrated part of this game that he bounced around so much to do that. And by the way, you mentioned those two names, Adam Kennedy. He kind of glossed over Herardo Apara, who by the way, not an infielder, an outfielder. He played first, second, and third. It was a blowout game that they were just finishing it out. And if I remember correctly, the reason he had to play some of those infield positions is that he actually pitched in that game. It was pumping 95 miles an hour, but could not find the strike zone, and Davey Martinez had to pull him and bring in Brian Dozier to pitch instead. Two position players pitching in the same inning. And because of the machinations of that Dozier was an infielder. Apara wound up playing the infield for the end of that game in a very bizarre circumstance. Well, thankfully Curtis Meade did not have to pitch in this game, but he was all over the place. That was something. And I did want to note this too. So Meade starts out at first, then goes to second when Luis Garcia Jr. comes into the game as a pinch hitter. And that is notable. You know, think about this now. Luis Garcia was what? A second basement for the last three seasons. Blake Butteira brings Garcia into the game. And yet what does he do? He has Garcia go to first space and has me go to second base. I don't know how many people are aware of this. Luis Garcia Jr. has not played one game at second base this entire regular season. It has been deaching and first base for Luis Garcia. So something that has become as clear as can be is that the new regime wants nothing to do with Luis Garcia Jr. at second base. And I feel like this game is the ultimate highlighting of that reality. If ever Garcia was going to play second base, it would have been in this game. And even in this game, Garcia didn't play second base. Right. Up to this point, you could say, oh, well, you don't want to move this guy over there. That's kind of, no, I mean, this was him pinch hitting for the second basement. It would have been very natural just to go ahead and replace him there instead of moving meat around. So that was the sign. He's not playing second base. Anymore, unless it's some kind of emergency situation, it is clear that they view him now strictly as a first basement. I also thought that was a real gamble by Blake Beterra pinch hit. It was only the fifth inning. And he wound up sacrificing defense. Like Nunez is by far your best defensive infielder. And you've got five innings to go in a very close game. I actually thought that was a gamble, maybe not worth the risk there because you're now setting yourself up for having a very inferior defensive player and moving other guys. It was not a good defensive alignment they had out there for the rest of the game. Now it worked out. But I actually thought that was maybe a little too much of a gamble to go for the offense and the fifth inning of what seemed pretty clear was going to be a game that was going to be decided late. It just really is something with all of the mixing and matching with this team this season with the defensive flexibility that this team now clearly is valuing that Garcia is not getting any time at second base. I mean, that just tells you what they think of this guy defensively at second base. But this that's offense. Enough good things cannot be said as we all recording this here or your updated rankings for the ads and some things by change with a few games that have yet to come to their conclusions. But the Nats are number two in MLB and runs 235. The Nats are number six in MLB and Timo PS7 38. The Nats are tied for seventh in MLB and home runs 52. I mean, it's just as remarkable. This team continues to produce and no deficit seemingly is too large. I mean, you're down five nothing after one. You're like, all right, this is probably not our game. Even if we score some runs and not only do the Nats score some runs right away, the Nats are right back in the game with that four run top of the second inning. Like what a response to the five run first for the reds. Yeah, I think that's the key to it all not that you couldn't make up that deficit over the entire game. But to come right back and do that against as you pointed out, Nick Lidolo, who had dominated them last year when he faced him. And by the way, struck out the side in the top of the first would meet an house and you thought, oh boy, here he goes again. And then they just flipped that entirely in the second inning against him. That changed the tone of the game entirely. And instead of a night that you're thinking, they're going to be down early. They're going to just have to burn up bullpen guys to get through this game and just go through the motions to finish it out. It was clear right away. No, this is going to be a competitive game. And they're going to have to pull out all the stops to win it. So another sign of how far they've come, I think, not that there weren't times in the past they could make up a deficit. But to do it that quickly and essentially lock down the reds the rest of the way so that this was a tight ball game, the remainder of this game, I think that says a lot about how far they've come. It was almost like two games in one because you had what happened over the first few innings, which took by the way, like forever, right? And then the game completely changed and became this low scoring tight affair quick innings. The game even with going to extra innings was a little more than three hours, three hours and 14 minutes. 