In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine the neutral choice based on your inference from the statement and your commonsense knowledge. The neutral choice is a sentence that neither agrees nor disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3', corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence. If sentence X agrees with sentence Y, one's correctness follows from the other one. If sentence X disagrees with sentence Y, they can not be correct at the same time.

[EX Q]: Statement: McGwire's homer was a high fly, as Niehaus attested, and as was confirmed by his broadcast partner Rick Rizzs, who marveled at the ball's hang time. Choices: 1. McGwire hit a foul ball. 2. McGwire hit a home run out of the park. 3. McGwire hit a home run.
[EX A]: 2

[EX Q]: Statement: Prince Charlie fled and was pursued over the Highlands before escaping in a French ship. Choices: 1. Prince Charlie was pursued over the Highlands by Dutch royalty.  2. Prince Charlie has absolutely no connection with French naval facilities.  3. Prince Charlie fled and escaped in a French ship. 
[EX A]: 1

[EX Q]: Statement: Previously, he said, commenters typically waited until the last minute to file comments so that no one could see their views until after the comment period was over. Choices: 1. Comments usually poured in at the last minute since commenters didn't want anyone to see their views. 2. Before, commenters would comment ASAP, far before the deadline. 3. Commenters were insecure about their comments.
[EX A]:
3