Dozier likely to miss finale with sore oblique

CHICAGO — Twins second baseman Brian Dozier left Saturday’s 6-0 win over the White Sox in the seventh inning with right oblique soreness, and he is likely to be out for the season finale on Sunday, which would cost him the chance of reaching 100 RBIs and tying the record for homers hit by a player who primarily played second base.

Dozier went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts, a walk and a run scored before coming out of the game. He’s been in a slump down the stretch, going 2-for-34 at the plate with no homers dating back to Sept. 22. He said the injury came on his first swing of the night in the first inning against right-hander James Shields and that he came out for precautionary reasons to avoid the injury getting worse.

“I think in an earlier stage in my career I would’ve been playing, but I didn’t want to be stupid,” Dozier said. “My right side kept tightening up and I felt it on every swing. I might be from Mississippi, but I ain’t dumb. I always play through injuries, but with where we’re at, I didn’t want to push …

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