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To preregister, visit DCGrays.com/cigars or show up on the fly on Monday night, May 18th at Shelley's at 6 p.m. So that becomes they make it a double for steer. So the offense again was good but also key for the Nats in this win was the relief pitching. One of the best games for the Nats ball pinned this season may be the best game. Five Nats relievers combined to allow one run unirmed in seven innings. Mitchell Parker was tremendous. He tossed three scoreless and hitless innings on just 44 pitches. Richard Lovelady tossed the scoreless bottom of the seventh. Despite giving up a lead off double and issuing a win-out walk, he with runners at the corners and one out induced a big six four three double play to end that inning. Orlando Rebalt tossed a perfect bottom of the eighth on just six pitches. Gus Varlin tossed the scoreless bottom of the ninth. Despite giving up a lead off double. And PJ Poole and allowed one run unirmed in one inning. Got the save. He in the bottom of the tenth allowed an unirmed run on a one-out full count. Orby double by Spencer Steer to left center field on a play on which spectator interference was called and was upheld via crew chief review and the call of spectator interference was correct. That was 100% the right call. But you know beyond that the bullpen in this game coming through big time. Five guys all delivering and man the relief pitching. I guess you have to say the offences the biggest reason for the win. But the relief pitching was right there in terms of why the Nats were able to win this game. 100% because they could have added to that deficit along the way and instead they were lights out. I really want to highlight Mitchell Parker here. I know the last outing was not good in Miami. But he has done this more often than not. He's made nine appearances now out of the bullpen. Five of them have been two or more scoreless innings and three of those have been hitless appearances of multiple innings. I think he is really coming into his own in this role and I think it's a really nice weapon to have that if your starter gets knocked out early you can go to him and get him once through the lineup and he can do that efficiently and effectively to now bridge the gap because once Jake Irving gets knocked out early you're thinking this is going to be huge strain on the bullpen. And just like the night before when Miles Michaels didn't go that far and Brad Lord saved the day that's what Parker did in this one and to get it to the late innings where now you can kind of just manage it like any other normal game. Now you know eventually you do need length and they're going to need length from Foster Griffin on Thursday. But what Lord and Parker have done has really salvaged some games that could have gone sideways against them. And I think that's really important to see that. And I just also want to compliment Orlando Rebalto has very quietly turned into a dominant reliever and is being used in some high leverage spots. Think about what he was a year ago.
where you weren't even sure if he's a big leader or not, he has really stepped it up to the point that Blake Bucharest trusts him in some of the biggest moments of games now. - I mean, it was just a few weeks ago, he looks good in the series at Pittsburgh, gets demoted just because that's part of the transactional nature of things these days. Since coming back, he's been lights out. I kind of thought we might see Revolta in that ninth, just six pitches to throw the perfect bottom of the eighth. What'd you think of that? Bucharest going to Vorland for the bottom of the ninth. - Yeah, I agreed there. I thought it was almost a foreground conclusion he'd come back for the ninth. I assume that that had to do with who was coming up and maybe they mapped this stuff out and they say, "Well, we want this reliever against this pocket of hitters as Blake likes to refer to it." So I get that. Vorland got in trouble with the lead off double. He makes a nice play on a bun. Then a drive to the warning track that James would have to catch. It was a little bit of a hairy bottom of the ninth there and you saw Vorland react with his flex as he got out of it to send this game to extra innings and Poulin in the tenth. Also some very shaky moments. That fan interference play. So the press box here in Cincinnati, they've moved it, I don't know, five, six years ago from the traditional location behind home plate to weigh down the third baseline. They're one of about four or five teams that has done this. As a reporter, I can't stand it because it gives us a much worse view of the game and I can't see balls and strikes or anything around the plate. The only advantage to it was that play in the tenth inning because I had a perfect angle of the fan reaching over the fence and it was clear as day. Thankfully the umpires saw it as well and didn't even have to like huddle up or go to the replay first. They called it right in the moment and then got it confirmed it was obvious the fan had reached over. But I mean, there are a couple inches away from Poulin blowing that lead in the tenth and then maybe a very different story at the end of the night. Absolutely. That was though clear fan interference. There really isn't any controversy with that play. James Wood right away pointed at the fan. It said, hey, fan interference and the umpires thought did a good job in how they officiated that. Thankfully, Richie Garcia was not in the umpire crew for this one. Those of you who get that reference, no one I'm talking about. Well, the bullpen came up big and then that's needed the bullpen to come up big because that starting pitcher in this game, Jacob and was not good. Six runs, five earned in three innings. He gave up four hits, which were a grand slam, a double and two singles. He issued four walks and a hit by pitch. He did record four strikeouts, but he threw a lot of pitches and a lot of balls. 