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Milwaukee @ Chicago
Wrigley Field
Team Table
Team |
W/L |
H/A |
$ |
RF |
RA |
Tot |
O/U |
MIL
|
20-12 |
13-5 |
963 |
5.16 |
4.34 |
9.50 |
19-12 |
CHC
|
20-14 |
11-4 |
766 |
4.79 |
4.41 |
9.21 |
15-18 |
MIL vs CHCHead To Head
Head-To-Head
Date |
Home |
Result |
ML |
O/U |
MIL Starter (IP) |
CHC Starter (IP) |
May 04, '24 |
CHC
|
6 - 5
|
CHC -132
|
o8.5 |
T. Myers (3.0) |
J. Taillon (6.0) |
May 03, '24 |
CHC
|
3 - 1
|
MIL +101
|
u7.5 |
J. Ross (6.0) |
H. Wesneski (6.1) |
Oct 01, '23 |
MIL
|
4 - 0
|
MIL -137
|
u8.5 |
A. Houser (5.0) |
D. Smyly (0.1) |
Sep 30, '23 |
MIL
|
10 - 6
|
CHC -122
|
o9.0 |
E. Lauer (4.0) |
J. Wicks (1.2) |
Sep 29, '23 |
MIL
|
4 - 3
|
MIL +100
|
u8.5 |
C. Rea (5.0) |
K. Hendricks (4.1) |
Aug 30, '23 |
CHC
|
3 - 2
|
CHC +106
|
u7.0 |
B. Woodruff (6.0) |
K. Hendricks (6.0) |
Aug 29, '23 |
CHC
|
1 - 0
|
CHC -126
|
u6.5 |
C. Burnes (7.0) |
J. Steele (6.0) |
Aug 28, '23 |
CHC
|
6 - 2
|
MIL +117
|
u9.0 |
W. Miley (6.0) |
J. Taillon (6.0) |
Jul 06, '23 |
MIL
|
6 - 5
|
MIL -107
|
o7.5 |
F. Peralta (5.1) |
M. Stroman (5.0) |
Jul 05, '23 |
MIL
|
4 - 3
|
CHC -129
|
u8.0 |
A. Houser (5.0) |
J. Steele (6.0) |
Milwaukee Record Last 10
Team - Last 10
Date |
vs |
Result |
ML |
O/U |
Starter (IP) |
Opp Starter (IP) |
May 04, '24 |
@
CHC
|
L 5 - 6
|
L +121
|
o8.5 |
T. Myers (3.0) |
J. Taillon (6.0) |
May 03, '24 |
@
CHC
|
W 3 - 1
|
W +101
|
u7.5 |
J. Ross (6.0) |
H. Wesneski (6.1) |
May 01, '24 |
TB
|
W 7 - 1
|
W -105
|
P8.0 |
C. Rea (6.0) |
Z. Eflin (5.2) |
Apr 30, '24 |
TB
|
W 8 - 2
|
W -175
|
o8.0 |
F. Peralta (5.1) |
T. Alexander (4.0) |
Apr 29, '24 |
TB
|
L 0 - 1
|
L -106
|
u8.0 |
B. Wilson (6.0) |
R. Pepiot (6.0) |
Apr 28, '24 |
NYY
|
L 5 - 15
|
L +120
|
o8.5 |
T. Myers (5.0) |
M. Stroman (4.0) |
Apr 27, '24 |
NYY
|
L 3 - 15
|
L +102
|
o8.5 |
J. Ross (5.0) |
C. Rodon (6.0) |
Apr 26, '24 |
NYY
|
W 7 - 6
|
W +124
|
o9.0 |
C. Rea (6.0) |
L. Gil (5.0) |
Apr 25, '24 |
@
PIT
|
W 7 - 5
|
W -137
|
o6.5 |
F. Peralta (4.2) |
M. Keller (5.0) |
Apr 24, '24 |
@
PIT
|
W 3 - 2
|
W -116
|
u8.0 |
B. Wilson (4.1) |
J. Fleming (2.1) |
Chi. Cubs Record Last 10
Team - Last 10
Date |
vs |
Result |
ML |
O/U |
Starter (IP) |
Opp Starter (IP) |
May 04, '24 |
MIL
|
W 6 - 5
|
W -132
|
o8.5 |
J. Taillon (6.0) |
T. Myers (3.0) |
May 03, '24 |
MIL
|
L 1 - 3
|
L -109
|
u7.5 |
H. Wesneski (6.1) |
J. Ross (6.0) |
May 02, '24 |
@
NYM
|
L 6 - 7
|
L +102
|
o8.0 |
B. Brown (4.2) |
A. Houser (5.0) |
May 01, '24 |
@
NYM
|
W 1 - 0
|
W -119
|
u7.0 |
S. Imanaga (7.0) |
J. Butto (6.0) |
Apr 30, '24 |
@
NYM
|
L 2 - 4
|
L +107
|
u7.0 |
J. Assad (5.0) |
S. Manaea (5.0) |
Apr 29, '24 |
@
NYM
|
W 3 - 1
|
W +129
|
u7.0 |
J. Taillon (7.1) |
L. Severino (8.0) |
Apr 28, '24 |
@
BOS
|
L 4 - 5
|
L +140
|
P9.0 |
H. Wesneski (4.0) |
T. Houck (6.2) |
Apr 27, '24 |
@
BOS
|
L 0 - 17
|
L -113
|
o9.0 |
B. Brown (3.2) |
J. Winckowski (3.0) |
Apr 26, '24 |
@
BOS
|
W 7 - 1
|
W -105
|
o7.5 |
S. Imanaga (6.1) |
K. Crawford (6.0) |
Apr 25, '24 |
HOU
|
W 3 - 1
|
W +130
|
u7.0 |
J. Assad (5.2) |
J. Verlander (4.1) |
Next 3 Games
Date |
vs |
Scheduled Starter |
Last vs |
ML |
O/U |
May 23, '24 |
ATL
|
B. Brown (R)
|
L 2-9 |
L +113 |
o8.5 |
May 24, '24 |
@
STL
|
TBD
|
L 0-3 |
L +119 |
u8.5 |
May 25, '24 |
@
STL
|
