PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Ervin Santana pitched six shutout innings and Trevor Plouffe and Kurt Suzuki both homered twice Friday as the Twins defeated Tampa Bay 6-1.
Santana, who this week was named the Twins Opening Day starter, had eight strikeouts over his six-inning stint.
Suzuki went 3-for-3 with a double in addition the two home runs. He's batting .333 this spring with an .889 slugging percentage.
Plouffe crushed a pair of homers to left off Tampa Bay's Drew Smyly, and now has four for the spring.
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