86 pitches, just 44 strikes versus 42 balls. He threw nearly as many balls as he threw strikes. Irvin in the bottom of the first allowed five runs on a grand slam, a double, a single, two walks and a hit by pitch, the grand slam, a two out grand slam by Tyler Stevenson to left center field for a five nothing reds lead and Irvin in the bottom of the third allowed an unerun dude with two out the wrong air by shortstop CJ Abrams who hurry to throw to first base in attempting to get a double play. So you look at Jacob and now nine games all starts. The R.A. is at 5.91. The whip is at 1.45. The strikeouts are up. Strikeouts per nine innings of 9.49. It was just 6.20 for last regular season, but you know, whatever with the strikeouts man, the E.R.A. is 5.91. Like the results just have not been good and you know, you talked about the good work of Brad Lord, the previous game Mitchell Parker in this game. It is too often that the gnats are asking relievers to come in early in games and eat up innings. Like what is happening here with Jake Irvin, Miles Michaelis and Zach Latel. This is quite a trio. Irvin's E.R.A. is 5.91. Michaelis is E.R.A. is 7. Latel's E.R.A. is 6.94. It's one thing if you have one guy who's really bad and we certainly have had that here in recent years. To have three guys, each at or near or in the case of Michaelis and Latel well beyond in E.R.A. is 6, that's rough and that's what we're looking at right now with this gnats rotation. - Yeah, it's not sustainable and I think they know that deep down at some point, they're gonna have to make a decision on one of those guys and be willing to call somebody up from AAA to take the spot. What troubled me about this one for Irvin? In that first inning, he's getting hit hard, even the outs are loud outs, but he's on the verge of getting out of that inning with just one run and he actually gets a strike three call and is like halfway back to the dugout when Spencer Steer taps his helmet and challenges the strike three call. They go to the ABS they review it, it turns out it's a ball and now instead of strike three, it's ball three, the at-back continues and what happens after that? Irvin walks him, then he walks full pal Nathaniel low, after being ahead in the count O2, he walks him, the bases are now loaded and he grooves a 91 mile an hour fastball to Tyler Stevenson for the Grand Slam. All of a sudden, one nothing turns into five, nothing and I think that was really the biggest problem of it. I understand there's nothing he can do about that ABS call and it was not a strike, it was the correct call to overturn it, but you've got to be able to respond to that better and not just immediately walk that hitter and then walk the next guy, once they're ahead in the count and then groove a pitch for the Grand Slam. That to me was troubling that somebody like Jake Irvin would let the inning fall apart on him the way that it did. - Whose grasp on his rotation spot is the loosest right now? Michaelis, let's tell, or Irvin? - Well, I think let tell because of the contract, we tend to think okay, they're gonna have more leash there with him. Although he has pitched out of the bullpen before, so that would be a natural move. Michaelis is the 37 year old who has no future with the team isn't making that much money, is not gonna be in relief, so you would think he's the one to go first, but I will say this, Jake Irvin has options. So if they did decide to do something, if you don't wanna just lose a player altogether, they have the ability to send him to AAA that they can't do with the other two veterans. We talked about it going into spring training with his job secure or not. There may come a point that you say, maybe it's not. And at the moment, Michaelis has pitched better. Not great, but he has been better. Let tell, I don't know what exactly is going on there, but they're managing him and again, at the $7 million, they're not just gonna dump that right now. It wouldn't shock me if a couple more rough outings and Jake Irvin found himself going to Rochester. I think he needs to clean this up pretty quickly. - Yeah, I mean, we talked during the off season about the Nats potentially non-tendering, Jake Irvin. That did not happen, but I mean, that was a conversation off the really rough 2025 season that Irvin had. (upbeat music) - Bullard ready. - Kixie delivers the pitch swing and a chopping ground ball toward the middle. Feel it by me to front of the bag and second throw the first stretch by Garcia. Out is the colon first. A Curly W is in the box, Red's checking the replay to see if they want to challenge the play at first. They will not, and the Nationals have won the series from the Red's here in Cincinnati. A Curly W in the box, a thriller. Final score, the Nationals eight, the Red's seven. - So the Nats with an