Minnesota Twins starter Ervin Santana was dealing on Wednesday afternoon. He threw his best game as a member of the Minnesota Twins tossing a complete game shutout and leading the Twins to a 3-0 victory over Oakland.
It is the first complete game shutout for the Twins since Andrew Albers accomplished it in 2013.
Erv's 1st shutout in four years.
Twins first CG shutout from a pitcher in three years.#MNTwins— Seth Kaplan 📺 (@Seth_Kaplan) July 6, 2016
Santana held the A’s to just two-hits, while striking out a season-high eight hitters. He faced just one batter over the minimum, and threw just 100 pitches in the effort.
1⃣2⃣3⃣4⃣5⃣6⃣7⃣8⃣ strikeouts. #SMELLBASEBALL #MNTwins pic.twitter.com/aTwgHP53fz
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) July 6, 2016
It was Santana’s first complete game shutout since he pitched for the Angels in 2012.
While it was the top pitching performance of the season for the Twins pitching staff, it may have helped Santana’s value on the trade market more than anything. He has been mentioned as one of the top arms available before the Major League Trade Deadline on July 31st.
A great performance by Ervin Santana. Terry Ryan is hopefully in his office shopping this gem of a pitcher to the rest of MLB.
— Judd Zulgad (@jzulgad) July 6, 2016
Danny Santana led the Twins at the plate, he finished 3-for-4 with a triple and a run scored.
The Twins open a series in Texas on Thursday.
