Strat-O-Matic Daily Report

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 2026 Polo Grounds Date: 8/31/2026 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 2026 HOM 90 57 N.Kurtz BER .337 S.Ohtani SAN 62 A.Judge SAN 130 2026 THU 88 59 A.Judge SAN .331 B.Buxton BRN 49 S.Ohtani SAN 127 2026 RCH 75 71 K.Stowers CHA .320 E.Suarez SHE 49 N.Kurtz BER 125 2026 BER 75 71 B.Bichett BER .315 A.Judge SAN 46 B.Harper PEN 121 2026 PEN 74 73 J.Pena SHE .315 C.Raleigh THU 46 E.Suarez SHE 115 2026 CHA 73 74 2026 BRK 69 77 WINS SAVES ERA 2026 GNW 66 81 C.Rodon CAS 19 C.Estevez THU 38 T.Skubal CAS 1.80 2026 FAR 56 91 D.Rasmuss CAS 16 R.Henriqu SAN 27 C.Rodon CAS 2.14 OTHERS TIED W 15 M.Miller SCT 22 M.Wacha THU 2.39 2026 SAN 97 50 T.Rogers PEN 19 S.Smith THU 2.83 2026 CAS 94 53 OTHERS TIED W 18 M.Kelly SAN 2.90 2026 DEL 86 61 2026 BRN 78 69 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS 2026 SHE 77 70 J.Rodrigu BRK 13 B.Witt Jr DEL 65 G.Crochet BRN 236 2026 KEL 67 79 M.Garcia BER 10 J.Ramirez FAR 54 L.Webb HOM 213 2026 VAN 62 85 E.Quero CAS 10 C.Simpson BER 52 J.Degrom PEN 203 2026 SCT 50 96 C.Cortes LOS 10 J.Chishol SHE 51 J.Flahert KEL 195 2026 LOS 43 103 Y.Diaz BER 9 F.Tatis J SAN 46 T.Skubal CAS 194 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS HOM 5 at VAN 3 BER-Sears(2-2, 6.21) at FAR-Montero(5-6, 4.45) THU 7 at BRN 4 BRK-Gomber(0-4, 7.03) at HOM-Canning(3-3, 4.23) CHA-Pepiot(10-11, 3.88) at RCH-Walker(4-2, 4.33) GNW-Kikuchi(3-11, 6.92) at PEN-Sale(10-8, 5.25) THU-Suarez(11-8, 3.87) at BRN-Carrasc(0-2, 7.24) CAS-Rasmuss(16-7, 2.72) at VAN-Quantri(1-5, 6.06) LOS-Allen(6-15, 5.50) at SHE-Morales(2-2, 1.95) KEL-Ferguso(2-4, 3.71) at SAN-Alcanta(10-8, 4.94) DEL-Kirby(8-8, 4.47) at SCT-Cease(3-15, 4.87) WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS B.Harper PEN .391 23 9 7 5 3 T.Skubal CAS 14 3 0 2 17 0 100 Y.Diaz BER .424 33 14 10 6 4 J.Sears BER 7 1 0 0 5 0 100 T.Grisham HOM .345 29 10 7 7 4 A.Munoz RCH 5 1 0 1 7 0 001 N.Kurtz BER .344 32 11 10 3 4 Y.Garcia SHE 5 2 0 0 5 0 101 B.Rice BER .300 30 9 9 5 3 N.Pivetta SAN 6 2 0 1 6 0 000 WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS M.Canha SCT .000 27 0 1 0 0 O.Bido KEL 7 21 14 4 6 2 020 C.Durbin BRK .097 31 3 1 2 0 C.Dana BRN 8 13 13 9 8 4 020 N.Hoerner BRK .125 24 3 0 2 0 G.Kirby DEL 5 13 10 1 4 1 010 T.Pham FAR .194 31 6 1 0 0 R.Ray BRK 8 12 10 2 9 5 020 D.Smith HOM .160 25 4 1 1 0 E.Rodriguez BRK 13 20 13 6 12 6 020 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2026 Polo Grounds East WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# 2026 Homestead HOM 90 57 .612 ---- 14 2026 Thunder Bay THU 88 59 .599 2.0 2026 Berlin BER 75 71 .514 14.5 2026 Rochester RCH 75 71 .514 14.5 2026 Pensacola PEN 74 73 .503 16.0 2026 Charleston CHA 73 74 .497 17.0 2026 Brooklyn BRK 69 77 .473 20.5 2026 Gnawbone GNW 66 81 .449 24.0 2026 Fairburn FAR 56 91 .381 34.0 West WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# 2026 San Antonio SAN 97 50 .660 ---- 13 2026 Casper CAS 94 53 .639 3.0 2026 Delano DEL 86 61 .585 11.0 2026 Branson BRN 78 69 .531 19.0 2026 Sheboygan SHE 77 70 .524 20.0 2026 Kelowna KEL 67 79 .459 29.5 2026 Vancouver VAN 62 85 .422 35.0 2026 Santa Catalina SCT 50 96 .342 46.5 2026 Los Alamitos LOS 43 103 .295 53.5 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BER 75 71 .514 35-35 40-36 18-21 57-50 4- 1 15-21 9-1 Lost 1 BRK 69 77 .473 31-44 38-33 12-26 57-51 3- 8 25-14 0-10 Lost 10 BRN 78 69 .531 46-23 32-46 18-12 60-57 6- 8 23-26 2-8 Lost 1 CAS 94 53 .639 54-21 40-32 16-11 78-42 3- 6 27-20 9-1 Won 1 CHA 73 74 .497 38-37 35-37 16-16 57-58 7- 5 23-23 7-3 Won 3 DEL 86 61 .585 40-38 46-23 22-18 64-43 13- 7 30-18 5-5 Won 1 FAR 56 91 .381 28-44 28-47 14-19 42-72 4- 9 21-30 3-7 Lost 4 GNW 66 81 .449 34-44 32-37 13-18 53-63 4- 8 21-17 3-7 Lost 3 HOM 90 57 .612 41-34 49-23 14-14 76-43 9- 5 17-17 7-3 Won 7 KEL 67 79 .459 35-39 32-40 16-23 51-56 7- 7 22-33 4-6 Lost 1 LOS 43 103 .295 22-54 21-49 8-27 35-76 6- 6 13-19 6-4 Lost 1 PEN 74 73 .503 40-32 34-41 17-20 57-53 6- 7 19-23 7-3 Won 3 RCH 75 71 .514 33-35 42-36 20-18 55-53 10- 7 24-20 5-5 Won 1 SAN 97 50 .660 48-27 49-23 24-12 73-38 10- 5 20-13 3-7 Lost 1 SCT 50 96 .342 24-45 26-51 16-23 34-73 4- 8 22-20 3-7 Won 1 SHE 77 70 .524 36-33 41-37 19-22 58-48 2- 6 14-23 7-3 Lost 1 THU 88 59 .599 47-28 41-31 28-16 60-43 7- 4 28-17 6-4 Won 4 VAN 62 85 .422 35-40 27-45 18-23 44-62 7- 5 17-27 2-8 Lost 7 TOTAL 1320 1320 .500 HOME 667 653 .505 ROAD 653 667 .495 LEFT 309 339 .477 RIGHT 1011 981 .508 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ InDiv OutDiv RUNS AGNST DIFF BER 20-15 11-15 14-14 11-18 19- 9 0- 0 41-43 34-28 765 721 +44 BRK 17-19 12-17 14-13 17-10 9-18 0- 0 42-42 27-35 651 754 -103 BRN 20-16 18-10 16-12 14-15 10-16 0- 0 45-39 33-30 666 635 +31 CAS 20-15 17-10 14-15 22- 7 21- 6 0- 0 56-25 38-28 688 448 +240 CHA 12-23 16-11 11-17 17-12 17-11 0- 0 42-39 31-35 644 639 +5 DEL 22-14 14-14 16-13 18-10 16-10 0- 0 47-34 39-27 724 583 +141 FAR 15-20 10-17 9-19 13-16 9-19 0- 0 27-57 29-34 596 729 -133 GNW 14-23 16-13 19- 9 8-20 9-16 0- 0 38-43 28-38 709 769 -60 HOM 22-15 20- 9 17-11 15-12 16-10 0- 0 48-33 42-24 607 485 +122 KEL 17-20 14-14 13-13 12-15 11-17 0- 0 35-49 32-30 639 689 -50 LOS 16-19 7-21 3-24 4-25 13-14 0- 0 29-55 14-48 518 848 -330 PEN 17-20 13-16 14-13 16-11 14-13 0- 0 41-40 33-33 724 733 -9 RCH 19-16 16-10 11-17 16-13 13-15 0- 0 42-42 33-29 676 688 -12 SAN 20-15 18-11 22- 6 23- 5 14-13 0- 0 59-25 38-25 849 655 +194 SCT 14-23 9-19 6-21 8-19 13-14 0- 0 28-56 22-40 496 717 -221 SHE 21-15 12-16 17-11 12-15 15-13 0- 0 42-39 35-31 680 576 +104 THU 21-15 18-11 17-11 17-11 15-11 0- 0 51-33 37-26 631 545 +86 VAN 16-20 10-17 17-11 10-19 9-18 0- 0 31-50 31-35 648 697 -49 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BER BRK BRN CAS CHA DEL FAR GNW HOM KEL LOS PEN RCH SAN SCT SHE THU VAN BER - 5 2 4 5 4 3 6 7 4 5 6 6 2 6 2 3 5 BRK 4 - 1 1 3 3 7 5 4 3 4 5 7 3 1 7 7 4 BRN 5 6 - 4 4 4 2 3 6 5 7 3 4 6 8 7 0 4 CAS 3 6 5 - 3 6 4 6 3 10 9 3 6 6 7 8 4 5 CHA 4 9 3 4 - 3 9 4 3 2 6 6 2 1 6 2 5 4 DEL 3 4 5 3 4 - 3 5 4 6 8 5 7 5 6 7 4 7 FAR 6 2 5 3 3 4 - 5 2 5 4 3 2 1 3 0 4 4 GNW 6 4 4 1 5 2 7 - 4 1 7 4 6 2 5 4 2 2 HOM 5 5 1 4 6 3 10 5 - 6 5 5 8 6 7 4 4 6 KEL 3 0 4 2 5 6 2 6 4 - 4 4 4 1 6 4 4 8 LOS 1 3 5 0 1 4 3 0 2 8 - 2 2 1 6 1 0 4 PEN 6 7 7 4 3 2 6 5 4 3 5 - 5 3 4 3 5 2 RCH 6 5 3 1 7 3 10 3 4 3 5 4 - 4 3 6 3 5 SAN 5 4 6 6 6 4 6 5 1 8 8 4 3 - 10 6 4 11 SCT 1 6 4 2 4 3 4 2 0 3 6 3 0 2 - 4 2 4 SHE 5 0 2 4 5 2 7 6 3 8 8 4 1 3 8 - 4 7 THU 6 5 4 6 7 3 5 10 5 3 7 7 6 3 5 3 - 3 VAN 2 6 8 4 3 5 3 5 1 1 5 5 2 1 5 2 4 - TOT 71 77 69 53 74 61 91 81 57 79 103 73 71 50 96 70 59 85 TEAM TOT BER 75 BRK 69 BRN 78 CAS 94 CHA 73 DEL 86 FAR 56 GNW 66 HOM 90 KEL 67 LOS 43 PEN 74 RCH 75 SAN 97 SCT 50 SHE 77 THU 88 VAN 62 TOT RUNS SCORED ARE ACROSS, RUNS ALLOWED ARE DOWN: TEAM BER BRK BRN CAS CHA DEL FAR GNW HOM KEL LOS PEN RCH SAN SCT SHE THU VAN BER - 61 30 16 43 34 43 56 52 47 45 78 64 39 53 27 36 41 BRK 40 - 24 18 50 31 48 60 27 11 29 59 60 39 30 36 61 28 BRN 39 42 - 27 30 39 29 34 34 44 48 32 51 57 69 38 11 42 CAS 16 39 43 - 25 29 42 30 36 65 69 20 40 53 44 57 29 51 CHA 59 72 19 26 - 28 65 48 22 22 28 45 35 38 40 25 42 30 DEL 42 46 42 20 42 - 36 41 19 38 90 46 39 40 49 41 29 64 FAR 48 34 38 30 52 42 - 55 29 35 36 28 48 23 21 23 29 25 GNW 68 53 25 7 54 27 64 - 30 34 49 47 60 32 41 45 40 33 HOM 47 44 13 31 36 18 45 34 - 37 30 49 43 34 46 30 33 37 KEL 24 6 43 30 37 49 30 46 29 - 44 43 49 44 45 36 32 52 LOS 21 35 40 16 18 45 28 16 16 59 - 34 26 37 50 36 12 29 PEN 80 67 54 24 30 27 48 52 53 31 37 - 42 47 31 25 38 38 RCH 54 55 41 30 46 31 67 48 34 46 28 42 - 36 16 30 39 33 SAN 