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Summary: Johan Santana picked up his 13th win of the year behind a career-best 17 strikeouts in eight innings, helping the Twins wrap up their three-game series at home with the Rangers. Not me: Texas' Sammy Sosa notched the only two hits the Rangers were able to get off Santana. Unsung hero: Michael Cuddyer provided the Twins with their lone offensive production, rocking a 425-foot blast off ... [link]

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Johan Santana, You Are Ridiculous
Published 8/19/2007 by PostmanE at FanHouse
... Santana faced the Texas Rangers today and, as though it were the easiest, most natural thing in the world, retired the first 12 batters he faced. He then went on to strike out 17 in eight innings, and the Twins won 1-0. ...

THT Daily: Kx17
Published 8/20/2007 by Matthew Carruth at THT Live
... MIN 1 TEX 0 (Recap and Boxscore) OAK 6 KC 1 ...

Who Says Santana isn't Worth $200 Million?
Published 8/20/2007 by Kevin Hayward at All on the Field sports blog
... Metrodome spectators were treated to a bit of history Sunday night, when Johan Santana struck out a franchise-record 17 batters. ...

JOHAN SANTANA IS A GOOD PITCHER
Published 8/20/2007 at With Leather - Sports news and gossip for HEY! I found a quarter!
... Johan Santana set a Twins record by striking out 17 batters in a 1-0 victory over the Rangers yesterday.  Santana gave up only two hits in 8 innings of work -- both to Sammy Sosa -- and catcher Mike Redmond said that Santana didn't shake him off once the entire game. ...

Santana Fans 17 Texas Rangers -- Continues to Price Himself Out of Minnesota
Published 8/20/2007 by HM at Hoops and Other Pop Culture
... http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=270819109 ...

See You At The Game
Published 5/17/2008 by Bronx Liaison (noreply@blogger.com) at Bronx Liaison
... This will be the first time I see Santana in person. I missed him by a day last summer when I was in Minneapolis and, typically, the night before Santana struck out 17 Texas Rangers over eight innings. ...

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