Tuesday's tipsheet

August 5, 2014 at 5:12AM

KNOW THIS

Danny Santana has been very good in just about every situation for the Twins, but he's particularly hot in a small sample size of day games: 30-for-67 (.448 average) with an OPS of 1.062.

WATCH THIS

Phil Hughes has a 6.08 ERA for the Twins in his past eight starts, though he looked better his last time out against the Royals. He will try to keep a turnaround going against San Diego. 7:10 p.m., FSN.

RANDOM FANDOM

"There are so many Packers fans who now have to go dig through the ashes of their burned emotions about Brett Favre and now try again the kiss and make up."

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DAILY DOSE OF LOVE

A 16-year-old Cavaliers fan living in Virginia got a tattoo of Kevin Love in a Cleveland jersey. It's only a temporary tattoo, but any deal between the Wolves and Cavs would be permanent.

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