Baker's Dozen: Minnesota Twins Ace Guns for 13th Win

Scott Baker is the Twins’ ace.   Period.   Baker is going for his thirteenth victory of the season today in Cleveland and hasn’t lost a game in his last ten starts.   The Twins are 8-2 over that stretch and Baker has been easily the most dominant member of the Twins recently-impressive rotation.   Given his performances of late, it’s hard to imagine that a few months back the right-hander had fans and sports-writers alike calling for his head and demanding that he be pulled from the rotation.   Baker struggled early in the 2009 campaign after signing a four year, $15.25 million extension during Spring Training.   He missed time early on after being placed on the disabled list with a stiff shoulder and struggled mightily upon returning to the Twins’ rotation.   After sputtering to a 2-6 start with a sky-high 6.32 ERA through May, Baker finally turned it all around and become the pitcher the Twins envisioned when they offered ...