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- Updated: August 17, 2016
ATLANTA — Joe Mauer and Miguel Sano were both held out of the Twins’ lineup against the Braves on Wednesday, as Mauer is dealing with sore quads and Sano isn’t quite ready to return to third base with his sore throwing elbow.
Mauer continued his impressive August by going 3-for-4 with a homer and a walk in Tuesday’s 4-2 win over the Braves, but Twins manager Paul Molitor said Mauer has been playing with quad soreness and that it was aggravated while he ran the bases.
“His legs have been a little bit sore the last week or so,” Molitor said. “Last night, he scored from first on a double in the first inning, and I don’t think he was running at 100 percent the rest of the game. Could I have pushed him out there? Probably. But I don’t think he’s 100 percent for what he can do on the bases, and it could affect his defense.”
Molitor, though, stressed that the injury …
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