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July 14, 2017 at 12:00AM
CORRECTS ID OF THE PITCHER TO MINNESOTA TWINS PITCHER ERVIN SANTANA - American League's Minnesota Twins pitcher Ervin Santana (54) reacts after giving up a home run to St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina in the sixth inning during the MLB baseball All-Star Game, Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Santana (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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The Twins' road prowess will be put to the test post-break. Their first six games away from Target Field are against the two best teams in baseball: the Astros (60-29) and Dodgers (61-29).

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Speaking of which, did you miss baseball? It was only gone for a few days, but maybe it felt like more. Welcome it back with a warm embrace when the Twins face Houston (7:10 p.m. FSN ).

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"If the Twins are serious about trying to compete in the next couple years, they can't trade Santana. They simply don't have enough pitching in the pipeline to trade a reliable major league starter. That's what happens when you go years without developing good starting pitching."

"lscardigli" commenting on startribune.com.

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"Joke's on them ... he's actually scouting for @XavierRhodes29_ and @terencenewman."

— From the Vikings' official Twitter account, in response to a photo posted by the Redskins of Randy Moss working out with Washington receivers.

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