TBD
|
L 0-3 |
L +119 |
u8.5 |
Series Stats
Series Game Records
Milwaukee - series game records
|
Overall |
After Win |
After Loss |
Game 1 |
7-4 |
5-2 |
2-2 |
Game 2 |
5-6 |
3-4 |
2-2 |
Game 3 |
7-2 |
4-1 |
3-1 |
Game 4 |
1-0 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
Chi. Cubs - series game records
|
Overall |
After Win |
After Loss |
Game 1 |
7-4 |
5-1 |
2-3 |
Game 2 |
5-6 |
2-5 |
3-1 |
Game 3 |
8-2 |
3-1 |
5-1 |
Game 4 |
0-2 |
0-2 |
0-0 |
Milwaukee
Date |
vs |
W-L |
Home/Away |
Mon, May 6 - Wed, May 8 |
@
KC
|
25-18 |
15-8 H |
Thu, May 9 - Sun, May 12 |
vs
STL
|
17-24 |
11-13 A |
Mon, May 13 - Wed, May 15 |
vs
PIT
|
19-23 |
10-11 A |
Chi. Cubs
Date |
vs |
W-L |
Home/Away |
Mon, May 6 - Wed, May 8 |
vs
SD
|
22-22 |
12-8 A |
Fri, May 10 - Sun, May 12 |
@
PIT
|
19-23 |
9-12 H |
Mon, May 13 - Wed, May 15 |
@
ATL
|
25-13 |
14-4 H |
MIL vs CHC Starters Recent Games
Last 5
Date
Score
|
Line |
O/U |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
SO |
BB |
HR |
PIT |
P/IP |
GB:FB |
|
W -175 |
o8.0
|
5.1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
66 |
12.4 |
2.5 |
|
W -137 |
o6.5
|
4.2 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
91 |
19.5 |
2.5 |
|
W -119 |
u7.0
|
6.0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
100 |
16.7 |
2.3 |
|
W -123 |
o8.5
|
6.0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
90 |
15.0 |
0.5 |
|
W -126 |
o7.5
|
5.2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
88 |
15.5 |
0.8 |
Last 5 Avg. |
|
|
5.1 |
3.8 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
7.4 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
87.0 |
15.8 |
1.7 |
Last Vs Chicago
Last Vs Chicago
Date
Score
|
Line |
O/U |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
SO |
BB |
HR |
PIT |
P/IP |
GB:FB |
|
W -107 |
o7.5
|
5.1 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
104 |
19.5 |
1.5 |
|
L -164 |
u7.5
|
6.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
82 |
13.7 |
1.0 |
|
L -121 |
o9.0
|
6.0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
95 |
15.8 |
2.7 |
Last 3 Avg. |
|
|
5.2 |
2.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
6.7 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
93.7 |
16.3 |
1.7 |
Last 5
Date
Score
|
Line |
O/U |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
SO |
BB |
HR |
PIT |
P/IP |
GB:FB |
|
L +107 |
u7.0
|
5.0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
78 |
15.6 |
1.3 |
|
W +130 |
u7.0
|
5.2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
85 |
15.0 |
0.3 |
|
L -133 |
u8.0
|
4.2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
87 |
18.6 |
0.6 |
|
W +128 |
u7.5
|
5.2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
87 |
15.4 |
1.0 |
|
L +124 |
o7.5
|
5.0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
104 |
20.8 |
2.0 |
Last 5 Avg. |
|
|
5.0 |
3.8 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
4.4 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
88.2 |
17.1 |
1.1 |
Last Vs Milwaukee
Last Vs Milwaukee
Date
Score
|
Line |
O/U |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
SO |
BB |
HR |
PIT |
P/IP |
GB:FB |
Javier Assad has not played against MIL Brewers. |
All Pitchers
Team |
ERA |
AVG. |
OBP |
WHIP |
IP |
HR |
BB |
K |
Milwaukee
|
3.97 |
.238 |
.314 |
