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Sano dials in, delivers three-hit performance
- Updated: August 6, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG — It’s been impossible for Miguel Sano to ignore the buzz around the Twins’ clubhouse. With Trevor Plouffe preparing to return from a month-long stint on the disabled list, Sano could be the one optioned to Triple-A Rochester.
His Friday evening began the way that most of his last week went. He batted just .152 with 16 strikeouts in his previous eight games. In two at-bats in St. Petersburg, he hit his two-strikeout quota.
But in the sixth inning, it all flipped. Sano rifled a single to left field with one out. Two innings later, he blasted a home run over the left-field fence for the fourth run in Minnesota’s 6-2 win against the Rays. He added another single in the ninth. Suddenly, the former top prospect’s position on the Twins’ roster seemed to clarify.
“Two weeks ago, I was struggling. Today didn’t start out really good,” Sano said through an …
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