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Philadelphia Phillies pitcher J.A. Happ delivers during the second inning against the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.

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The Associated Press

Regular season, spring training — doesn’t matter. Johan Santana is almost unhittable.
The two-time Cy Young Award winner pitched five shutout innings Sunday, allowing one hit and leading the Minnesota Twins to a 4-3 victory over a Philadelphia Phillies split squad in Fort Myers, Fla.
Santana walked three and struck out two, lowering his ERA to 0.64 in spring training.
AL MVP Justin Morneau homered for the second consecutive day for Minnesota and is 5-for-6 in his last two games.
The Phillies didn’t bring any regular starters to Fort Myers other than outfielder Shane Victorino, who went 1-for-3 and is hitting .432 this spring.
Also in Fort Myers, Red Sox ace Curt Schilling threw 98 pitches over six strong innings in a game featuring mostly Triple-A players at Boston’s minor league complex.
At Kissimmee, Fla., the Braves were missing Chipper and Andruw so they found another Jones to provide the power and back five scoreless innings from Tim Hudson.
Brandon Jones hit a two-run homer and Brian McCann added a long shot over the right-field bullpen to lead Atlanta past the Detroit Tigers, 4-3 in a split-squad game.
Red Sox 2, Orioles 1
At Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Baltimore starter Daniel Cabrera allowed only one run but struggled with his control, walking five batters in five innings.
Yankees 8, Pirates 1
At Tampa, Fla., Mike Mussina, who had struggled this spring, gave up three hits over five scoreless innings for New York. Jason Giambi hit a grand slam off Zach Duke during a seven-run fourth.
Cardinals 5, Mets 4
At Jupiter, Fla., St. Louis closer Jason Isringhausen started and faced three batters. He threw 15 pitches, nine for strikes, and struck out Carlos Beltran looking on a cutter.
Astros 4, Blue Jays 3
At Kissimmee, Fla., Roy Oswalt allowed three runs and one hit in 5 2-3 innings for Houston. Carlos Lee, batting .433 this spring, had a two-run single.
Braves (ss) 6, Reds 5
At Sarasota, Fla., Jeff Francoeur and Kelly Johnson homered off Aaron Harang, Cincinnati’s projected opening-day starter.
Tigers (ss) 6, D’Rays (ss) 0
At Lakeland, Fla., Nate Robertson pitched five sharp innings, limiting Tampa Bay to a pair of singles while reducing his ERA to 0.73 through four spring starts.
Devil Rays (ss) 5, Phillies (ss) 4
At Clearwater, Fla., Brett Myers tossed six-plus strong innings and Pat Burrell hit a two-run homer, but the Devil Rays rallied against Philadelphia’s bullpen.