Kyle Gibson picked up his eighth loss of the season after pitching six innings while allowing four runs on six hits and four walks. Ehire Adrianza and Kennys Vargas each had home runs for Minnesota in the loss.
The Twins will begin a series at Fenway park Wednesday night at 6:10. Jose Berrios (7-1, 2.67) will pitch for Minnesota against Boston's Chris Sale (9-3, 2.85). The game can be heard on AM 1240 WJON.
The Twins fall to 2.5 games behind the Indians in the American League Central standings with the loss. They will begin a series at Cleveland on Friday night, with first pitch scheduled for 6:10 on AM 1240 WJON.
Ervin Santana struggled for the Twins, but was supported enough by the offense to pick up his ninth win of the season. Santana went just five innings and allowed six runs on ten hits and two walks with six strikeouts.
Kyle Gibson took the loss despite registering a quality start, lasting six innings while allowing three runs on eight hits and three walks. Eddie Rosario paced the offense with a pair of hits.