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Making an impact: Twins' break down their All Star night

July 12, 2017 at 1:13PM
Minnesota Twins' Ervin Santana (54), Miguel Sano (22) and Brandon Kintzler (27) hold their American League All-Star jerseys
Minnesota Twins' Ervin Santana (54), Miguel Sano (22) and Brandon Kintzler (27) hold their American League All-Star jerseys (Brian Stensaas — Associated Press/Star Tribune)

All three Twins in Tuesday's All-Star Game played a role in the outcome, for better or worse. Here's what they had to say about the American League's 2-1 victory.

Miguel Sano gave the American League a 1-0 lead in the fifth inning when he took a big swing and blooped a single that landed near three National League players by the right-field foul line.

Closer Brandon Kintzler, added to the team as a replacement, came in and for the bottom of the fifth and retired all three batters he faced on routine ground balls, including a weak tap by slugger Giancarlo Stanton that ended the inning.

Ervin Santana followed Kintzler for the American League and gave up the only National League run of the game -- a line-drive home run to right-center field by St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina.

And if you want to see the game highlights in 67 seconds, including Robinson Cano's 10th-inning home run, here they are:

Phil Miller

Reporter

Phil Miller has covered the Twins for the Star Tribune since 2013. Previously, he covered the University of Minnesota football team, and from 2007-09, he covered the Twins for the Pioneer Press.

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