BALTIMORE — A couple of extra notes from Camden Yards, before moving on to Pittsburgh:
There's an unexpected benefit, Miguel Sano says, to all the extreme defensive shifts the Twins used against Orioles left-handed hitters.
"It's good because I can try to warm up," said the Twins' third baseman, a Dominican who doesn't particularly like the springtime cold weather.
Sano moved to the right side of the infield more than a dozen times on Sunday, and recorded a couple of outs over there, even ranging into left field at one point to catch a Craig Gentry popup.
"I like it. It's fun, talking to [second baseman Brian] Dozier and Esky [Eduardo Escobar] too," Sano said. "I try to play decent defense over there. If I think I can catch the ball, I'll get there."
The 55-degree weather on Saturday night and Sunday just makes it better, he said. "I've got Red Hot [liniment] over my whole body, and when I'm running, it keeps me hot," he said. "In between innings, I run inside. It's not easy in cold weather — and more in Minnesota."
Playing the right side is easier than keeping warm in April, apparently.
"He took the last ground ball in an inning, and he said, 'Wow. Playing over here is easy,' " said Dozier, a Gold Glove winner at the position. "I said, 'Yeah, that's why they moved me from short to second. It's a lot easier."
