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Ervin Santana pitches two-hit shutout against Orioles

By Collin Kottke

May 7, 2017; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Ervin Santana (54) pitches to the Boston Red Sox in the second inning at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports
May 7, 2017; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Ervin Santana (54) pitches to the Boston Red Sox in the second inning at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports /
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The amazing Ervin Santana has returned. Santana pitched a two-hit shutout in the Minnesota Twins victory over Baltimore on Tuesday.

Derek Falvey and Thad Levine might be on the phone right now. They probably should be after Ervin Santana pitched a gem of a game for the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night resulting in a 2-0 win.

The last couple of starts have been rocky for Santana, but Santana returned to his out-of-this-world performance realm against the Baltimore Orioles. Santana went the distance in a shutout while only allowing two hits and two walks in the ballgame.

Welington Castillo singled in the second and Jonathan Schoop singled in the fifth for the only hits against Santana.

The Twins didn’t get many hits either. The Twins totaled only six hits in the game, but had two big ones off of O’s starter Dylan Bundy. Byron Buxton got the scoring going for Minnesota in the top of the fifth inning with a single to shallow left that scored Jorge Polanco. The score doubled for the Twins in the seventh inning when Brian Dozier hit a solo home run to left.

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Bundy lasted seven innings for Baltimore and gave up six hits and three walks while striking out seven in the contest.

The only player in the game to notch multiple hits was Kennys Vargas. Vargas had two hits in the game with a pair of doubles. Max Kepler joined Vargas and Dozier as the only players with a multi-base hit when he hit his tenth double of the season.

With the victory, the Twins now sit with a 24-18 record and a top the American League Central. Minnesota has an incredible 13-5 record thus far on the road in the 2017 season.

The Orioles now sit at 25-19 on the season with a 15-6 home record this season.

What’s next for the Twins?

The Twins will be looking to sweep the Orioles on Wednesday. It’s a day game from Camden Yards with an 11:30 Central scheduled first pitch.

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