Twins opening day starter Ervin Santana pitched six shutout innings Friday, and Trevor Plouffe and Kurt Suzuki homered twice in Minnesota's 6-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. Santana allowed three hits and struck out eight in his fourth start, leading toward his April 4 opening day assignment against the Baltimore Orioles. ''It was a nice day for him,'' Minnesota manager Paul Molitor said after the right-hander lowered his ERA to a team-best 1.13 over 16 innings. More...