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- Updated: May 20, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — A pair of superb defensive plays kept the Twins alive against the Blue Jays, but Minnesota ultimately couldn’t do enough offensively in a 3-2 loss in 11 innings on Thursday night at Target Field.
Center fielder Danny Santana made the first game-saving catch, robbing Troy Tulowitzki of a go-ahead RBI in the ninth with a leaping grab near the wall in center to end the inning.
Then, with two outs in the 10th, it was shortstop Eduardo Nunez’s turn, as he made a nice diving stop and throw on a grounder hit up the middle by Jose Bautista with a runner on third to again deny Toronto of a go-ahead hit.
“We made some plays,” manager Paul Molitor said. “Danny made a nice play and then Nunez made a nice play late in the game to get us off the field, which was good to see. But we didn’t have enough offense to win the game.”
Santana, a natural shortstop, showed off his speed with his spectacular catch, as he was able to catch up to a ball that was scorched …
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