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Hunter signs with Angels
Torii Hunter's first playoff appearance came in 2002 when the Twins reached the postseason for the first time since 1991. The season ended with a 1-4 series loss to the eventual World Champion Anaheim Angels. On Thursday, Hunter ended his tenure with the Twins to join the Angels.
Liriano will have surgery
Francisco Liriano has decided to undergo Tommy John surgery after months of questioning whether strength training was an effective option. Liriano will have the procedure done on Monday and will then immediately begin on what's expected to be 18 months of rehab. The chances of him returning during 2007 is virtually zero and even when he returns in 2008 there may be questions marks as to how effective he will be.
Santana Dominates in Oakland
Friday night's victory can almost entirely be credited to Johan Santana's performance, with an assist going to Justin Morneau for his 8th inning homerun. Johan gave up a solo homer to Frank Thomas in the 2nd and also gave up a single in the inning. After that he was literally perfect. Not a single Oakland batter reached base in the third through eigth innings. Johan simply dominated, yet remained down by 1 run until the eigth inning.