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Harden came within five outs of perfect game

Thursday, July 14, 2005

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Rich Harden tried to make small talk between innings and nobody would cooperate. He asked rookie Joe Blanton about his truck and received a one-word response. Nobody dared jinx the dazzling show Harden had going on the mound. The spunky Canadian carried a perfect game into the eighth inning Thursday night, finishing with a masterful two-hitter in the Oakland Athletics' 6-0 victory over the Texas Rangers. "Yeah, I'd say that was probably the best I've felt," Harden said ...

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