Dylan Bundy on his outing and Trey Mancini on Ervin Santana

Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy recorded his ninth quality start in 10 outings on the season tonight. He gave up two runs or fewer for the seventh time. But this time the other pitcher was better.

We haven't seen that happen often this year with Bundy on the mound, but the Twins' Ervin Santana pitched a complete-game two-hitter in Minnesota's 2-0 win. Santana is 7-2 with an ERA of 1.80 and recorded his second shutout of the year and 10th of his career.

The right-hander gave up just two singles with two walks and five strikeouts in a 105-pitch outing. He threw 10 pitches or fewer in four innings, and the Orioles went 2-for-29 and advanced just one runner past first base against him. Santana is the only pitcher in the major leagues with two shutouts this season.

Bundy gave up six hits and two runs and is 5-3 with a 2.92 ERA. He threw 107 pitches and matched his season high, going seven innings for the fourth time.

Did he figure it could be this kind of a game with Santana pitching for Minnesota?

"You just know that going into the game and try to limit your mistakes to those hitters," Bundy said. "Really just more upset about that home run I gave up to (Brian) Dozier in that seventh inning. If I could have gotten us in the dugout a little quicker it might have changed things.

"I felt good. I had my curveball working this outing and I think that played a big role in it. Throwing it for strikes and also trying to bounce it for a putout pitch."

Bundy gave up a walk and two singles but just one run in the fifth inning as Minnesota took a 1-0 lead. He was helped by a ball that was lined into center for an apparent single but turned into an 8-4 forceout at second when Adam Jones played the short hop and rifled a throw to Jonathan Schoop.

Bundy was able to minimize the damage there.

"Tried to get them to hit it to our guys so they can get outs, I guess," he said of pitching out of trouble that inning. "I think luck plays a big part in it. Hitting balls right to our defense and them making plays for me like Welly (Welington Castillo) did tonight. That was pretty special."

Bundy looked strong early, allowing two doubles, but no runs through the fourth.

"Yeah, especially the first four innings. I felt like I was cruising, and then that fifth inning I got into some trouble. I made some good curveball pitches but (Kennys) Vargas was able to put the barrel on it and drop it in there for two doubles."

O's left fielder Trey Mancini went 0-for-3 against Santana as his average dropped from .301 to .292. The Orioles were shut out for the second time this season. The other was April 25 versus Tampa Bay.

"He was mixing his pitches really well and using his off-speed more than he had in his other starts this year, according to the scouting reports," Mancini said of Santana. "His cutter was really effective. It would look good out of his hand to hit and he would miss barrels with it. I think that is what set him apart tonight. We just couldn't get much going in any inning."

Santana has allowed one run in 29 innings and four road starts, going 4-0 with an ERA of 0.31 away from Target Field. He averaged 93.8 mph on his four-seam fastball, topping at 95 mph. He got nine swings-and-misses tonight, six on his slider.

"You can do all the preparation you want to, but these are the best pitchers in the world. He brought it tonight and he beat us," Mancini added.

The Orioles (25-19) have lost three in a row and nine of 12 games. They have lost a home series for the first time, having dropped the first two games of this one. They are 15-6 at home for the season, and have a home series record of 7-1.

Kansas City beat the Yankees tonight, 6-2, so the Orioles remain 1 1/2 games out in the American League East heading into the third game of this series on Wednesday afternoon at 12:35 p.m.