Twins' Baker Has Perfect Game Spoiled in Ninth
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After losing a perfect game by walking the first batter he faces in the ninth inning Friday, Minnesota's Scott Baker has his no-hit bid end on a one-out single by Mike Sweeney in the Twins' 5-0 win over the Royals.
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Scott Baker pitches six strong innings and the Twins beat the Indians, 6-1, onÃÂ Sunday to move within one game of the Tigers in the AL Central.
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The Metsâ latest debacle came courtesy of the Minnesota Twins, who scored the last five runs of the game to send them to their 14th loss in 18 games this month.
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Jason Bartlett's single to deep center field with the bases loaded in the 10th inning Thursday night gave Minnesota a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals and moved the Twins into a tie for first place in the AL Central with Detroit.
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HoustonÂs Roy Oswalt took a perfect-game bid into the seventh inning and struck out a season-high nine.
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Dustin McGowan's bid for the second no-hitter in Blue Jays history ends when Jeff Baker singles in the ninth inning, and Toronto beats Colorado, 5-0.
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The return of pitcher Francisco Liriano toÃÂ the wild-card leading Twins comes to a sudden halt Wednesday during a 1-0 loss to the A's as Liriano feels a pop in his pitching elbow and leaves the game during the third inning.
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Edgar Martinez put a charge into the Seattle offense last night, but it wasn&#39;t enough as the Mariners dropped their seventh consecutive game, falling 9-5 to Cleveland at Safeco Field.
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Chicago Cubs manager Dusty Baker talked to LaTroy Hawkins on Thursday, and said he&#39;ll go to the right-hander again if the team is in a save situation.
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MIAMI -- Like it or not, Cubs manager Dusty Baker is sticking to his old-school ways. Baker got defensive when asked about his lineup before a doubleheader Monday against the Florida Marlins.
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Minnesota turned a season-high five double plays and Scott Baker pitched six strong innings as the Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 6-1 Sunday, keeping pressure on Detroit and Chicago in the race for postseason play. The Twins came in two games behind the Tigers in the AL Central and three games ahead of Chicago in the wild-card chase.
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MINNEAPOLIS - Gary Sheffield homered twice and keyed a four-run rally in the ninth inning Thursday night, sending the New York Yankees to a seesaw, 13-10 win over the Minnesota Twins.    Down 9-3 and minus Gold Glove center fielder Torii Hunter after he crashed into the fence, the Twins came back and almost swept the three-game series between AL division leaders...
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Maybe it wouldn't have mattered anyway. Maybe Jonathan Papelbon would have struck out cleanup man Todd Helton, as he did to lead off the ninth, and Matt Holliday would have been stranded, as he had been all night.
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Justin Morneau picked a perfect time to end a long drought for the Minnesota Twins. Mike Sweeney also had good timing for the Kansas City Royals.
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NEW YORK -- The David and Goliath storyline is not holding up for Game 1 of this American League Division Series. True, when the Minnesota Twins play the New York Yankees it is a one-sided match from the standpoint
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Johan Santana pitches a four-hitter for his first shutout in nearly two years, and the Twins take advantage of four early errors in a 9-0 rout of the Mets.
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CHICAGO -- Nothing fazes the Minnesota Twins. Threatened with contraction three years ago, they ran away with the AL Central title.