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It takes some doing to waste a pitching performance as strong as Brian Bannister delivered Tuesday night against the Minnesota Twins. These are the Royals, though, and they met the challenge in a 2-1 loss at Kauffman Stadium. There was the offensive inability to capitalize on an inefficient Scott Baker, who labored through 111 pitches in just five innings.
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