opportunity here for a three game sweep, game three for the Nats at the Red's. Thursday afternoon at 1240, the Nats have listed Foster Griffin as their probable starting pitcher for the game. The Red's starting pitcher, Chase Burns, and we thank our good friend and loyal listener, Mark Masters, who emailed us the very similar, almost eerily similar stats for Griffin and Burns so far. This on paper shapes up to be a really good pitching matchup. - It is, they're very similar, at least in the performances so far. And Foster Griffin, look, if ever you had anybody on your staff that you think you could count on to provide some length after you, what you've seen the first two games, needing to use your bullpen, he's the guy you want. It doesn't guarantee anything, of course, but I would guess that this is one of those games that even if he were to give up some runs, Blake Beterra is gonna let him go and get his 90 to 100 pitches regardless, 'cause you've got to heat up some meetings in this game. Hopefully they're quality meetings, and they really have been for the most part for him this season. But I think there's a little bit of pressure on Griffin in this game to at minimum do what the first two stars in the series could not and get you through five just to save the bullpen because you pointed out, they're just in the early days here of a 16 day schedule in a row, so they cannot afford for any kind of short outing from Griffin. - Yeah, next scheduled off day for the Nats, not until Thursday, May 28th. You can hit us up on X at Nats_Chat. You can find us on Blue Sky at Nats_Chatt podcast. You can email us at Nats_Chatt
[email protected]. This installment of Nats_Chat is brought to us by the DC Grey's Angel fundraiser, cigars and curve balls, Monday, May 18th, at Shelley's back room in downtown Washington DC at 6 p.m. for Mark Sturkerman, I'm Al Goldie. We thank you for listening. We'll talk to you next time on the Nats_Chat podcast and we'll leave you now with an update on the Nats Triple A affiliate, the Rochester Red Wings courtesy of the voice of the Red Wings, Josh Wetzel. - And Dylan Cruz at second base, the one-one swing and a fly ball to deep right back goes Carlson. Looking up, it's off the very top of the wall. Cruz will come around third. He will score, it's a long RBI double for Yolio Morales and three-three quarters of the way to the cycle. Three for three. - Matt Lieckroy thinks that was over the fence. I think it was two. And the Umpur is gonna get together on this one. - Yeah. - This might get turned into the second homer of the inning. - It was close, it came off harder than you would expect off of the wall. - No goes home run.
the beginning went to dead center. >> It's a whole run. >> And now Morales will get the circle the rest of the bases. [APPLAUSE] >> Something that has not happened in a long, long time for a Red Wing, two homers and one ending from the same player. >> That doesn't happen much anywhere. >> All right, time for a little Rochester Red Wing's update. And offensively, the hottest Red Wing remains Yo-Yo Morales. The former second round pick out of the University of Miami has strung together back to back three head games with a home run in two of those three games. He's hitting 382 in May and overall batting 339 with an on base percentage now of 430, a slugging percentage of 551 and OPS of 981. He is in the top 10 to 15 in the league in all of those categories. He also has a team high seven homers and he's tied for the team lead in RBIs with Abbey Melacortes with 22 runs driven in. Alphurler Christian Franklin has been hot, hitting safely in six great games. He has homered in three of the last five ball games. On the year now, Franklin's hitting 267 and with a team high 25 walks is on base percentage is up there at 392. And his fellow Alphurler, Dylan Cruz, is it safely in six great games, 9 of 10 in May. And quite frankly, he's hitting into a lot of bad luck lately with some hard lineouts. He's hitting 250 for the year with four home runs in a 738 OPS. On the pitching side of things, hard throwing right hander Luis Parallel earned his first win as a member of the Nationals organization on Tuesday, pitching five no-hit innings against Lehigh Valley. Although he only struck out three while walking at four, he did throw a season I 78 pitches after he had thrown 76 pitches and back to back starts before that. Sunday, Riley Cornelio had a very good start in Syracuse pitching five innings. He allowed a couple of runs on four hits, didn't walk anyone though and struck out eight. He got 19 overall swings and misses in the game. A ton of swing and miss on his slider. He got a swing and 19 sliders on Sunday. And the swing and the miss on that slider on 15 of them. So he really had a dominant slider working on Sunday in Syracuse. And another pitcher to mention is right hander Chandler Champlain. He's a former Yankees and Royals farmhand whom the Nationals signed right before the season after the Royals released him. Champlain is three and all right now for the Red Wings with a 3.09 earned run average. And he's only allowed 22 hits in 32 innings. This is Josh Wetzel with your Rochester Red Wings update. Here's the one one and that one. Laced, fair down the left field line. Two runs will score easily as dealing crews as driven in four. And the Red Wings have opened up a 10/7 lead. [MUSIC PLAYING]
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