1.29 |
8.2 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
8.0 |
Chicago
|
3.87 |
.232 |
.308 |
1.27 |
8.2 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
8.6 |
Starters
Team |
Runs/9 |
ERA |
AVG. |
OBP |
WHIP |
IP |
HR |
BB |
K |
Milwaukee
|
4.78 |
4.26 |
.244 |
.322 |
1.34 |
4.2 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
4.3 |
Chicago
|
3.61 |
3.24 |
.227 |
.282 |
1.15 |
4.2 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
4.6 |
Relievers
Team |
Runs/9 |
ERA |
AVG. |
OBP |
WHIP |
IP |
HR |
BB |
K |
Milwaukee
|
3.89 |
3.61 |
.230 |
.304 |
1.24 |
4.0 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
3.7 |
Chicago
|
5.55 |
4.67 |
.239 |
.338 |
1.42 |
3.2 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
3.9 |
Milwaukee Bullpen |
REST |
G |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
SO |
ERA |
WHIP |
GB:FB |
J.B. Bukauskas (R)
|
21 |
6 |
6.0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
1.50 |
0.67 |
6:3 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
2.2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0.00 |
0.38 |
2:2 |
Janson Junk (R)
|
6 |
2 |
3.0 |
10 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
12.00 |
3.33 |
3:1 |
Last 3 |
|
2 |
3.0 |
10 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
12.00 |
3.33 |
3:1 |
Bryse Wilson (R)
|
5 |
9 |
24.0 |
17 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
7 |
21 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
20:13 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
11.2 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
2.31 |
1.03 |
9:10 |
Joel Payamps (R)
|
1 |
13 |
11.2 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
3.09 |
0.77 |
12:8 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
3.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
3:3 |
Trevor Megill (R)
|
1 |
7 |
7.2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
1.17 |
0.91 |
4:7 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
3.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
0.33 |
3:3 |
Elvis Peguero (R)
|
1 |
14 |
16.0 |
18 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
15 |
3.38 |
1.50 |
15:9 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
3.0 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
6.00 |
2.33 |
3:1 |
Hoby Milner (L)
|
0 |
15 |
13.1 |
11 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
13 |
2.70 |
1.13 |
15:5 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
2.2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0.00 |
0.75 |
1:2 |
Thyago Vieira (R)
|
0 |
10 |
15.2 |
12 |
9 |
9 |
4 |
10 |
18 |
5.17 |
1.40 |
14:7 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
3.0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
3:1 |
Bryan Hudson (L)
|
0 |
13 |
19.1 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
21 |
0.93 |
0.72 |
19:6 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
5.0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
1.80 |
0.80 |
3:1 |
Jared Koenig (L)
|
0 |
6 |
9.2 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0.93 |
1.14 |
11:8 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
4.0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0.00 |
1.25 |
5:4 |
Bullpen Total |
35 |
95 |
126.1 |
100 |
44 |
40 |