52 39 59 40 61 48 41 39 15 68 68 43 35 - 74 47 33 87 SCT 24 49 55 16 26 29 19 33 16 28 67 24 8 35 - 24 17 26 SHE 40 16 26 43 30 30 68 58 24 65 74 27 16 37 49 - 34 43 THU 35 59 19 39 36 25 27 71 29 25 45 66 42 21 25 29 - 38 VAN 32 37 64 35 23 51 29 48 20 34 61 50 30 43 34 27 30 - TOT 721 754 635 448 639 583 729 769 485 689 848 733 688 655 717 576 545 697 TEAM TOT BER 765 BRK 651 BRN 666 CAS 688 CHA 644 DEL 724 FAR 596 GNW 709 HOM 607 KEL 639 LOS 518 PEN 724 RCH 676 SAN 849 SCT 496 SHE 680 THU 631 VAN 648 TOT

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 2026 Polo Grounds Date: 8/31/2026

HOMESTEAD(90-57) AT VANCOUVER(62-85) Grays........... 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 - 5 9 0 Capilanos....... 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0 Win:Matthews(3-4) Loss:Baz(6-15) Save:Santana(13th) Homeruns- D.Swanson(26th), K.Schwarber(35th), T.Grisham(12th), J.Caballero(5th) In a two run game the blistering-hot Homestead Grays got by the reeling Vancouver Capilanos by the score of 5 to 3. Homestead had 3 runs cross the plate in the top of the 7th inning when they had 4 base hits. The critical plate appearance was by Dansby Swanson who silenced Vancouver Ath Park as he cracked a two-run shot. Homestead totaled 9 hits on the night. Zebby Matthews(3-4) picked up the victory, allowing 3 runs in 7 innings. Dennis Santana earned his 13th save. Shane Baz(6-15) was hit with the loss. He served up 3 gopher balls in 6 and 2/3 innings. Homestead continued on their recent roll, their winning streak now reaching 7 games and counting. 'It seems we can't lose these days', Scott Benson volunteered after the game. Then after a moment to reflect he lamented, 'Oh great! Now I've gone and jinxed us!' THUNDER BAY(88-59) AT BRANSON(78-69) Harbour Rats.... 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 - 7 9 0 Baldknobbers.... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 4 5 1 Win:Williams(14-10) Loss:Dana(1-3) Save:Maton(3rd) Homeruns- R.Urias(13th), G.Torres(13th), J.Profar(10th), J.Adell(32nd), L.Thomas(1st) In a game at Dick's Old Time Park the Thunder Bay Harbour Rats got by the Branson Baldknobbers by the score of 7 to 4. Gavin Williams(14-10) gave a fine effort for Thunder Bay. He went 7 innings surrendering 2 hits and 5 walks. Williams chalked up 9 strikeouts. Branson went down quietly in the bottom of the 9th. Phil Maton was credited with his 3rd save. Caden Dana(1-3) was the loser in relief. Thunder Bay knocked him around a bit, as he gave up 5 runs in 2 innings.

