Santana was finally able to locate his fastball, keeping it down in the zone, which made his slider more effective. He showed signs of being the type of pitcher the Twins were looking for when they signed him to a four-year, $55 million deal before the season. This was his first home win of 2015.
"Fastball location was the biggest thing," Santana said. "Today, I fixed it. I had a lot of fastballs for strikes low in the zone."
His catcher Chris Herrmann, who last caught him two starts ago on Aug.