Santana will start in left field and bat ninth in the order Sunday against the Rays, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

EDGE Analysis

It's the seventh start in nine games for Santana, who seems to have settled into a timeshare with Robbie Grossman in the corner outfield. Santana has helped his cause by batting 9-for-25 (.306 average) with five runs scored over those previous six starts, so if he can continue to maintain some success at the plate, he'll likely stick ahead of Grossman on the depth chart.