14 |
40 |
116 |
2.85 |
1.11 |
119:67 |
Last 3 |
|
29 |
41.0 |
38 |
12 |
11 |
3 |
10 |
37 |
2.41 |
1.17 |
35:28 |
Available Bullpen |
32 |
17 |
33.0 |
30 |
13 |
13 |
6 |
8 |
28 |
3.55 |
1.15 |
29:17 |
Chi. Cubs Bullpen |
REST |
G |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
SO |
ERA |
WHIP |
GB:FB |
Julian Merryweather (R)
|
29 |
4 |
4.2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
1.93 |
1.29 |
2:5 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
4.1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
2.08 |
1.15 |
1:5 |
Drew Smyly (L)
|
13 |
9 |
12.2 |
12 |
9 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
11 |
4.97 |
1.34 |
7:11 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
3.0 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
9.00 |
2.00 |
3:4 |
Yency Almonte (R)
|
2 |
15 |
12.2 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
8 |
17 |
4.26 |
1.26 |
10:4 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
2.2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6.75 |
1.50 |
1:0 |
Daniel Palencia (R)
|
2 |
5 |
9.0 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
7 |
9 |
5.00 |
1.56 |
9:3 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
4.0 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4.50 |
1.50 |
5:0 |
Richard Lovelady (L)
|
1 |
3 |
3.1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0.00 |
0.90 |
2:2 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
3.1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0.00 |
0.90 |
2:2 |
Colten Brewer (R)
|
1 |
5 |
8.2 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
4.15 |
1.15 |
9:6 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
6.0 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
4.50 |
0.83 |
4:5 |
Adbert Alzolay (R)
|
1 |
14 |
13.0 |
16 |
11 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
11 |
5.54 |
1.54 |
12:10 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
2.0 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
13.50 |
3.00 |
1:4 |
Hayden Wesneski (R)
|
1 |
4 |
16.2 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
14 |
0.54 |
0.72 |
17:9 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
12.2 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
12 |
0.71 |
0.87 |
12:7 |
Mark Leiter Jr. (R)
|
0 |
16 |
15.1 |
12 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
17 |
0.59 |
1.24 |
16:8 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
3.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
3:2 |
Hector Neris (R)
|
0 |
14 |
13.0 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
12 |
12 |
3.46 |
1.69 |
15:6 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
3.0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3.00 |
1.33 |
2:3 |
Keegan Thompson (R)
|
0 |
7 |
10.2 |
8 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
14 |
3.38 |
1.13 |
8:7 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
3.2 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
9.82 |
2.45 |
2:2 |
Bullpen Total |
50 |
96 |
119.2 |
95 |
56 |
42 |
11 |
56 |
123 |
3.16 |
1.26 |
107:71 |
Last 3 |
|
33 |
47.2 |
48 |
29 |
20 |
4 |
14 |
48 |
3.78 |
1.30 |
36:34 |
Available Bullpen |
46 |
33 |
39.0 |
31 |
23 |
19 |
3 |
22 |
43 |
4.38 |
1.36 |
28:23 |
Milwaukee All Starters |
