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Article: GAME 2: TWINS 5, KANSAS CITY 0; GAME 1: KANSAS CITY 9, TWINS 4; Not quite perfect, but it will do; Twins pitcher Scott Baker retired the first 24 Royals he faced before settling for a one-hit, one-walk gem.(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- September 1, 2007
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Byline: Joe Christensen; Staff Writer
Scott Baker was an afterthought when the Twins reported to spring training, even though the biggest story was the starting pitching staff and its myriad concerns.
He began the season at Class AAA Rochester and seemed forgotten behind other blue-chip pitching prospects such as Matt Garza, Kevin Slowey and Glen Perkins.
But on Friday night at the Metrodome, Baker emerged from the shadows once and for all, coming within three outs of the first nine-inning perfect game in team history, as the Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-0 in the second game of a day-night doubleheader.
Baker had to settle ...
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