Santana takes bite out of Tigers
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When Johan Santana starts at home, the Minnesota Twins are just about a sure thing. His latest gem has them breathing down Detroit's neck in the American League Central.
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Justin Morneau hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning and Johan Santana won his fourth straight decision to lead the Minnesota Twins over the Detroit Tigers 4-3 Wednesday night.
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Johan Santana is a unanimous pick for the AL Cy Young Award after a stellar second half that helped the Twins win the division title.
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MINNEAPOLIS - The last time he faced the Yankees, Johan Santana and the Minnesota Twins were knocked out of the American League playoffs.    This time, Santana knocked down Derek Jeter and silenced New York's powerful lineup...
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Johan Santana won his 11th straight start with another dominant performance, striking out a career high 14 over eight shutout innings for the Minnesota Twins in a 5-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.
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It's the middle of August and the Minnesota Twins are in the playoff hunt. That has meant one thing over the past four seasons &#151; it's Santana time.
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Johan Santana continued his dominating season, pitching six no-hit innings en route to a 2-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday.
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Johan Santana pitches a four-hitter for his first shutout in nearly two years, and the Twins take advantage of four early errors in a 9-0 rout of the Mets.
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The All-Star Game has passed, and that has meant one thing in the Minnesota Twins clubhouse over the last four years -- it's Santana time.
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DETROIT -- Minnesota's Carlos Silva shut down Detroit over 7 2-3 innings in a 2-0 victory Monday night that put the Tigers on the brink of being eliminated from the playoff race.
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Johan Santana is ready to start against the New York Yankees on short rest.
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The New York Yankees put runners on, fouled off pitches, and did everything they could to get to Johan Santana.
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In the place where Johan Santana usually can't be beaten, Barry Zito and Frank Thomas slowed Minnesota's momentum and gave Oakland a big boost to start this AL division series. Zito threw eight innings, besting Santana behind two big home runs by Thomas and sending the Athletics to a 3-2 victory over the Twins on Tuesday afternoon.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- For much of the 2004 season, Twins pitcher Johan Santana didn&#39;t just beat opposing hitters. Often, he overwhelmed and owned them in impressive fashion.
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As good as Johan Santana has been, the Yankees believed they could hit him. And they did. They hit him all over the ballpark. Got nine hits against him in seven innings.
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Johan Santana's star became the latest to go dark in Minnesota. The departure of baseball's most dominant pitcher, in a deal agreed to with the New York Mets for four prospects, was hardly surprising.
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Johan Santana of the Minnesota Twins was a unanimous choice for the American League Cy Young Award on Thursday, rewarded for a stellar second half that helped his team win its third straight division title.