Santiago (10-5) pitched five innings in his Twins debut, allowing four runs, five hits and two walks while striking out four in Thursday's loss to the Indians.
Santiago, who was acquired from the Angels on Monday, has always been plagued by controls issues and a high tendency to give up home runs. He put those faults on display for his new team when he was hurt by a pair of untimely walks and two homers. The left-hander has managed to become one of just 12 AL pitchers with double-digit wins, but he's been a bit fortunate considering he leads the AL in walks (59) and homers allowed (22). Due to his control problems, Santiago's pitch count gets up there quickly, limiting his average start to fewer than six innings over his 23 outings this year.