For the Twins, Carlos Santana, who has a .238/.324/.424 triple slash this season, has clobbered 22 home runs while driving in 65 runs and scoring 60 times. He's walking at a 10.3% clip while fanning 17.3% of the time.

Zack Littell allowed one hit over seven innings and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 2-0. Littell (8-9), who made his team-leading 28th start in his first full season as starter, struck out seven and did not issue a walk.