2026 Homestead Grays At 2026 Vancouver Capilanos 8/30/2026 Updated W/L Records: Homestead(90-57) Vancouver(62-85) Grays AB R H RBI AVG Capilanos AB R H RBI AVG M.Yastrzemski RF 5 2 2 0 .196 T.D'Arnaud DH 4 0 0 0 .150 D.Swanson SS 4 1 1 2 .241 R.Arozarena LF 3 0 1 1 .243 K.Schwarber DH 4 1 1 1 .213 V.Pasquantino 1B 4 0 0 0 .250 A.Wells C 5 0 3 1 .220 A.Ibanez 3B 3 0 1 0 .237 P.Goldschmidt 1B 3 0 0 0 .209 A-B.Rortvedt PH 1 0 0 0 .000 B.Lee 3B 4 0 0 0 .270 C-C.Cowser 2B 0 0 0 0 .203 Z.McKinstry LF 4 0 1 0 .274 V.Caratini C 4 1 2 0 .229 C.Meidroth 2B 4 0 0 0 .222 D.Lemahieu 2B 3 0 0 0 .248 D-H.Kim 2B 0 0 0 0 .294 B-M.Muncy PH,3B 1 0 1 0 .241 T.Grisham CF 2 1 1 1 .182 C.Rafaela CF 4 0 0 0 .264 J.Caballero SS 4 2 2 2 .188 E.Duran RF 3 0 1 0 .169 E-D.Hill PH 1 0 0 0 .190 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 35 5 9 5 Totals 35 3 8 3 A-Pinch Hit For Ibanez In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Lemahieu In 8th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Rortvedt In 9th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Meidroth In 9th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Duran In 9th Inning Grays........... 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 - 5 9 0 Capilanos....... 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0 Grays (90-57) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Z.Matthews WIN(3-4) 7 7 3 3 0 8 1 3.91 D.Santana SAVE(13th) 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 1.95 Totals 9 8 3 3 0 11 1 Capilanos (62-85) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA S.Baz LOSS(6-15) 6 2/3 6 5 5 3 6 3 4.87 A.Bummer 2 1/3 3 0 0 3 2 0 3.48 Totals 9 9 5 5 6 8 3 ATTENDANCE- 40,855 DATE- Sunday, August 30th 2026 TIME- Night T- 3:15 LEFT ON BASE- Grays: 9 Capilanos: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Grays: 0 Capilanos: 1 DOUBLES- A.Wells(6th), Z.McKinstry(29th), V.Caratini(12th) HOME RUNS- D.Swanson(26th), K.Schwarber(35th), T.Grisham(12th), J.Caballero(5th) RBIs- D.Swanson-2(95th), K.Schwarber(74th), A.Wells(22nd), T.Grisham(38th), R.Arozarena(83rd), J.Caballero-2(17th) STOLEN BASES- M.Yastrzemski(11th), R.Arozarena(27th), J.Caballero(27th) WALKS- D.Swanson, K.Schwarber, P.Goldschmidt-2, T.Grisham-2 HIT BY PITCH- T.D'Arnaud, R.Arozarena STRIKE OUTS- M.Yastrzemski-2, D.Swanson-2, K.Schwarber-2, A.Wells, Z.McKinstry, T.D'Arnaud-2, R.Arozarena, A.Ibanez, B.Rortvedt, V.Caratini, D.Lemahieu-2, C.Rafaela-3 GIDP- P.Goldschmidt 2-out RBI- A.Wells, J.Caballero-2, T.Grisham, D.Swanson-2 RLISP 2-out- A.Wells, A.Ibanez-2, B.Lee-2, V.Pasquantino, D.Swanson TEAM RISP- Grays: 1 for 9 Capilanos: 2 for 8 IBB- P.Goldschmidt (by A.Bummer, 7th inning) T.Grisham (by A.Bummer, 8th inning)