REST |
G |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
SO |
ERA |
WHIP |
GB:FB |
Freddy Peralta (R)
|
4 |
6 |
33.2 |
20 |
12 |
12 |
4 |
9 |
45 |
3.21 |
0.86 |
25:16 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
16.0 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
2 |
7 |
19 |
3.94 |
1.06 |
17:7 |
Colin Rea (R)
|
3 |
6 |
33.2 |
30 |
11 |
10 |
5 |
11 |
23 |
2.67 |
1.22 |
31:30 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
17.0 |
13 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
12 |
2.65 |
1.24 |
17:16 |
Joe Ross (R)
|
1 |
6 |
31.0 |
36 |
20 |
16 |
3 |
12 |
27 |
4.65 |
1.55 |
31:21 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
16.1 |
20 |
10 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
13 |
4.41 |
1.47 |
15:12 |
Chi. Cubs All Starters |
REST |
G |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
SO |
ERA |
WHIP |
GB:FB |
Javier Assad (R)
|
4 |
6 |
32.0 |
23 |
7 |
7 |
2 |
9 |
27 |
1.97 |
1.00 |
25:24 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
15.1 |
12 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
1.76 |
1.04 |
13:17 |
Shota Imanaga (L)
|
3 |
6 |
34.2 |
22 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
35 |
0.78 |
0.75 |
28:26 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
19.1 |
13 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
19 |
1.40 |
0.78 |
20:9 |
Ben Brown (R)
|
2 |
8 |
27.2 |
24 |
13 |
13 |
2 |
11 |
27 |
4.23 |
1.27 |
19:18 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
9.1 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
4.82 |
1.61 |
7:6 |
Jameson Taillon (R)
|
0 |
4 |
24.0 |
16 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
16 |
1.13 |
0.88 |
26:20 |
Last 3 |
|
3 |
19.0 |
13 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
12 |
0.95 |
0.95 |
22:17 |
Umpire |
G |
W-L |
AVG |
PIT |
STR |
B |
STR% |
STR |
BB |
K/BB |
HR |
O/U |
John Tumpane
|
7 |
3-4 |
9.00 |
307.14 |
193.86 |
113.29 |
63.1 |
18.3 |
7.1 |
2.56 |
1.86 |
2-5 |
Last 10 Games
Date |
Score |
Line |
O/U |
Road Starter |
Home Starter |
Apr 30, 2024
|
DET 11 - STL 6
|
W -112 |
O
9.0
|
Steven Matz (L)
|
Matt Manning (R)
|
Apr 27, 2024
|
TOR 2 - LAD 4
|
L +130 |
U
7.5
|
Tyler Glasnow (R)
|
Yusei Kikuchi (L)
|
Apr 23, 2024
|
NYY 4 - OAK 3
|
W -210 |
U
8.0
|
Paul Blackburn (R)
|
Marcus Stroman (R)
|
Apr 12, 2024
|
PHI 2 - PIT 5
|
L -154 |
U
9.0
|
Bailey Falter (L)
|
Cristopher Sanchez (L)
|
Apr 8, 2024
|
MIN 2 - LAD 4
|
L +117 |
U
8.5
|
James Paxton (L)
|
Bailey Ober (R)
|
Apr 3, 2024
|
SD 3 - STL 2
|
W -154 |
U
8.5
|
Zack Thompson (L)
|
Joe Musgrove (R)
|
Mar 30, 2024
|
OAK 3 - CLE 12
|
L +115 |
O
7.0
|
Tanner Bibee (R)
|
JP Sears (L)
|
Mar 23, 2024
|
STL 2 - WAS 2
|
- |
- |
Jake Irvin (R)
|
Miles Mikolas (R)
|
Mar 19, 2024
|
HOU 3 - MIA 3
|
- |
- |
A.J. Puk (L)
|
Brandon Bielak (R)
|
Mar 15, 2024
|
NYM 3 - WAS 7
|
L -152 |
O
8.5
|
Trevor Williams (R)
|
Adrian Houser (R)
|
Vs Brewers
Date |
Score |
Line |
O/U |
Road Starter |
Home Starter |
Vs Cubs
Date |
Score |
Line |
O/U |
Road Starter |
Home Starter |
Vs Freddy Peralta (R)
Date |
Score |
Line |
O/U |
Road Starter |
Home Starter |
Vs Javier Assad (R)
Date |
Score |
Line |
O/U |
Road Starter |
Home Starter |
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