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New Twins lefthanded starter Hector Santiago was a perfect 6-0 with a 1.78 ERA in July for the woeful Angels — earning a victory in all six games in which he pitched. Of those six starts, however, he pitched only five innings in half of them.
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You might not recognize the Twins after all of the wheeling and dealing Monday, but you can go ahead and try. They face Cleveland at 6 p.m. Tuesday on FSN.
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"As terrible as the Twins' decisionmaking has been for the last 10 years, we can at least say we aren't as stupid as the Angels. Nolasco will fit in great next to their other terrible contracts in C.J. Wilson and Albert Pujols."
"eej003" commenting on startribune.com.
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"Scratch #BlueJays/ Ervin Santana, fake account, not real @Buster_ESPN … hope the trolls are enjoying their work today."
— Scott Miller, national baseball writer, falling victim to a fake trade report from someone who is not ESPN's Buster Olney.
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