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- Updated: August 15, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — Left-hander Hector Santiago hasn’t exactly had a dream transition to his new team.
Santiago dropped to 0-3 with the Twins after giving up a season-high seven earned runs to the Royals in an 11-4 loss on Sunday in the series finale. But Santiago, who was acquired in a deal with the Angels at the non-waiver Trade Deadline, has been working hard to fix his mechanics since his move to Minnesota in order to throw more strikes and keep his pitch count down, and he believes he is trending in the right direction despite the results.
“It’s something I’ve worked on in the past, but the last two weeks or so, since I’ve come over, I’ve definitely put the foot down on it and tried to push myself to get to where I’m at,” Santiago said. “You’re definitely seeing results. Last couple of games, my pitch counts have been down. Quick innings.”
Entering Sunday, Santiago’s 4.1 walks per nine innings were the highest in the American League and indicative of his inconsistency around the strike zone. But after walking 13 batters in his …
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