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- Updated: August 28, 2016
TORONTO — Ervin Santana entered Saturday’s outing against the Blue Jays as one of the hottest pitchers in the Major Leagues, and for five innings, he looked as though he would turn in another gem.
But everything turned for Santana after the fifth inning, and the veteran finished his outing allowing a season-high-tying six earned runs over 6 2/3 innings in the Twins’ 8-7 loss to the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
Santana’s biggest nemesis on this day was his own lack of command, as the right-hander walked a season-high five batters — more than he had walked in his three previous starts combined — and four of those five walks came around to score.
“The Blue Jays are] a very aggressive team, and they don’t swing at bad pitches,” Santana said. “It was like I had to throw it closer to the plate to make them swing, or they were a tough out. They were close pitches, but they know when to swing and when not …
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