2026 Thunder Bay Harbour Rats At 2026 Branson Baldknobber 8/30/2026 Updated W/L Records: Thunder Bay(88-59) Branson(78-69) Harbour Rats AB R H RBI AVG Baldknobbers AB R H RBI AVG R.Refsnyder LF 5 2 2 1 .239 J.Profar DH 5 2 2 1 .248 R.Gonzalez 1B 5 0 3 3 .320 V.Guerrero Jr 1B 2 0 0 0 .300 C.Raleigh C 4 0 0 0 .223 J.Adell RF 3 1 1 2 .201 M.Shaw DH 4 1 0 0 .215 A.Ramirez C 4 0 0 0 .211 S.Haggerty RF 4 0 1 0 .279 L.Thomas CF 3 1 1 1 .105 R.Urias 3B 4 1 1 2 .227 C.Seager SS 3 0 1 0 .244 G.Torres 2B 3 1 1 1 .226 L.Gurriel LF 4 0 0 0 .269 K.Isbel CF 3 1 1 0 .220 L.Sosa 2B 3 0 0 0 .246 T.Gray SS 3 1 0 0 .000 N.Arenado 3B 4 0 0 0 .216 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 35 7 9 7 Totals 31 4 5 4 Harbour Rats.... 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 - 7 9 0 Baldknobbers.... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 4 5 1 Harbour Rats (88-59) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA G.Williams WIN(14-10) 7 2 1 1 5 9 1 4.81 S.Cruz 0 2/3 3 3 3 0 1 2 4.06 P.Maton SAVE(3rd) 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.08 Totals 9 5 4 4 6 12 3 Baldknobbers (78-69) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA E.Lauer 5 3 0 0 1 1 0 4.06 C.Dana LOSS(1-3) BS(1st) 2 3 5 5 4 2 1 8.82 G.Cabrera 1 1/3 3 2 2 0 2 1 7.71 J.Duran 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.85 Totals 9 9 7 7 5 5 2 ATTENDANCE- 46,419 DATE- Sunday, August 30th 2026 TIME- Night T- 2:49 LEFT ON BASE- Harbour Rats: 6 Baldknobbers: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Harbour Rats: 1 Baldknobbers: 0 ERRORS- N.Arenado DOUBLES- R.Gonzalez(13th), S.Haggerty(13th) TRIPLES- R.Gonzalez(4th) HOME RUNS- R.Urias(13th), G.Torres(13th), J.Profar(10th), J.Adell(32nd), L.Thomas(1st) RBIs- R.Refsnyder(20th), R.Gonzalez-3(28th), R.Urias-2(42nd), G.Torres(49th), J.Profar(37th), J.Adell-2(72nd), L.Thomas(1st) STOLEN BASES- R.Gonzalez(2nd), C.Raleigh(23rd), M.Shaw(34th), C.Seager(5th) CAUGHT STEALING- R.Gonzalez-2 WALKS- C.Raleigh, M.Shaw, G.Torres, K.Isbel, T.Gray, V.Guerrero Jr-2, J.Adell, L.Thomas, C.Seager, L.Sosa STRIKE OUTS- R.Refsnyder, C.Raleigh, S.Haggerty-2, R.Urias, J.Profar, V.Guerrero Jr, J.Adell, A.Ramirez-3, L.Thomas, L.Gurriel, L.Sosa-2, N.Arenado-2 GIDP- N.Arenado 2-out RBI- J.Profar, R.Refsnyder, R.Gonzalez-2, G.Torres, L.Thomas RLISP 2-out- S.Haggerty, T.Gray, M.Shaw-3, N.Arenado TEAM RISP- Harbour Rats: 3 for 10 Baldknobbers: 0 for 3