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Santana Pitches Gem in Twins Victory
ANAHEIM, CA -- A masterful performance by starter Ervin Santana allowed the Minnesota Twins to salvage the final game of the series against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with a 3-0 win Thursday.
Santana allowed only four hits through eight innings to shut out his former team and bring an optimistic end to an otherwise disappointing 2-4 California road trip.
The Twins, who have struggled offensively on this west coast trip, only managed five hits for the game -- but one of those was a three-run home run by Trevor Plouffe to provide the Twins all the offense they would need.
Closer Glen Perkins came on in the ninth to retire the Angels 1-2-3 to notch his 29th save of the season.
With the win, the Twins improve to 51-44 on the season and will return to Target Field Friday night to start a weekend series against the New York Yankees.
Coverage starts at 6:30 p.m. on AM 1240 WJON.
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