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Three outs from history, Scott Baker jogged out to the mound and calmly took the ball for the ninth inning -- a perfect game dangling right there in front of him.

Nervous?

"What did I have to be nervous about?" Baker asked. "I pitched a great game, no matter how it worked out."

First Baker lost his bid for a perfect game, then one out later fell short of a no-hitter. Still, he led the Twins over the Royals 5-0 in the second game of a day-night doubleheader Friday.

Via ESPN.com

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